Meath students impress Childers with knowledge of EU and awareness of political & social issues

Posted by Andy White on February 08, 2010 at 12:03 PM

Labour MEP Nessa Childers visited three Meath second-level schools last Friday, coming away ‘enormously impressed’ with the level of knowledge about the workings of the European Union demonstrated by local students.
 
The Leinster MEP who was elected last June visited Dunshughlin Community College, Beaufort College in Navan and Boyne Community School in Trim where she was accompanied by local Labour public representatives including the current Chair of Meath VEC, Cllr. Tommy Grimes of Kells.
 
On her visit to Meath, she was also welcomed by the Mayor of Navan, Cllr. Joe Reilly and the Mayor of Kells, Cllr. Brian Curran.
 
In Kells, Ms. Childers met with representatives of the local Chamber of Commerce and local Labour Party members, all of whom raised the various economic, employment and tourism challenges facing the Kells area.
 
The Labour MEP said, “I would like to thank the CEO of Meath VEC, the individual school principals, staff and most of all the students who are the lifeblood of any school community for making me so welcome last week.
 
“I believe it is important that MEPs remain in touch with the local communities who elected them. In doing so, I also see myself as having a role to play in acting as a vehicle for debate and discussion on the EU.
 
“In a sense, I want to bridge the local, national and European and ensure that young people in Meath and elsewhere in Leinster get the opportunity to have their voices and views heard.
 
“I was extremely impressed and encouraged at the level of knowledge the young people I met had about the EU and their level of engagement in political and social affairs fills me full of hope for the future.”

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