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Ireland

Ireland

Appointed to foster connections between alumni of Irish-US state exchange programs.

Community & Voluntary Pillar Representative on Climate Action, Biodiversity & Environment.

Support the development and operations of the first Office of the Directly Elected Mayor of Limerick, and Ireland.

Elected as a representative aged 17, to represent community and voluntary groups at the Climate Action, Biodiversity and Environment Strategic Policy Committee.

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Coordinating the development and delivery of an independent candidacy for the inaugural election of a Directly Elected Mayor of Limerick.

Appointed to the Transport Users Advisory Group, responsible for representing the interests of students through our policy recommendations.

Selected to develop media content for the European Commission Youth Portal, as a member of the 2023 Pool of Young European Journalists.

Leading the European Union's delegation to the G20 Youth Engagement Mechanism, the Y20.

Appointed to represent the European Union at the G20 Youth Engagement Mechanism, to develop and negotiate policy recommendations for member states.

Working within a leading legal aviation department, focusing on legal administration assistance and Environmental Social Governance (ESG).

Appointed to represent Arts, Humanities and Social Science students in academic policy development.

Elected to represent several thousand students at an executive level of the UCD Students' Union.

Elected to translate the challenges facing students relating to housing into campaigns and policy recommendations.

Co-lead the development and delivery of a Youth Advocacy Training for 30+ young people, focusing on sustainability, human rights and peace education.

Selected to join the United States Embassy Young Leaders' Council of emerging young leaders in Ireland in engagements with the U.S. Embassy in Dublin.

Opinion writer on youth and current affairs.

Selected as campaign spokesperson of the National Youth Council to extend voting rights to 16 and 17 year-olds in Ireland.

Lead host of a podcast discussing issues facing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Panelist on education policy and student experience.

Led, facilitated and reported a public consultation process on behalf of the Department and Limerick Public Participation Network. I delivered the findings to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications.

Appointed as a student representative to advise on policy developments relating to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Political Science, International Relations & Sociology

First Year: 1st Class Honours (1:1) Second Year: 2nd Class Honours (2:1) Third Year: Exchange Semester & Internship Semester

International Undergraduate Exchange, International Relations

Specialising in Defense, Security & Environmental Policy. Courses on Conflict in the Middle East & Africa, Border Disputes in the 21st.

Fulbright Undergraduate Award, Civic Engagement

Awarded the U.S. Department of State Study of U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for European Student Leaders on Civic Engagement and completed.

Leaving Certificate, English Studies - H1 (Highest Achievable Grade)