STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Fifth Year student, Kerry Tierney, was winner of the Soroptimist Regional Public Speaking Competition and has qualified for the National Finals on March 9 which will be held in Ballina, Co Mayo
A fifth year student at the Ursuline Secondary School in Thurles wowed the judging panel at the Soroptimist Regional Final earlier this month with a moving speech on the empowerment of women.
Kerry Tierney, who has earned a spot in the All Ireland final of the Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition, travelled to Killarney earlier this month to deliver her six-minute speech on the empowerment of women – a very fitting title in light of the 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage.
During the competition Kerry also had to give an impromptu two-minute speech on an unseen topic and again impressed the judges with her ideas on the topic of ‘respect’.
Kerry now follows in the footsteps of fellow Ursuline finalist from last year Vivienne O’Keefe and will compete in the Soroptimist All Ireland final on March 10 in Ballina.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
