Contact Details: 045 434853 office@snu.ie ​​W12FK10
“UILE LE CHÉILE”
  • Home
  • About Our School
  • Admissions
  • Calendar of Events
  • School News
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Student Council
  • Extra Curricular Activities
  • Green Schools
  • Active Flag
    • Physical Activity
    • Community Partnerships
    • Community Games
  • Policies
  • Parents

Concern Worldwide Debating Finalists 2023

Picture
Our congratulations to members of our 6th Class debating team who participated in last week’s Kildare Concern Debating Final. The children were fantastic in their delivery and were unfortunately narrowly defeated. The debating journey was an excellent opportunity for many of our senior pupils to develop new skills. We hope the children involved will continue to debate as they enter secondary school. It was a wonderful first debating experience for our school and we look forward to future participation. Well done to all pupils and staff involved.

Scoil Na Naomh Uilig, Newbridge (Proposition)  VS   Kilkea NS, Kilkea  (Opposition)

Motion: “The voting age should be lowered to 16 in ROI/NI”
Time: 12.30am-1.30pm
Picture
Well done to the debating team who won the Semi-Final of the Concern Worldwide Primary School’s Debating Festival on 20th January. 

St Patrick's NS, Morristown, Newbridge  (Proposition and Organiser)  vs  Scoil na Naomh Uilig, Newbridge (Opposition)

​Motion: 
“If we really care about climate change, we should all fly less”
Picture

Well done to the debating team who won the Quarter Final of the Concern Worldwide Primary School’s Debating Festival on Thursday 8th December.
Picture

Well done to the debating team who won round 2 of the Concern Worldwide Primary School’s Debating Festival on Thursday 17th November. They opposed the motion ‘Should households be fined for wasting food
Picture
Congratulations to our 6th Class debating team who won their first debate of the Concern Worldwide Primary School’s Debating Festival on Thursday 13th October. Best of luck in the next round! 
Picture

Should the age of voting be changed to 16?

Have a listen to what our 6th Classes think!

School uniforms should be a thing of the past.

On Friday 16th September 2022, our 6th classes took part in a stream debate. The motion was School uniforms should be a thing of the past. Mr. Murray's class proposed the motion while Ms. Corbally's class opposed it. Ms. Coyle's class adjudicated on the arguments presented. 
The two classes worked on their sides of the motion all week, with great ideas and arguments being brought together to form the final speeches. Mr. Murray's class was represented by Rían Breathnach as captain, Gemma Carthy, Siún O'Mahoney and Isis Dunlea. Ms. Corbally's class was represented by captain Emily Dunne, Molly O'Neill, Dylan Kavanagh and Mia Roche. 
Both teams were excellent in their delivery and rebuttal but Mr. Murray's team were victorious in their arguments. 
It was a wonderfully inspiring morning of teamwork and all the teachers are very proud of all involved. We look forward to our next debate next week.