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County Clare award winning teacher says teaching is ‘more than academics.’

Donna Fitzgerald, a teacher at St Joseph’s Secondary School in Tulla, is the only one of the four national winners of a Teachers Inspire to have received a group nomination. Organised and run by Dublin City University, Teachers Inspire is an Ireland-wide initiative that seeks to celebrate teachers and to recognise the transformative role they …

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BUDGET 2021 – Class sizes to be reduced

By Paraic McMahon

‘Shameful’ overcrowded classrooms are to be dealt with as part of a €8.9bn allocation towards education in the Budget.

Clare records increase in COVID-19 cases

By Paraic McMahon

Clare has recorded an increase in the amount of COVID-19 cases in the county.

Government ‘washing its hands’ of responsibility & piling pressure on schools to complete reopening

By Paraic McMahon

With schools set to reopen later this month, a Clare TD has cautioned that the timeframe to equip schools to conform to COVID-19 regulations is unrealistic and thus puts the upcoming academic term at risk.

Play pods for crèches with schools to reopen in August

By Paraic McMahon

Schools are to reopen at the end of August while play pods are to separate children in childcare facilities from next month.

Schools reopening crippled by ‘chronic under-investment’ as Dept of Education frustrate teachers

By Paraic McMahon

“Chronic underinvestment” in education and childcare will “come home to roost” with the attempted reopening of schools and creches in the coming months according to a Clare principal.

Holy Family create TV channel

By Páraic McMahon

*Holy Family teacher Darryl Eade presents Progress TV LIKE all schools across the country, Holy Family Ennis has been deeply impacted by the arrival of Coronavirus.

Taoiseach reminded about shortage of second level places in Clare

By Paraic McMahon

*Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Scoil Chriost Ri, Cloughleigh. Photograph: Martin Connolly Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has been reminded that 40 children in Ennis are without a secondary school for September.

Knockaneen application must be accelerated due to Children’s Hospital overspend

By Paraic McMahon

A planning application for a 12 classroom school at Knockeaneen National School needs to be done “quickly” in light of a €450m overspend on the National Children’s Hospital, Cllr Johnny Flynn has said. “Without prejudice to the consideration by Clare County Council of a future planning application that Ennis Municipal District Executive and Roads Engineers …

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CBS works to begin after 20 years of discussion

By Paraic McMahon

A CONTRACTOR has been appointed to begin the construction of a new school building at CBS Ennis. The planned new Ennis CBS will be a two storey 24 classroom school, including a general purpose hall, two specific special needs classrooms, support teaching spaces and ancillary accommodation. The site works to the school grounds are to …

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