Three social workers assigned to 43 children in care in Clare
TUSLA are to double the number of social workers in Clare this summer but service gaps are leading to children from the county being sent for placement in Donegal and Cork.
Norma Foley
Toonagh NS setting a high bar for promotion of pupil wellbeing
*Aoife Garrahy (Teacher), Jack Casey (6th class Toonagh NS), Norma Foley, Gearóid Roughan (Principal) and Ellie Carroll (6th class Toonagh NS). TOONAGH NS was one of eighteen schools in the country chosen to outline the initiatives they have in place to promote pupil wellbeing and to prevent bullying.
Work commences on St Flannan’s College extension with Knockanean NS to be accommodated on site
WORK on the development of a 30,000 square feet extension of St. Flannan’s College has commenced after the Department of Education approved the development of new classroom space at the Ennis secondary school.
Spanish Point students claim top award in compass competition
*Pictured are the overall winning team from St. Joseph’s Spanish Point, Co Clare , Captain Roisin Molohan ( left) with her team mates Lucy O’Keeffe, Alysha Sexton, Eve Barry and Ava Harrison. Photograph: Arthur Ellis STUDENTS from St Joseph’s Secondary School in Spanish Point claimed the top prize and a €2000 cheque for the school …
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Clare one of eleven counties included in solar for schools programme
ALL SCHOOLS in Clare will be able to apply for free solar panels under a new programme.
Shannon Estuary report targets 50,000 green jobs by 2050 & creation of green digital powerhouse
*Photograph: Brian Arthur. UP TO 50,000 ‘green jobs’ over the next thirty years are among the targets of the Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce report.
Minister Foley quizzed by Shannon students
*Minister Norma Foley with staff and students from St John’s NS. Photograph: Joe Buckley MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, Norma Foley (FF) was quizzed by Shannon students during a recent visit to the county.
1,458 Clare students begin the Leaving Certificate
1,458 CLARE students commenced the Leaving Certificate on Wednesday.
Foley praises Integration Minister O’Gorman for ‘personal & political leadership’ on asylum seeker accommodation
*Minister for Education, Norma Foley. Photograph: Joe Buckley INTEGRATION MINISTER, Roderic O’Gorman (GP) has been praised for his “personal and political leadership” by Minister for Education, Norma Foley (FF) in working to accommodate refugees and asylum seekers.
State of the art OLED manufacturing site opened by UDC & PPG in Shannon
A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART organic light emitting diode (OLED) manufacturing facility has been opened in Shannon by Universal Display Corporation (UDC) and PPG.
