Pupils’ ideas prove to be world class

THE slogans were better than any of the political parties have come up with and the determination with which they were delivered was way more convincing.

‘A better world is in our hands.’ ‘Imagine a brighter world.’ ‘Make a difference now.’ It would have moved weary Dáil veterans to rediscover their idealism.

But this was no electoral campaign — these were the hopes and ambitions of the primary school children who made it through to the final of the Our World Irish Aid Awards sponsored by the Irish Examiner.