Green-Schools Irish Water Poster Competition 2020

By Ciara Norton|Uncategorized, Water theme

We are pleased to announce our seventh annual Green-Schools Irish Water Poster Competition! This year's competition's theme is Let's Take Climate Action for Water, which aligns with the theme for World Water Day 2020: Water & Climate Change. This year we have added a new Secondary Schools Video Category, and we're asking individuals or groups [...]

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1May 2019

Green-Schools Irish Water Awards 2019

Green-Schools, Global Goals Conference 2019

By Rebecca Flanagan|Global Citizenship

It’s been a busy end of the year in Green-Schools, with heightening activity happening around climate action, sustainable development and environmental awareness. With support from Irish Aid, the much anticipated Global Goals Conference took place on November 12th, at Radisson Blu Little Island, Cork. Much like last years launch, the conference was great success for the 11 schools who gathered to focus on the Global Goals for sustainable development.

In 2015, UN leaders agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a better world by 2030. These goals have the power to end poverty, fight inequality and reduce the effects of climate change. Guided by these goals, the Green-Schools Global Citizenship themes enables young people to take action and create real measurable change in Ireland.

During a series of activities and talks throughout the conference Green-Schools students had the opportunity to gain a deeper insight into the Sustainable Development Goals. Important global issues were highlighted throughout the event and students gained a deeper insight into concerns such as;

• Gender Equality (Goal 5)
• Clean Water and Sanitation (Goal 6)
• Climate Action (Goal 13)
• Life on land (Goal 15) 
• Responsible Production and Consumption (Goal 12)

To Whom it May Concern,

As many of you already know, Nenagh library is the Europe Direct Information Centre (EDIC) for counties Tipperary, Limerick, Cork and Kerry. As part of our Programme of Events 2019, and following on from September’s citizens dialogue on The Climate is Changing  - How Can We?  (please see attached poster for more info on that), we are continuing our theme of climate change and sustainability with this years Soapbox topic being ‘Climate Change is Not My Problem.’ The regional heat of this national soapbox competition will be held in Nenagh library on Tuesday, 22^nd October at 6.30pm.

Please see attached rules and application forms. I would be obliged if you would bring this Soapbox competition to the attention of students, staff and clients. My thanks in advance for this.

Soapbox Competition 2019

There will be two separate categories in the competition, 18 & under and 19 & over. A winner and one runner-up in each of the two categories will be chosen by a judging panel.

Both category winners from each regional competition will proceed to debate in the national final held in November in Dublin.

Application forms and competition rules are available from Nenagh library or by logging onto our website www.tipperarylibraries.ie/nenagh  or by emailing nenaghlibrary@tipperarycoco.ie

Completed application forms can be posted to Nenagh Library, O’Rahilly Street, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary or emailed to nenaghlibrary@tipperarycoco.ie

The closing date for receipt of forms is Friday, 11^th  October.

Competition Rules

Applications must be made on an official form in hard copy or by email. Contact details are available at www.europedirect.ie   OR  www.tipperarylibraries.ie/nenagh

Applications must be received no later than the Friday 11^th October

The Regional Competition for this area will be held on Tuesday 22^nd October

Contestants will compete in one of two categories:
1) 18 and under

2) 19 and over

A winner from each category will be selected on the day

Previous winners are not eligible to enter, in the same category, the year immediately after he/she won the regional competition.

For the competition in each category to proceed, there must be at least two people participating.

Contributions must be 3 minutes in length and relevant to the soapbox topic. There is no need to submit in advance.

Contributions will be judged on content, delivery, structure and overall impact. The decision of the judges at the event is final

Each category winner of the regional competition will qualify for, and be invited to travel to, the grand final in Dublin in November

In the event that a category winner cannot travel, a runner up will be invited to compete in their place

Regards,

Margaret Ryan,

Asst. Librarian, Tipperary County Council Library Service,

Nenagh Library, O’ Rahilly St., Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.

T: 067 34404  / 067 34405

E: margaret.ryan@tipperarycoco.ie

W: www.tipperarylibraries.ie

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