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A city primary school was the only school in the Galway West region selected to take part in a pilot literacy summer programme.

Third level students and their families are to be penalised to the tune of thousands of euro every year if they live within 45km of their place of education.

Uncovering the fun side of science through “hands-on learning” initiatives has now been proven to translate into young people going on to third level science and technology – the graduates who will sustain and enhance future economic growth.

The bombshell that Mayo VEC is to be amalgamated with Sligo VEC as part of a radical plan agreed by the Cabinet this week to cut the number of VECs in the country by half down from 33 to 16, has left the education sector in Mayo reeling this week.

There was no shortage of A students in Kilkenny this week as some 1,000 excited pupils flooded into schools around the county to collect their Junior Certificate results.

Fine Gael Seanad Education Spokesperson Fidelma Healy-Eames has questioned whether the number of college places for science and maths subjects has fallen, following steep rises in points for these subjects.

Leaving Cert students are either celebrating or drowning their sorrows this week following the dissemination of results on Wednesday at the schools and also online.

Teachers’ unions meeting in Galway and elsewhere this week were deeply divided on the issue of the controversial public service pay and reform deal with a small majority at the INTO conference accepting the deal while both the TUI and ASTI delegates rejected it.

Kinvara National School is set to expand following the approval of funding for a new classroom at the school.

Information released by Fine Gael senator in Carlow-Kilkenny, John Paul Phelan shows that 33 principals resigned from primary schools in the two counties in the last three years and this is having a serious impact on children, teachers, and parents.