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Budding young economist Luke Diggin from Killorglin Community College, has won the Central Bank of Ireland Award at the Young Economist of the Year. Photo by Domnick Walsh
A KILLORGLIN Community College student has won the Central Bank of Ireland Award at the Young Economist of the Year competition.
Luke Diggin was honoured for his project which explored the impact of central banking and monetary policy on inequality.
Luke was also was also recently part of the Killorglin Community College team who claimed the runner-up prize at the Generation €uro Students Award.
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Luke’s achievement was recognised at the Young Economist of the Year awards ceremony streamed online yesterday which included guest speakers Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath, and Central Bank Deputy Governor Sharon Donnery.
The competition is organised by the Department of Education Professional Development Services for Teachers.
The Central Bank of Ireland Award at the Young Economist of the Year aims to discover and highlight the talent of emerging economists in Ireland, with a focus on the Irish economy and monetary policy. The entries by second-level students are reviewed by a judging panel made up of Central Bank economists.
Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank praised the students for participating in the competition, saying: “I congratulate all the students on reaching the final and Luke on winning the Gold Medal. The students showed a great understanding of the principles of economics and monetary policy. We would like to commend the Department of Education Professional Development Service for Teachers and the Young Economist of the Year Working Group for the continued success of this hugely valuable initiative.”
