A welcome address was given by the Dean, Professor Steve Hedley, and a panel of experts in the various fields spoke on the different topics and outlined why each individual essay was seen to have stood out from its competitors.

Topics & Winners

• Are Dictators War Criminals? Christina Connaughton St Gerard’s School, Thornhill Road, Bray, Wicklow
• Should the Seanad be Abolished?   Colm Finlay, High School, Zion Rd, Rathgar, Dublin 6 
• Civil Partnership: The End of Marriage? Anita Cremin, Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy, Co Cork
• Is the State Failing Irish Children? Conor Igoe, St Michaels College, Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4
• Should we Imprison White Collar Criminals? Molly Henchion, Colaiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon, Cork
• Is the Irish Constitution Fit for Purpose in Modern Ireland? Jane Hickie, Intermediate School, Killorglin, Co. Kerry (English)
• Féilim Ó Maolmhána, Coláiste Cois Life,  Gleann An Ghrifín,  Leamhcán, Co. Átha Cliath  (Irish)

The Faculty of Law at UCC invites all senior cycle students to submit an essay of approximately 1,000 words on one of a number of topics considered pertinent to modern day life in Ireland. The purpose of the competition is to encourage students to consider the relevance and impact of law on their lives and society generally. Entries are welcome in both English and Irish.

Further information is available from Anne Wallace, Student Recruitment & Liaison Officer, College of Business and Law, tel: 021-4205102 or email: a.wallace@ucc.ie . Details of the next Faculty of Law Essay Competition will be available on the following website in September www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite

Picture L-R: Anne Wallace, College of Business & Law, Molly Henchion, Christina Connaughton, Anita Cremin, Jane Hickie, Feilim O Maolmhana, Dr Louise Crowley, Law Faculty. Back Row from left: Colm Finlay, Sean O Conaill, Law Faculty and Conor Igoe.

 

 

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