MyEU50 Winner: From Hope to Prosperity: Celebrating the EU’s 50-Year Impact on Ireland and Beyond

04/05/2023 8 min

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Episode Synopsis

This speech from Favour Ochonma was the winning entry of the 2023 MyEU50 Third Level competition.
MyEU50 is an initiative of the Government of Ireland, led by the Department of Foreign Affairs and managed by European Movement Ireland to mark the 50th anniversary of Ireland’s EU membership with competitions across all three levels of education in Ireland, Primary schools, Post-Primary schools, and Third Level Institutions.
The third phase competition invited students from Third Level Institutions to express their views on the EU’s core values such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights.
The winning entry, who was awarded with €2,000, could be in the form of a podcast, newspaper column/opinion piece, speech, or a poster. MyEU50 launched in September 2022. More than 5000 pupils and students have participated in the competition to mark 50 years of Ireland’s EU membership.
More information can be found at www.myeu50.ie.

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