The annual Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) Senior Debate Forum Cup has been won by Magh Éne College in Bundoran. Crana College in Buncrana took the honours in the Plate competition and Errigal College in Letterkenny won the Rose Bowl competition. Runners up in the event were Deele College, Raphoe in the Cup competition, Coláiste Ailigh, Letterkenny in the Plate competition and Coláiste na Carraige in the Rose Bowl competition. READ NEXT: Buncrana student awarded Maynooth University entrance scholarship The debating event for Donegal ETB schools took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Letterkenny on Tuesday 25 March during ETB Week, a week-long celebration of staff and learners across Ireland's sixteen Education and Training Boards. Teams from eleven schools battled it out in the opening quarter finals. They were Crana College in Buncrana, Errigal College and Coláiste Ailigh in Letterkenny, Finn Valley College in Stranorlar, Deele College in Raphoe, Moville Community College, Magh Éne College in Bundoran, Mulroy College in Milford, Coláiste na Carraige, Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada on Arranmore Island and the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town who fielded two teams. Almost seventy students debated for and against a range of motions that reflected the five ethos values of an ETB school: excellence in education, care, equality, community and respect. The motions included: Excellence in Education: The proposed changes to the Leaving Certificate are a necessary reform for a fairer and more inclusive education system; Care: It is more important to care for the environment than to focus on economic growth; Equality: It is important to teach girls and boys differently in order to achieve equality; Community: Community-based initiatives are more effective in addressing social issues than government programmes; Respect: Society displays a prevailing lack of respect towards the elderly and Respect: Using social media promotes disrespectful behaviour. The competition took place during national
In pictures: Magh Éne College wins Donegal ETB Schools Senior Debate Forum
Teams from eleven schools battled it out in the opening quarter finals as Crana College in Buncrana took the honours in the Plate competition and Errigal College in Letterkenny won the Rose Bowl competition
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Donegal ETB Senior Debate Forum Rose Bowl Competition runners up Coláiste na Carraige, with Dr. Martin Gormley, Director of Schools, Chief Executive Anne McHugh and teacher
