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Newly appointed Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton, has announced that her Department has given permission for the extension to Calasanctius College in Oranmore to proceed to planning.

When Jonathan Healy got off the bus each day to go to the then NUI Galway, his first thought was not would he be on time for lectures, did he have enough money with him to buy his lunch, or was his latest essay sufficiently good to obtain a decent grade.

The season wastes no time in cranking up the difficulty level for Maigh Cuilinn. One week after tasting defeat for the first time, they now walk into the kind of weekend that can bend a campaign out of shape — or harden one.

With a gown constructed using thousands of pieces of LEGO, feathers and cloth, 16-year-old fashion designers Jenny Brady and Kate Barry wowed crowds at last week's Junk Kouture Regional Finals.

Irish Schools Cross Country Championships

St Colman’s College, Claremorris, has announced the appointment of Suzanne Lohan as its new deputy principal. She succeeds Maria Byrne, who has become deputy principal at Calasanctius College, Oranmore, Co Galway.

Conor Penney of Calasanctius College and Craughwell AC was outstanding. He smashed the Tailteann Games High Jump record with a huge 2.09 metre effort. Penney leaped up to 2.05 metres clearing all heights on his first attempt, and then set the record initially by jumping over at 2.07m and added further to it when clearing 2.09m on his second attempt for an amazing victory.

Established in 1972, Maree Basketball club is currently the largest and most successful basketball club in Galway, going from strength-to-strength over the past half a century with a very active membership across all age groups from Maree, Oranmore and the surrounding areas.

Gaelscoil de hÍde, Scoil Íosaf Naofa, Maree NS and Calasanctius College, Oranmore have come together over the past two years to form a creative cluster. This cluster supports students of all ages to develop creative and critical thinking skills, learn to adapt and collaborate as well as to enjoy and explore artistic and creative expression – whether through traditional arts, STEM or other creative avenues. It has been an opportunity for local Oranmore schools to work together to develop creative projects and collaborate on new ideas based on their local experience and unique perspective.

Four out of every five post-primary schools across Galway had to turn away parents seeking places for their children last year.