A student from St Brigid’s Secondary School in Killarney has been thrilled after being chosen to represent Ireland on the Rotary Youth Leadership trip to Strasbourg in February 2023.

After passing the Killarney stages of the competition, Abbie O’Sullivan, attended an interview in Cork on Wednesday 23rd November.

Her success at this national stage of the interview process means Abbie will be one of 24 students chosen from schools across the country to represent Ireland at this prestigious event next year.

This exciting six-day team-building trip begins in Belfast where student representatives will meet local politicians and business leaders in Stormount.

The group will then travel to Dublin where they will attend an information seminar and lunch organized by the staff of the offices of the European Parliament. This is followed by a visit to Dáil Éireann and further meetings with politicians. From there the group will fly to Strasbourg and prepare for the highlight of the trip which is a full day of debate on a variety of motions at Euroscola in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, with around five hundred other students from across Europe .