Congratulations to Aoife O’ Sullivan, Kate Mulhall and Katie Cullen who won the ‘IRISH FEDERATION OF WOMEN GRADUATES’ PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION’ held in Trinity College on Saturday. The Second Year girls, representing the Trinity College graduates,took part in a hotly contested national final to become victorious, beating stiff competition from teams from NUIG, U.C.D. and Queens University Belfast.

The girls delivered exceptional and impromptu speeches on the various aspects of their chosen topics of Citizenship, Modern Technology and the Olympics, captivating the audience. After a brief deliberation of the distinguished and experienced judges, the girls emerged victorious on the day, taking home the much coveted“Poppy Corbet” perpetual trophy, to the delight of their English teacher Ms. Christine O’ Sullivan, Principal Mr. Ray Murray, Year Head Ms. Caitlin De Burca, their parents and many well- wishers who accompanied the girls to the venue. We look forward to hearing much more from these competent young ladies in the future!