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Conor Ó hArgáín and Vince Ó Cathasaigh who took part in the Model United Nations event at UCC.
Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí students took part in a Model United Nations event at the weekend where and took home some awards for their participation.
Conor Ó hArgáín won “Distinguished Delegate”(2nd) and Vince Ó Cathasaigh achieved “Honourable Mention”(3rd) in the event at UCC.
“Model United Nations or MUN is simulation in which students role-play delegates of a country in the United Nations,” says teacher Michelle D’Altuin who travelled to Cork with the students over the weekend.
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“The committees and topics vary from UN Women to DISEC (The Disarmament and International Security Committee) and for the topics, the conflict in Kashmir to the improvement of education for girls. UCC did a great job of organising the event this year again and I would encourage anyone who has a flair for debating or pursuing a courier in politics to participate.”
Meanwhile, a Transition Year student in Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, is off to Dublin in January to take part in a programme at a prestigious college.
Liam ó Muirí .
Liam ó Muirí has successfully obtained a week’s work experience on the ‘Mini Med’ programme with Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), from January 9 to 13.
The programme covers a wide variety of topics and is designed to introduce the student to both undergraduate and postgraduate aspects of a career in medicine.
It takes place in RCSI, and in Beaumont Hospital. This interactive programme gives Transition Year students the opportunity to experience what it is like to train and work as a doctor.
Topics covered include human anatomy, forensic medicine, surgery, obstetrics & paediatrics, psychiatry, and medicine, including emergency medicine, cardiology, respiratory disease, renal disease and family practice.
