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Managing Director of Staffline Ireland \u2013 Director N Ireland Recruitment and Employment Confederation, European Ambassador for Women\u2019s Entrepreneurship Day \u2013 Tina\u00a0spoke to the young competitors\u00a0at the end of the event on preparing for work interviews.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maria Finnegan<\/strong> \u2013 General Practitioner and Member of SI Ballinasloe.\u00a0 Maria\u00a0is currently National Association President,ROI.\u00a0\u00a0Maria was the Soroptimist representative on the judging panel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations to all the competitors who participated in the event.\u00a0 The winners are as follows:-<\/p>\n<p>1st Prize:\u00a0 Beth Crane, Wallace High School, and representing SI Lisburn &amp; District.\u00a0 Beth&#8217;s topic was: &#8220;Education is not the filling of the pail but the lighting of a fire&#8221; &#8211; W B Yates.<\/p>\n<p>2nd Prize:\u00a0 Courtney Weir, Rainey Endowed School, and representing SI Ballymoney &amp; District.\u00a0 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