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Galway Autism Partnership has announced the roll out of Phase 2 of their School Awareness Packs throughout Galway city and county and extending nationwide, including a school in Northern Ireland.

By the start of next month, Gaelscoil de hÍde in Oranmore, will know whether it has received planning permission for its new school.

Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh in Knocknacarra is to move to a new facility, which will allow for a 50 per cent increase in pupil numbers, following agreements reached this week.

The new Gaelscoil de hÍde at Oranmore has taken a major step towards becoming a reality after contracts were signed for the purchase of a site.

Gaelscoil Dara, Renmore, entered a Facebook competition run by the English company Wicksteed Playscapes, to win playground equipment to the value of £25,000. After diligent efforts were made by parents of the students to share the link and encourage their online friends to vote for Gaelscoil Dara, 1,737 votes were secured which allows the school to progress to the next stage of the contest for which 10 schools have been shortlisted. A panel of adjudicators will visit the schools later in the month to determine which is the one most deserving of the prize. Parents, teachers, and the student body will team up to prove their determination to win. The children must exhibit their passion through artistic media, why they believe their school should be selected to win.

The Department of Education is being urged to re-assess the need for a new primary Gaelscoil in Knockncarra.

Gaeltacht and Church of Ireland schools across Galway and the west face closure if the Government’s plans for sweeping cuts and amalgamations come into force.

Mayo County Council has announced that Gaelscoil na Cruaiche in Westport and St James’s NS, Barnacogue, is participating in the School Exhibition Loan Scheme and will be hosting exhibitions from Mayo County Council’s art collection. The specially collated exhibitions will be on show at the schools until the end of term.

A deal to acquire a site for a new 16-room school for Gaelscoil de hÍde, Oranmore, is expected to be concluded in the coming weeks, according to Fine Gael Galway West TD Brian Walsh.

Fine Gael’s proposals to remove Irish as a compulsory subject in the Leaving Certificate is a move that will kill off the language once and for all.