The winners of the Oireachtas Education Treaty Debates Research Competition have been announced.
Grace Nic Cormaic of Coláiste Oiriall, Co. Monaghan won the overall prize for best project. A special prize for the best use of the primary sources on the Oireachtas website was awarded to Emily Walsh of Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland, Co. Kerry. Nine other prizes were awarded at junior cycle and senior cycle level in Dublin and each of the four provinces. There were 65 entries from schools around the country.
The competition was part of our programme to mark the centenary of the debates and vote on the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921-22.