Coláiste Oiriall students in Co Monaghan have been announced among the winners of this year's Poetry Aloud competition, which challenges second-level students across the country to perform a prescribed poem from memory. Organised by the National Library of Ireland (NLI) and Poetry Ireland, in partnership with UCC, this year's competition drew 365 entries from 65 schools across the island.
There were 22 finalists in this year's competition from across 14 counties, from Antrim to Kerry. Aoibhinn Ní Chraobhín from Coláiste Oiriall, in Monaghan has been named as the runner-up of the competition's senior category and was presented with a Poetry Aloud certificate from the Director of the NLI, Dr Audrey Whitty.
Our reporter Jodie Curran spoke with the 17-year-old and began by asking why she wanted to get involved in the competition:
