The competition is open to secondary school students throughout Ireland. The aim of the competition is to encourage students to consider the relevance and impact of law on various aspects of their lives and society generally.

A record number of essays were received and the Faculty of Law was impressed by the very high quality of the submissions. The essay competition attracted entries from students in Sligo, Westmeath, Kildare, Meath, Kilkenny, Waterford, Clare, Tipperary and Dublin as well as local students from Cork city and county.

Issues considered by participating students included the role of the law in protecting children from abuse, the prosecution of white collar criminals, President Obama’s policy on civil liberties, the protection of refugees, cultural rights and the Travelling Community and whether pre-nuptial agreements should be enforced by Irish courts. The best six essays were identified by members of the Law Faculty and each winning student was awarded a prize of €200.

The prize giving ceremony commenced with a welcome and opening address from Prof Steve Hedley, Dean of the Faculty of Law. This was followed by a short lecture on each of the essay topics from members of the Faculty.

Picture: Back Row L-R: Professor Steve Hedley, Dean of Law, Ms Louise Crowley, Seán O’Conaill, (Law Faculty) Ms Sarah Mabelson and Mr Ben Jacob (Kilkenny College), Mr Conor Scally (Rockboro Park School, Dublin) and Dr Darren O’Donovan. Front Row L-R: Ms Jessica Kilmartin (Athlone Community College), Ms Megan O’Mahony (St Aloysius Secondary School, Cork) Ms Jennifer Ryan (Holy Family Secondary School, Kildare) Dr Aisling Parkes (Law Faculty) and Ms Anne Wallace (College of Business and Law, UCC).

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