Kevin McKenna, St Brigid's High School pupil, wins U13 Boys Champion First Aider in Ulster Championships

St Brigid’s High School Principal, Fr Gerard McAleer presents pupil Kevin McKenna with the Cup for winning the U13 first aid competition | Supplied

placeholder image — St Brigid’s High School Principal, Fr Gerard McAleer presents pupil Kevin McKenna with the Cup for winning the U13 first aid competition | Supplied

Kevin McKenna, a First Year pupil at St Brigid's High School, has been crowned U13 Boys Champion First Aider in the Ulster Championships, a huge achievement for the young first aider who has been practising under the expertise of Pat McVeigh and Theresa Hughes.

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St Brigid’s High School is extremely proud of First Year Pupil Kevin McKenna who turned in a brilliant performance to become U13 Boys Champion First Aider in the Ulster Championships held by the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps in Lisanally Youth Centre, Armagh.

Kevin has been a member of the Order of Malta in Armagh for some time but this is his greatest achievement to date.

A son of Gerard and Bridie McKenna , from Edward Street in the city, Kevin was typically modest about his tremendous success.

“I didn’t really think I would win. The competition in my group was fierce and there were a lot of good contestants,” he said.

“But I just did my best and answered the questions the best I could. For the practical floor test , I knew how to do that fairly well as I had practised it many times so I felt confident about that part”.

Nevertheless, Kevin was extremely nervous as he awaited the result with fingers crossed. When it was announced he was both delighted and proud that he had brought the trophy to Armagh, a huge reward for the months of practice under the expertise of Pat McVeigh and Theresa Hughes.

All at St Brigid’s High School would like to offer their heartfelt congratulations to Kevin and wish him well in the All-Ireland Final.