Crana College student Stella Keany has won the 2019 Henry Cunningham Essay Competition.
The title of this years competition was “Is the World a Better Place Thanks to Social Media?”.
The competition aims to commemorate murdered Inishowen teenager Henry Cunningham and to promote human rights awareness among young people.
It is open to 5th Year students in all five Inishowen secondary schools. This year the judge was Freya Clemons, former BBC and Irish Times journalist.
Highly Commended Students:
Rachel McCourt, Moville Community College
Katelyn McDaid, Carndonagh Community School
Danielle McDermott, Moville Community College
Ryan McGrath, Crana College, Buncrana
Clemons commented on the Cunningham Essay entrants of 2019, “The standard was extremely high, and as a journalist, I was particularly encouraged to see so many young people taking an interest in the world around them, and have no doubt there are some future journalists among you. Stella’s essay stood out – it was an authoritative, comprehensive and engaging look at the complex world of social media.”
The essay competition is run by the Pat Finucane Centre Derry and funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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