Newly Elected National Committee
The 2011/2012 National Committee (NC) of EYP Ireland have officially taken office as of June 2011. The NC are responsible for the executive affairs of the European Youth Parliament Ireland and its annual conferences. The NC comprises of active alumni of the organisation and an elected National Coordinator.
The current National Committee are
- Andrea Pappin - National Co-Ordinator
- Niall Murphy - Treasurer
- Eoin Rogers - General Secretary
- Grainne Hawkes - Alumni Officer
- Adrian Clarke - Public Relations & Communications Officer
- Rebecca Feeney Barry - National Conference Head Organiser
- Eoin O' Driscoll - Leinster Conference Head Organiser
- Lucy Bradfield - Munster Conference Head Organiser
- Robbii Caldwell - Connaught-Ulster Conference Head Organiser
The outgoing National Committee have extended their best wishes to the newly elected committee members in their pursuits for the following year.
International Delegates Selected
On behalf of the National Committee and all EYP Alumni I wish to thank all the students who took part in this year's session. The standard of debating was very high, which made it one of the best years for EYP.
Congratulations to the following delegates who have been selected to represent Ireland at the forthcoming International Sessions of the European Youth Parliament in 2010/2011:
They are:
- Craig Allen - Tempeleogue College
- Hugh Barlow - Coláiste An Spiorad Naoimh
- Andrew Bathe - St. Mary's, Rathmines
- Stephen Brennan - Marist College, Athlone
- Maedhbh Costello - St. Angela's, Cork
- Julia Fahy - Loreto, Letterkenny
- Sandra Harney - Malahide Community School
- Robbie Hollis - St. Columba's College
- Lauren Kilmartin - The Teresian School
- Fiachra Maguire - St. Mary's, Rathmines
- Morgan McDonagh - St. Michael's College
- Patrick McGonagle - St. Columba's College
- Rowan Moorkens - St. Mary's, Rathmines
- Lee Moran - Tempeleogue College
- Darragh Nolan - Clonkeen College
- Ronan O'Connor - CBC Cork
67th International Session of the European Youth Parliament
EYP Ireland is at this moment proudly represented at the 67th International session of EYP International in Grenoble, France from July 14th to 24th, 2011. The Rhone-Alpes region is host to the 2011 Summer Session where over 225 delegates from 25 european countries will gather under the patronage of French president Monsieur Nicolas Sarkozy. A European crossroads which offers an amazingly diverse geographical and cultural jigsaw, Rhone-Alpes region has so much to offer to its international guests. Teambuilding will take place in the Massif du Vercors. Committee Work will be held in Grenoble and General Assembly will be hosted in Lyon.