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Local Minister for European Affairs, Deputy Peter Burke, has welcomed the trebling of the Government’s budget for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) grants to €4.7 million.

Schools across Galway will be fully funded to install up to 16 solar panels on their roof under a new Government scheme.

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Summer programmes in special schools must be made compulsory around the country, a constituency Fine Gael Senator has said.

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Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, has announced in Budget 2024 that free school books will be administered for students up to junior cycle. This measure will cost €67 million, and will benefit over 200,000 children, amounting to €310 per child. Primary school books were already free, but this has been increased to the first three years of secondary school as part of a €55 million package.

Local Fine Gael Senator, Aisling Dolan, has welcomed planning approval for the construction of a new building at Scoil An Chroí Naofa.

Ibec’s Irish Medtech Association and Polymer Technology Ireland, the Ibec groups which represents the medtech, and polymer sectors, celebrated over 600 apprentices now engaged with the Manufacturing Technician Level 6, Manufacturing Engineer Level 7 and Polymer Processing Technologist Level 7 apprenticeship programmes at special ‘Talent to Thrive’ event hosted by the Irish Medtech Association Board at The G Hotel, Galway last week.

Coláiste Éinde is a co-educational, voluntary secondary school situated on Threadneedle Road, Salthill. The school caters for boys and girls from First Year to Leaving Certificate, including an optional Transition Year programme.

Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre, a Department of Education recognised training institute now in its 37th year of business, is a quality school with Cambridge Exams Centre recognition and EAQUALS, Quality English, ACELS and QQI accreditation.