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Judge gives truancy-tolerant parents until after the Easter holidays to show improvements
The Department of Education continues its policy of combating truancy by prosecuting parents, and this week (March 20) the District Court saw the parents of five children brought before Judge Seamus Hughes to face such summonses.
Higgins calls for school books to carry suicide prevention and anti-bullying information
Labour Senator Lorraine Higgins is requesting the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn to implement a policy that will assist in the safety and wellbeing of teenagers, by having all secondary schools books printed with suicide prevention and anti-bullying helpline information on their back covers.
Facilities needed to cope with ever increasing Mullingar population
A staggering 37 per cent of families in the Mullingar Area have a child under the age of four, way above the national average.
TY students put local charms on the map
Students from Moate Community School and Convent of Mercy, Roscommon have been praised for their film entries in The Gathering Short Film Competition.
Young Mayo music ambassadors perform as part of Ireland’s EU presidency
On Tuesday March 12 one of Mayo’s finest young traditional musicians took centre stage as a guest artist for the Department of Education and Skills’ Conference on Qualifications organised as part of Ireland’s EU presidency. Nominated by Music Generation Mayo, harpist Alannah Thornburgh performed to an audience of international delegates at the event in Dublin Castle.
Mayo transition years praised for their Gathering short films
Students from Mount St Michael, St Gerald’s College, and Gaelcholaiste Chomain took part in the north west regional final of The Gathering Ireland short film competition for transition year students, supported by Bank of Ireland.
Ring is only Mayo TD with no investment properties or other ‘interests’
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Dep Michael Ring has no interests recorded on the Register of Members Interests of members of Dáil Éireann for the year 2012. The annual register of interests was released at the end of last month and lists the interests in, among other things, property and shares that the members of the Oireachtas have.
Contracts signed for purchase of Gaelscoil de hÍde site
The new Gaelscoil de hÍde at Oranmore has taken a major step towards becoming a reality after contracts were signed for the purchase of a site.
Extra classroom at Caltra school
Caltra National School is to get a new 80m2 classroom, following approval and funding from the Department of Education.
Contracts signed for Moate amenity park
Work on the Midlands Amenity Park outside Moate is to begin in the coming week, after contracts were signed for work on the conservation, education, and tourism facility.
