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Credit Union Schools Quiz 2011

20^th ANNUAL CREDIT UNION ALL IRELAND

SCHOOLS QUIZ 

400 primary school children competed for the national final  

Ultimate Big Brother champion Brian Dowling joined the Irish League of Credit Unions yesterday (Sunday 3^rd April 2011) (ILCU) at the RDS in Dublin to host the special 20^th  Anniversary Credit Union All Ireland Schools Quiz. Over 400 primary school children from across the country competed for the national title.

The annual event, now in its 20^th year, was run throughout the winter months in communities all over Ireland by volunteers from ILCU affiliated credit unions. The Quiz has become the highlight of the school calendar, attracting over 25,000 participants in over 300 venues throughout the 32 counties in the lead up to the national finals.

With the aim of encouraging teamwork among young school children under the age of 13, the questions for the Quiz are compiled by primary school teachers and covered topics such as geography, history, music, literature and sport.

Speaking at the event, Quiz Master Brian Dowling said: Everyone, including me, had so much fun yesterday! The RDS was packed and you could see that all of the teams had been working really hard to prepare for this. It was really exciting being involved in the Quiz, I enjoyed every minute of it!

Also commenting on the successful annual event was ILCU President Mark Bailey: We wholeheartedly support the development of young people in communities all over Ireland.  We are delighted to be here again marking the 20^th Anniversary of the ‘Schools Quiz’ I want to say a big thank you to our volunteers from credit unions nationwide who work incredibly hard to make sure this event is a success year on year. The purpose of the credit union movement is more than merely providing financial services and this is a very important event for the credit union movement. This is a way for children around Ireland to have lots of fun while learning the importance of team work in achieving success.”

Click here to see our photo gallery of the day.