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Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School

Over the past two months, our team of 18 have been locked in preparation for this gruelling competition between 16 Schools, working very hard and closely with our Mentors from the Bar Northern Ireland during the enrichment programme (and beyond). Over the course of a very long day on Saturday and three consecutive trials, our students transformed themselves into Barristers, Witnesses, Court Clerks, Ushers and Jurors in specially created Criminal Cases and shone as representatives of the school. The amount of preparation, determination and courage that the competition involves is not to be underestimated, they put in a colossal effort into it and were absolutely fabulous in action. One might say they really did have their day in court…

Although we did not make it through to the Final this year, please do share in the success of these students and congratulate them if you see them over the next few weeks. They all worked very hard, and each and every one of them flourished in their own way through the process.

Max Hammersley (Prosecution Barrister)

Erin Saito (Prosecution Barrister)

Annie Lawn (Defence Barrister)

Benito Rosato (Defence Barrister)

Clare Smyth (Witness)

David Doran (Witness)

Breey Quigg (Witness)

Eunan O’Hare (Witness)

James Daly (Witness)

Pearse Lynch (Witness)

Niamh Trainor (Witness)

Niamh Magennis (Witness)

Michael Downard (Juror)

Aoife Byrne (Juror)

Caoimhe O’Reilly (Juror)

Hannah Wilson (Juror)

Keelan Doran (Juror)

Hugo Fearon (Court Artist)

Thomas McErlean (Court Clerk)

Alex McDowell ( Court Usher)