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Thirty lucky pupils from The Holy Family School in Newport have been busy taking part in an exciting global art project involving bookmaking and illustration. The project devised by visual artist Cas Mc Carthy called “Things I love” was launched on Friday for Cruinniù Na nÒg national day of creativity for children.

The achievements of Owen Ward were celebrated at a socially distanced Mayoral reception in Leisureland last Friday.

Evan Grealish, a Leaving Certificate student at Calasanctius College Oranmore, came an impressive second place in the Irish Mathematical Olympiad (IrMO). He will now represent Ireland at the 2021 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in July.

The Springboard+ 2021 programme will offer 10,158 free and subsidised places on 294 courses this year. Some 1,100 places on one and two year ICT graduate conversion courses are also on offer under the initiative.

On Thursday June 24 NUI Galway will host an MBA Women in Leadership event. The event will be held online from 1pm to 2pm. Attendees will get a chance to hear from leaders in the medical world who are in positions of leadership.

Ivan McPhillips, GMIT Business School lecturer, and co-founder of the GMIT Youth Entrepreneur Summer Camp, has won the 2021 Enterprise Ireland Academic Award in recognition of his involvement in and the promotion of the annual Student Entrepreneur Awards competition since 1997.

The Government has announced a range of new rental protections for students ahead of the next academic year. The protections will limit the amount of money that can be demanded upfront by landlords, and will also place a cap on the notice period that students are required to give before vacating.

Midlands-North-West MEP Maria Walsh says more must be done to encourage women to pursue STEM education and careers in order to address the gender imbalance in technical and other high level jobs in this sector.

Football plays "a vital role in our community", as it is the international game, and in that role it can "bring people together from all ages and walks of life and offers many opportunities".

NUI Galway’s annual Adult Learners Information Evening will take place online on Wednesday 23rd June from 7-8.30pm.