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The new seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2013 World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show, adding this global title to the European Car of the Year which it won earlier this month, writes Padraic Deane.

The new seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf was declared the 2013 World Car of the Year at the New York Auto Show, adding this global title to the European Car of the Year which it won earlier this month, writes Padraic Deane.

Audi celebrated a special occasion recently – the five millionth Audi with a quattro drive system.

The board of management of one primary school in Westport town has expressed its outrage at virtual exclusion from the current national survey of primary schools. Holy Trinity School is referred to by the unrecognisable title of “WESTPORT 2 NS, Newtown” causing confusion to parents completing the survey. Parents cannot even identify the school by “Newport Road” – instead of a road name, the address is given as “Newtown”.

BMW has won another coveted award for the new 2012 3 Series that has been in showrooms since February. The six-generation BMW 3 Series has won the 2012 Golden Steering Wheel award for the fifth time since its first one in 1978. The European award is given each year to the most impressive new models on the automobile market.

Annual World Car awards announced

Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has said he will not reverse the decision to cut four special needs assistants from St Anthony’s Special School in Castlebar. The Minister was approached by Fine Gael deputy John O’Mahony outside the Dáil on Wednesday night, while at the same time a public meeting was being held in the Castlebar school to protest against the proposed cuts.

Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has said he will not reverse the decision to cut four special needs assistants from St Anthony’s Special School in Castlebar. The Minister was approached by Fine Gael deputy John O’Mahony outside the Dáil on Wednesday night, while at the same time a public meeting was being held in the Castlebar school to protest against the proposed cuts.

TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim and Minister for Housing, Urban Renewal & Developing Areas, Michael Finneran, has been informed Cornafulla National School has been sanctioned to re-tender, with a view to works beginning on site as soon as possible.

St John’s Senior School is to reopen today (Friday) to 207 students despite devastating flooding at the premises over the past week.