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by Róisín Kilroy

Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced a deadline extension for applicants to primary initial teacher education, having recently announced an historic increase of 610 new course places for the 2023/2024 academic year.

Moate student Eimear Keenan was one of just 24 teenagers from all over the island of Ireland to be presented with a Rotary Youth Leadership Development certificate at the European Parliament’s offices in Dublin recently.

An Athlone native has become the first woman to be appointed to the role of Chief Inspector at the Department of Education.

Joanne is a full time carer for her young son Cadan, who suffers from Jacobsens Syndrome and requires round the clock care from his family and nursing staff. For Joanne, the bus system which took her eldest son Cian to and from school, was a life saver.

Local mother Joanne Geraghty who is a full time carer for her son Cadan, has been left ‘stranded and trapped’ following the ongoing issue with the school buses.

Independent TDs Sean Canney and Deputy Noel Grealish have called on the Government to provide additional school buses to cater for children with concessionary tickets who are being refused school transport for the upcoming year.

A group of newly-arrived Ukrainian students say a piece of their hearts will always be Irish after being welcomed to Galway.

A completely new planning application is now required for the school building project at Scoil an Chroi Naofa in Ballinasloe, Deputy Denis Naughten has been informed.