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"I am a university lecturer and run a BA journalism degree at the University of the west of Scotland. We are moving into online lecturing and remote teaching equipped and aided by Microsoft teams, Skype business, and Facebook and WhatsApp group calls.

NUI Galway president, Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, has called for property owners who have been accommodating students this year to work with the university and show compassion for those adversely affected the COVID-19 emergency.

An element of education relief has been afforded to local Junior and Leaving Certificate students following the announcement by the Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD, that those who were due to sit the now cancelled oral and practical performance tests will be awarded full marks for this portion of their exam.

Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has announced the cancellation of oral and practical performance tests of the state examinations - which were originally scheduled to take place from Monday, March 23 to Friday, April 3.

The abrupt closure of school last Thursday, which was also the deadline for all backup information for HEAR/DARE applications, left a lot of students and parents stressed and worried. If for any reason you did not manage to complete your HEAR/DARE application, for example your educational impact statement for DARE and financial documents for HEAR, l would urge you to sent in whatever you have to the CAO office now. We have not received any updates in terms of an extension to the deadline, however we are in unprecedented territory and because of this they may look favourably on your late application. All of the online information would have been completed and submitted by March 1.

The International School of Make-up Artistry is renowned for leading in the industry with its high standard of training offered in all areas of make-up artistry. The school offers a wide range of diploma courses, full and part time, at all levels, whether you just want to learn how to apply your own make-up, or train to become a professional make-up artist. The school also offers higher level diploma courses for those who would like to take their artistry skills to the next level.

As you have all become very familiar within a few short days we are in unprecedented territory at the moment. We are living through a situation that none of us know exactly how to deal with. We may be feeling more stressed, insecure, irritable, unsettled, having irrational thoughts. However we all have the capacity and the responsibility to listen to our Government and our professional medical people and the WHO to do our bit to stop the spread of this virus.

This too will end, but, when it does, we will emerge into a totally transformed world, in which every aspect of our lives, socially, economically, and politically, will be reshaped by what we are about to experience.

This too will end, but, when it does, we will emerge into a totally transformed world, in which every aspect of our lives, socially, economically and politically will be reshaped by what we are about to experience.

An announcement was made this morning by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD of the closure of schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings, for a period until 29 March 2020, to support efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. This will take effect from 6pm this evening, Thursday 12 March.This is in line with the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team.