Carolyn Siobhan Ryan, the
granddaughter of Elizabeth
Tinneny of Killahurk,
Carrigallen, County Leitrim,
Ireland and the daughter of
Sheila Keegan, was awarded
the regional (London) winner
of a journalistic
competition. The award was
presented to Carolyn by
Prime Minister Tony Blair at
10 Downing Street on 10th
February 2004.
After a run by the Press Gallery
(the forum at Westminster for
all political journalists), both
Carolyn and her mother were
invited for to participate in an
exciting day along with the
other regional winners and
parents. It started with a Q&A
session with the political
editors of the BBC, ITV and Sky
and they met political
journalists and MPs. They
toured the House of Commons and
the House of Lords, then had
another Q&A session with Charles
Clarke, Minister for Education
before touring 10 Downing Street
and meeting Tony Blair. Then it
was off for tea with Michael
Martin, the Speaker of the House
of Commons. In the words of
Carolyn's Mom -- "It was a
really good, memorable day."
