Young All-Ireland Programme and Young Scotland Programme: summer 2008

Report

The 47 delegates who spent the week in Stranraer

Forty-seven delegates took part in the Young All-Ireland Programme and the first of the year's Young Scotland Programme at Stranraer. The delegates were:

Young All-Ireland Programme
Nicholas Brett, Department of Defence, Ireland; Jason Coyle, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ireland; Jill Coyne, Acas; Paul Cunningham, Irish National Crime Council; Barry Devine, An Bord Pleanála, Ireland; Cillian Doyle, Commission for Public Service Appointments, Ireland; Etain Finn, Personal Injuries Assessment Board, Ireland; Denise Fitzpatrick, Public Appointments Service, Ireland; Gareth Hargadon, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland; Liam Kelly, Bord Bia, Ireland; Alan Keogh, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland; Chloe Loughran, Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Clair McConnell, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority, Northern Ireland; Laura McCorry, Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Annette McNeice, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland; Hilary Madden, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland; Colin Maher, Health and Safety Authority, Ireland; Louise Millar, Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Michael Murphy, FÁS, Ireland; Suzanne Murphy, Dublin City Council; Micheál Rooney, Personal Injuries Assessment Board, Ireland; Karl Walsh, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ireland; Linda Weir, Health Information and Quality Authority, Ireland

Young Scotland Programme
Lois Anderson, Accountant in Bankruptcy; Debbie Baird, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations; Richard Benjamin, Nil By Mouth; Clare Bennett, ChildLine Scotland; Shona Blakeley, Alzheimer Scotland; Madeleine Burns, Scottish Refugee Council; Matthew Cassidy, North Lanarkshire Council; Anil Chundoo, Scout Association Scotland; Sara Cowan, Partners in Advocacy; Chris Davies, North Lanarkshire Council; Moira Follan, North Ayrshire Council; Emma Graham, Asthma UK Scotland; Katie Hay, Law Society of Scotland; Harula Ladd, Findhorn Foundation; Gerard McGrath, North Lanarkshire Council; Craig MacKenzie, Water Industry Commission for Scotland; Katrina Marsden, RSPB; Nicola Merrin, Victim Support Scotland; Liz Moon, Scottish Police College; Michelle Moran, Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association; Shehbaz Parnez, BEMIS; Collette Paterson, Law Society of Scotland; Claire Tyreman, Food Standards Agency Scotland; Laura Watson, NHS Ayrshire and Arran

The results of the competitive part of the programme were:

Young All-Ireland Programme

Young Thinker of the Year
Barry Devine
An Bord Pleanála, Ireland

Runner-up
Denise Fitzpatrick
Public Appointments Service, Ireland

Highly Commended
Karl Walsh
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ireland

Commended
Gareth Hargadon
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Young Scotland Programme: summer course

Scotland Young Thinker of the Year (joint award with winner of autumn 2008 course)
Madeleine Burns
Scottish Refugee Council

Runner-up
Katrina Marsden
RSPB, Scotland

Highly Commended
Harula Ladd
Findhorn Foundation

Commended
Laura Watson
NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Discussion group of the week: Group B
Anil Chundoo, Scottish Council, The Scout Association
Jason Coyle, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ireland
Harula Ladd, Findhorn Foundation, Scotland
Hilary Madden, Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
Laura Watson, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland

Below...some of the discussion groups at work