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Proving education is still key, some 330 students are to be conferred with awards at the GMIT graduation ceremony in Castlebar today (Friday November 4) with awards for degree and Higher Cert programmes in Business and ICT, Nursing & Health Sciences, Outdoor Education and Tourism.

The Government is set to fast track the provision of secondary school for the Claregalway area, with the building set to open in September 2013.

St Brigid’s of Loughrea has become the first school to win both senior and junior vocational hurling titles in the same season.

GMIT made the future look a lot brighter for almost 100 students from secondary schools in Galway, when they visited the Third Level Institute recently. The students were taking part in the Junior Achievement Ireland Enterprise Challenge project, supported by the GMIT Access office, under The Dormant Accounts (Educational Disadvantage) Fund for the development of access services in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.

GMIT made the future look a lot brighter for almost 100 students from secondary schools in Galway, when they visited the Third Level Institute recently. The students were taking part in the Junior Achievement Ireland Enterprise Challenge project, supported by the GMIT Access office, under The Dormant Accounts (Educational Disadvantage) Fund for the development of access services in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.

The good news story of the week came by way of Ballinrobe handballer Frank Macken, who finally got his hands on a richly deserved All-Ireland medal. Williamstown on Saturday afternoon last was the setting for Frank’s finest hour as he and a fine attendance settled in for the All-Ireland golden masters B singles final against the well-regarded Pat Donnellan for Clare. Macken started well and was never really troubled in the opening game and he secured this one impressively 21 aces to 12. The second was a much tougher affair as Donnellan began to find his feet and the Clare man was making life difficult for the Galway based garda. Macken trailed for much of the game but his superior fitness and determination saw him take the lead at 17 aces to 16 although this on went down to the wire, as a relieved Macken added the second on a 21 aces to 17 scoreline. The win was well deserved and hard-earned but the hours of work put in yielded the desired result on the day. Macken has a decent chance of a second title this weekend as he teams up with Claremorris native Aidan Bell in the doubles final against Donnellan and Stephen McInerney once again at Williamstown this Saturday from 3pm.

Claregalway residents have taken their campaign to build a secondary school in the area directly to the Tánaiste and Minister for Education Mary Coughlan.

COIRMCHEOIL PHÁDRAIG, the traditional St Patrick’s Day concert of Irish music and song, takes place in the St Patrick’s Band Hall, Fairgreen, on March 17 at 8pm.