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competition held in Lisburn Civic Centre. The prestigious event was hosted by TV personality Frank Mitchell. Primary and secondary pupils from schools across Northern Ireland, and all twenty six local Councils, took part in the competition speaking on the topics of “Recycling alone will not solve our waste problem….” and “If I was the Northern Ireland Environment Minister for the day I would….” Environmental Youth Speak is run by all 26 Councils in conjunction with Northern Ireland’s three regional waste management groups - SWaMP2008, North West and arc21. The competition begins at Council level in March , progressing to regional level and culminating in the Northern Ireland Final held in May. Mayor Colman Burns, congratulating Dominic and Olivia on their achievement said ” both our local pupils displayed a great wealth of knowledge about current environment issues and represented their schools, families and Council area with pride”. 
