Duke praises young Gaisce award winners

ACHIEVING personal challenges is wonderful because you can bask in the glory for the rest of your lives, the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip said yesterday.

He was speaking at a reception organised by Gaisce, the President’s Award, at Farmleigh House in Dublin, where he met 62 young people picked randomly from five parts of the country.

Gaisce is Ireland’s national challenge award. It was established by a trust deed under the patronage of the President of Ireland in 1985 and is part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Association that operates in 135 countries.