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Gaelscoil Faithleann Killarney were presented with a cheque by Killarney Credit Union to support their bid to become National Credit Union School Quiz winners. The competition will be held in the RDS, Dublin on Sunday, April 8. In attendance at the presentation were teachers, students, parents and staff from Killarney Credit Union.

Gaelscoil Faithleann is being represented at the national finals by Daire ó Briain, Adam ó Súilleabháin, Sinéad Olibhéar and Cameron ó Rua who were the winners in the U-13 age category.

Karena McCarthy, Marketing Officer at Killarney Credit Union, said: “We are delighted to see the Gaelscoil Faithleann progress once again to the national finals and we would like to wish them the best of luck in bringing the title back to Kerry.”

The hotly-contested event is run by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) each year and attracts more than 25,000 participants. The local and regional knockout rounds were organised by volunteers from 400 ILCU affiliated credit unions, and took place in over 300 venues throughout the 32 counties over the winter months. At the National Schools Quiz final, 100 teams will compete and the MC for this year’s quiz will be TV and radio presenter Aidan Power.

The quiz is divided into two sections: Competition A for children up to 11 years and Competition B for children between 11 and 13 years. The winning teams at the national final receive €1,250 per school, with the runner up teams in each category receiving €750. The overall prize fund is a whopping €4,000.

Gaelscoil Faithleann are no strangers to the school quiz having reached the school quiz finals last year and winning the coveted title in 2010.