Tipperary Town student helps Rockwell College to Generation Euro national final win

Rockwell College were crowned winners of the national final of the Generation Euro competition at the Central Bank in Dublin recently.

The competition required a presentation to a jury of economists including the Deputy Governor of the Irish Central Bank Sharon Donnery by the three-man team who were prepared for the competition by their mentor, Economics teacher Mr. Pat Egan.

In its presentation, the team of Ronan O’Connor (Tipperary Town) Peter Heaney (New Inn) and Padraig Duggan (Killenaule) navigated inflation, interest rates and international financial markets.

Team mentor Pat Egan praised the hard work of the boys, stating “This was a real team effort. Each of the boys brought their personal strengths in both the preparation for and the presentation at the final. They deserved their win and I am very proud of their success”.

Success in an MCQ round based on the workings of the ECB took the team into the Top 20 earlier tin the year. The next round required an essay predicting the ECB rate in December 2023 and to give their rationale and having come through this they reached the final 3.

The win gives the three 5th Year pupils the unique opportunity of work experience at the Central Bank, along with a cash prize.

The Rockwell College team will travel to Frankfurt later this year to visit the European Central Bank and meet Christine Lagarde and other members of the ECB Governing Council.

They also get the opportunity to gain work some experience with the Central Bank.

Rockwell College principal, Audrey O'Byrne commended the boys for their hard work throughout the competition and the talent that they have demonstrated in achieving the win.