My European Union, My Ireland, My EU50!
My European Union, My Ireland, My EU50!
To commemorate 50 years of EU membership in Ireland, the Government of Ireland in partnership with European Movement Ireland worked with young people across the country to see their creativity and new ideas about Ireland and Europe.
‘MyEU50: The Ireland EU50 Youth Competition’, launched by the Taoiseach in September 2022, ran throughout the 2022/2023 academic term, over all three levels of education in Ireland; primary, post-primary and third level.
M'Aontas Eorpach, M'Éire, M‘ AE50!
Chun 50 bliain mar bhall den Aontas Eorpach a chomóradh in Éirinn, ba mhaith le Rialtas na hÉireann i gcomhpháirtíocht le Gluaiseacht na hEorpa in Éirinn ceiliúradh a dhéanamh le daoine óga ar fud fad na tíre agus a gcuid cruthaitheacht agus a gcuid smaointe nua faoi Éirinn agus faoin Eoraip a fheiceáil.
Beidh ‘M‘AE50: Comórtas Óige AE50 na hÉireann’ ar siúl le linn an téarma acadúil 2022/2023, thar na trí leibhéal oideachais in Éirinn; bunscoil, iarbhunscoil agus tríú leibhéal.
MyEU50 received submissions from 5,000 students across both primary and post-primary level. The winners of the MyEU50 youth competition for primary and second-level schools were announced at a ceremony hosted by the Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, in Iveagh House, Dublin on 1 December 2022.
The winners were:
- Primary Level winners – Balbriggan ETNS, Co Dublin
- Post – Primary Level winners - Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad (Maynooth), Co. Kildare
All finalists were invited to the awards ceremony featuring Reem El-Hassany from RTÉ News2day and Israel Olatunde, Ireland’s fastest man. The other finalists and their projects were:
- Fifth class, Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan, Co. Tipperary – A rap song on Denmark
- Ballinlough Church of Ireland NS, Co. Roscommon – A video on Luxembourg
- Fourth year students in St Mary’s Secondary School, Co. Cork - A focus on farming
- Fourth year students in St Louis Secondary School, Dublin – A video on Ireland since joining The EU
Both winning entries were awarded prizes worth €2,000 at the ceremony in Dublin and the students also met with the then Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at Government Buildings.
The third level competition will launch in January 2023.
