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Lily Haskins exudes energy — There is a driven purpose about her which bodes well for whatever project she takes on — which is good news for Galway, because right now, Ms Haskins is doing her utmost to tell the world what a great place this is for working, living and...being.

As school children emerge from what has been an incredibly challenging and uncertain time, and with research last year showing that almost 20 percent of parents of primary school aged children have sought some form of mental health support for their child over the past two years, the National Parents Council Primary and St Patrick’s Mental Health Services are issuing a timely call for the development and introduction of additional primary schools-based mental health supports.

GMIT, along with three other third level colleges in the west and northwest, has been awarded €1 million to implement a new higher education access project called WNW Connect, aimed at helping students from disadvantaged areas progress to higher education and complete their studies.

Both the Dean Kelly National School and An Ghrianan NS in Mount Temple are just two of nine County Westmeath schools which will benefit from the Department of Education’s Summer Works Scheme programme for 2022.

Transition Year students in Irish-medium schools are being offered a unique insight to journalism in an online course with some of Ireland’s finest television, radio and digital journalists and broadcasters. NUI Galway, Nuacht RTÉ and TG4 are running the week-long Iriseoirí an lae Amárach programme in conjunction with An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) and the Department of Education. Over 400 students registered for the inaugural course in 2021.

Local politicans have welcomed the announcement of over €3million for schools across the county under the Summer Works Scheme. 

A contractor has been appointed to construct a new footbridge to provide safer pedestrian access to Clarin College, Athenry.

Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan has announced the commencement of a full review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004.

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