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Watch: news2day Friday, 16 June 2023

St Mary's Senior Girls National School from Dunmanway were one of over 230 school teams from across the country who took part in the competition.

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There were over 3,000 entries into This Is Art! 2023 and we meet one of the winners. Zihan tells us all about her art and what inspires her.

Click here to see all the winners!

The debating champions, who are all aged 12, defeated the Deravoy National School team from Carrickroe , Monaghan after successfully opposing the motion that 'primary schools are creating caring global citizens.’ Molly meets the winning team.

Find out who won the Concern Primary Debates Competition. Meet This Is Art! winner Zihan. Plus, Niamh Moriarty, the Dream Space showcase and a little hippo!

Niamh Moriarty, who is 16, is on your screens and on a mission.

The Dublin actress, currently starring in BBC drama 'Best Interests' alongside Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen, is passionate about advocating for diversity and disability inclusion in the television and film industry. Sineád Brennan has the report.

More than 300 students from rural schools and clubs have taken part in the first Microsoft Dream Space showcase in Dublin. Check out all their great projects.

And you can see ALL the Dream Space TV lessons here!

And we finish with a final fun story about a baby hippo. It's super cute...

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