On Wednesday 25 February, the Supreme Court held a 'Comhrá' with students of St Nathy’s College in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon.  

Comhrá (the word for ‘conversation’ in Irish) is an education initiative of the Supreme Court that enables secondary school students to participate in live question-and-answer sessions with judges of the Supreme Court from anywhere in Ireland by video call. 

The programme provides students with an opportunity to ask judges questions about their work, the role of the Supreme Court and of the courts system more generally within our democracy, allowing them to gain an insight and understanding of the function of the Supreme Court and promote an interest in law. 

The video call took place between Mr Justice O’Donnell, Chief Justice, Mr Justice Murray, and Transition Year students of St Nathy’s.  The students asked the Judges about aspects of Supreme Court procedure and the most interesting and complex cases the Judges have been involved in throughout their careers.