By Dan Walsh
The National Quarter-Finals of the Macra Na Feirme Novice Debating Competitionwere held on Saturday evening in Bree Community Centre, where teams from across the country gathered to compete for a place in the National Semi-Finals.
The local Bree Macra team of Eddie Casey, Mark Waters, and Sarah Byrne, faced strong opposition from Angela Harney, Ciaran McDermot and Katie Doyle of Naas Macra. The teams debated the motion “That stay-at-home parents should be paid a salary.”
Bree Macra took on the role of proposing the motion and delivered a well-structured and compelling argument throughout the contest.
Their confident performance and effective defence of the motion earned them well-deserved victory on the night.
In addition to the team victory, Sarah Byrne was honoured by the judges with the award for Best Debater, recognising her exceptional delivery and engagement during the debate.
The Bree team advances to the National Semi-Finals in Cork on February 7th.
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