Mayo student is regional winner of Rotary Ireland leadership competition

A student in St. Gerald’s College, Castlebar, has been selected as the regional final winner in this year’s prestigious Rotary Youth Leadership Development Competition.

Cormac Cronin, a transition year student in the school, was announced as the winner at the finals held in the Killyhevlin Hotel Enniskillen.

The competition, which is one of Rotary Ireland’s longest running youth projects, rewards young people with clear leadership potential based on their extra-curricular activities. It is run in conjunction with the EU offices in Dublin and Euroscola in Strasbourg.

Cormac’s success came after he was selected to represent his school in the final of Castlebar Rotary Club Youth Leadership Development Competition.

As a result of his win Cormac will now enjoy an all-expenses paid trip to Strasbourg, Belfast and Dublin in the coming months with fellow regional winners from all around the island of Ireland.

President of Castlebar Rotary Club, Willie Geraghty, congratulated Cormac on his wonderful achievement.

“The standard was excellent this year and great credit is due to all our finalists. We hope everyone enjoyed the experience and benefited from taking part.

"The competition is continuing to go from strength to strength but of course this would not be possible without the invaluable support which teachers and parents give to students.”

The Rotary Youth Leadership Development Competition is open to 16- and 17-year-olds who are living on the island of Ireland.

For more information go to Rotary Youth Leadership Development Competition - Rotary in Ireland (rotary-ribi.org)