On Wednesday, 25th of January, we were invited by Senator Mary Fitzpatrick to visit Leinster House. The boys and girls were taken on a very comprehensive and intriguing guided tour of the building, stopping off at the visitors gallery to see a motion on inshore fishing being debated. We were provided with a detailed history of the building, the formation of the state and important people in Irish political life. Some of the children even got to see ministers who they had completed projects on!
Sixth class then had the opportunity to question our esteemed Minister for Education, Norma Foley. Minister Foley taught both Ms. Gavaghan and Ms. McKenna in secondary school so Ms. Gavaghan was happy to be reunited with her former teacher. The boys and girls asked the minister about her inspirations, what were the challenges within the role and whether or not she believed teachers were undervalued (😂).
Senator Mary Fitzpatrick addressed the boys and girls specifically in the Seanad. The 2 minute speech is available below.
Senator Fitzpatrick treated our boys and girls to a goody bag to round off a wonderful day.
