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The Access Centre at University of Galway has marked 25 years of creating opportunities for people to find pathways into higher education.

It was about this time of year, May 26, 1910 that the foundation stone of St. Mary’s College was laid. It was not, however the first St Mary’s College. Father John Paul O’Toole, born in Galway in 1804, was one of the last priests ordained during the wardenship. He was based in Paris and Rome but was always conscious of his own difficulty in obtaining a food secondary education in Galway, so he decided to return to Galway in 1843 and open a school here. His main difficulty was finding a premises but happily, he managed to secure “West House”, a detached residence with extensive grounds situated on Helen Street. He bought it from John Lushington Reilly, a great benefactor of the town and neighbourhood, especially during the famine of 1822.

The extension of free primary school books for school children from September is a great boost for families across the Midlands-North West, Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said.

Local Fianna Fáil Deput, Robert Troy, has called for the school bus driver age limit to be reviewed in a bid to tackle shortage of drivers.

A journey to the ‘Big Apple’ was most certainly an occasion to remember for Moate Community School students, Meabh O Shea, Evie Nugent, Eva Donlon, whose global award winning Junk Kouture fashion creation #TagMe received an invitation to participate in the International Women’s Forum which celebrated 50 years of women changing the world.

Have you ever dreamed a little dream of acting on stage under the lights or in film or TV, in front of the camera? Have you wondered where you should go to make this goal a reality?

Taking place on Saturday, May 18 from 11am until 1pm, the Georgina Price College of Beauty Therapy Open Day provides a perfect opportunity for aspiring beauty professionals to learn more about the industry, while visiting the newly upgraded college facilities at Liosbán Business Park.

A prizegiving ceremony for transition year students who participated in the Graduate.ie Online Citizenship Programme was recently hosted in the Sheraton Athlone Hotel.

Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has taken top honours at the national Education Awards, held in the Naas, County Kildare, recently.

In a showcase of talent, students from the Mary Whelan Fox Elocution, Speech and Drama School claimed numerous accolades at the prestigious Speech and Drama Teachers of Ireland Feis in Dublin.