UCC Politics Society Honorary Award
Posted by Alan Kelly on February 02, 2009 at 12:43 AM
I was delighted to be chosen as the Honorary Life Vice President of the UCC Politics Society. The ceremony which took place on Monday Feb 2nd was a great occasion and I'd like to thank the society for choosing someone who has great affection for his former Alma Mater. It was a bit of a surreal occasion for me in Boole 2, having sat there previously on many occasions, listening to Joe Lee, Dermot Keogh and Donncha O'Corrain.
Speaking at the event, I choose to focus on the positives that graduates had to offer this country in the coming years. I think it is important that we remain positive and we also focus on keeping our graduates at home. I also had the chance to explain my interest in the EU and how I feel that Ireland can benefit from its membership socially and economically in the future. Naturally, it also gave me a chance to encourage more and more young people to get involved in politics and in particularly the Labour party.
UCC played no small part in my life, while I was there from 1992 to 1997 doing my BA and M.Phil. It gave me a fantastic education and it was during that time that I made my best friends as well as meeting Regina.
The night gave me a chance to catch up with some old friends as well the Labour Party members in UCC and my two nieces Maria and Paula, who are studying there now.
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