Laois school children reach the finals of the Credit Union Schools Quiz

Emo National School represented Laois in the national final of the Credit Union Schools Quiz at the weekend. 

Katie Moore, Seán Kiernan, Pierce Milner and Ronan Crowley represented Emo National School, Laois and the Leinster Region so well at the National Finals of the Credit Union Schools Quiz on Sunday, April 2. 

The quiz had over 80 teams from all across the country competing in the RDS in Dublin. The pupils (under 11yrs)  from Emo NS were successful in both the preliminary and regional stages of the competition. With over 25,000 primary school children participated in this year's competition, it was a great achievement to reach the final. 

There were ten rounds of questions in the final which amounted to 60 general knowledge questions.

The school children came away with no silverware but enjoyed a super performance and a close encounter. Going into round nine, the quizzers found themselves in joint third place but stumbled over a couple of very difficult questions in the final round.

It was a very proud day for the school and congratulations were extended to the children for getting so far and for all the work and effort put in over the past few months. 

The parents involved wished to give special thanks to Portarlington Credit Union (CU) for their support including Bridie Keegan staff member who was present at the quiz. Portarlington CU very kindly provided tokens to each member of the team for refreshments at both the regional and final competitions. 

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They also thanked to Emo N.S. Principal Cyril Duggan and wonderful class teacher Angela Casey, who supported the team and for all the quiz preparation. The parents described it as a fabulous experience for all.