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The parents of a 16-year-old boy who has missed numerous school days were convicted and fined at this week’s sitting of Ballina District Court for failing to comply in ensuring their child’s attendance at school.

Final year students of GMIT’s film and television BA degree will screen their work to a selected audience at the EYE cinema today.

It is that time of year again as more than 6,200 Galway students but pen to paper during a series of examinations taking place over the next two weeks.

The Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the primary education sector published its report this week with recommendations which include registering the preference of parents in a number of towns including Tuam and Ballinasloe.

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

Coláiste Cholumba, an Irish summer college located in Connemara Gaeltacht, is offering a recession-busting two week course with the advantages of the three week course but at a much reduced rate of €570.

Coláiste Cholumba, an Irish summer college located in Connemara Gaeltacht, is offering a recession-busting two week course with the advantages of the three week course but at a much reduced rate of €570.

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.

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, John O’Mahony, has warmly welcomed the announcement by Minister for Education, Rory Quinn, that he will permit schools to re-employ teachers who retire between the first of December 2011 and February 29 2012.

Kilkenny’s young students were honoured at a prestigious ceremony at WIT recently.