Sion Hill student’s way with words

Dominican college Sion Hill student Prachi agrawal landed the prize for best essay in Dublin, at the inaugural oireachtas Essay competition prizegiving in Leinster House recently.

The competition, sponsored by book publishers and distributors Eason, Folens and cJ Fallon, was devised by independent nUi Senator Rónán mullen with the support of an ceann comhairle and the oireachtas Education Unit.

Senior cycle (5th and 6th Year) and aS/a Level students across the island of ireland were invited to submit essays in irish or English on the theme ‘Parliamentary Politics matters’ or ‘Tábhacht na Polaitíochta Parlaiminte’. over €4,500 in prizemoney went to the winners. The judges