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What’s Happening in Key to the EU
Discover recent activities, highlights, and Europe-wide events involving pupils, teachers, and partner countries.
UCC’s Active Citizenship Day
Active Citizenship Day took place on 2 December 2025 at UCC. The Hub in Active European Citizenship organised the event in partnership with the Electoral Commission. This first Active Citizenship Day brought together 96 primary pupils, 15 secondary...
EU Quiz on Presidency of Council
On 24 November 2026, in partnership with Cork City Council and the Communicating Europe Initiative, the Hub in Active European Citizenship welcomed more than 250 primary and post-primary students to UCC’s Devere Hall. The aim was simple. It was to...
Europe Day Festival 2025
On 9 May 2025, the Hub in Active European Citizenship celebrated Europe Day in Kilmurry. Early that morning, the team brought energy and colour to both the local pre-school and primary school. Bright sunshine filled the sky. Because of this,...
Drivetime Europe Day 2019
On 9 May 2019, we celebrated Europe Day with 100 primary school children at Kilmurry National School in County Cork. We organised an EU-themed quiz as part of My Big Friendly Guide to the European Union, now known as Key to the EU. The event...
Europe Day Festival 2023
Primary and secondary schools performed amazing songs on key European values at the heart of Irish society. They truly impressed the audience. The day was hosted by Dr Aodh Quinlivan, who acted as Master of Ceremony and coordinated the event...
Transnational Europe Day quizzes 2023
On 10 May 2023, over 6,500 children from Ireland, France, Greece, Spain, Romania, Poland and partner countries Moldova and Armenia connected with European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova for European Values and Transparency. For 30 minutes,...