Today (October 22 ) is the last day to enter the Europe Direct Soapbox competition. The competition, which allows people from all over the country to literally get on their soapbox and talk on the subject of wind energy, is being run by Europe Direct.
The Galway heat is open to participants from Mayo and will take place on November 1 at 8pm in The Westside Library where entrants will be given three minutes each on the soapbox to speak. Entry forms for the competition are available in all public libraries and also online at www.europedirect.ie First prize in Westside is an ipad and a trip to Brussels for two. Second prize on the night will win €200, and third prize wins €100. The overall winner will go forward to represent the region in the national finals in Farmleigh in Dublin on November 19 where he/she will compete for the national title and a cash prize of €1,000.
