Ballyforan NS received their 4th An Taisce Green-Schools Award and were presented with their Green Flag at a recent ceremony in the Hodson Bay Hotel. This Award was based on the theme of Travel, which is the fourth theme of the Green-Schools programme. The Travel theme is funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism and […]
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The Convent of Mercy Secondary School Roscommon town won the “Best Musical Number” accolade at the Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards for their performance of “Be Our Guest”. The students saw off St. Aidan’s Community School from Tallaght and Holy Rosary College Mountbellew to take the title. Now in its fourth year, the Awards
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Sligo-born actor and writer Pauline McLynn believes IT Sligo’s new Bachelor of Arts honours degree programmes will provide students with new opportunities both in their professional and personal lives. She was speaking at the official launch of three new IT Sligo honours degree programmes which begin this September. The new courses are: Bachelor of Arts
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As part of the 16th National Enterprise Week, which runs until May 19th, Bank of Ireland are hosting a special event for local schools this Friday from 10am to 12:30pm in The Abbey Hotel, Roscommon. The bond trade event, which will feature all 10 Schools in the greater Roscommon Town area, is an alternative and
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A range of exciting new degrees in Biomedical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, and Culinary and Gastronomic Science, and other disciplines, will be unveiled at GMIT’s final Open Morning this Saturday, May 6th. The event will be split between the Galway (Dublin Road) Campus and the Centre for Creative Arts & Media (CCAM) and will run from
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD has announced that 12 Roscommon Schools are among 438 nationwide to have been allocated funding under the Summer Works Scheme. Overall €47 million is being allocated nationally to the Scheme and this phase is aimed at upgrades to mechanical, sanitation and roofs in school buildings. These
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Four sixth class students from Ballybay NS, Kiltoom were among those who were recently conferred with special certificates on the tenth cohort of ‘graduates’ from the NUI Galway Youth Academy. In total, 318 primary school children from across the West of Ireland received their NUI Galway Youth Academy certificates, with more than 1,000 friends and
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GMIT is inviting the public to attend a series of free digital learning events this week in its Mayo and Galway campuses as part of the national All Aboard 2017 initiative. GMIT is one of 16 higher education institutions hosting All Aboard 2017 in partnership with Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and
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Roscommon LEADER Partnership in association Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board are hosting a 48 week course leading to a qualification in eBusiness. The course will be held in Ballaghaderreen and is set to commence on Monday April 10th and the topics covered include the following: – eBusiness Studies – The Internet – Web authoring
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Fyffes are inviting Roscommon graduates interested in pursuing a career in agriculture, horticulture, agribusiness, agri-technology, engineering or forestry to visit their stand at the Agri Careers Fair. are being invited by Dundalk-based tropical fruit importer Fyffes to register their interest by visiting the company’s stand at the forthcoming Agri Careers Fair being held at the
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Picture Credit: Jason Clarke The deadline has been extended for Go Places with Bus Eireann – a new competition for Transition Year students – given it is the first year of the competition and awareness is accruing. From today, students have an additional four weeks to submit projects about school and public bus transport to
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Students who are thinking about starting college this September will have a great opportunity to learn about what IT Sligo has to offer when the Institute holds its annual Spring Open Day on Saturday, April 1st, starting at 11am. This event will provide a valuable opportunity for prospective students and their parents/guardians to find out
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Picture Credit: Keith Heneghan Over 40 employers and recruitment organisations are set to take part in this year’s GMIT Mayo Graduate Careers Fair which takes place on Tuesday, April 4th. This year’s event will run from 11am to 2pm and will offer a range of free workshops and presentations outlining opportunities for students and graduates
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Picture Credit: Fennell Photography Five Roscommon pharmacists recently graduated with an Edexcel Pharmacy Services Diploma (QCF) at a ceremony held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin. Pictured above are (L-R) Claire Sinead Kelly of Brogans Pharmacy Boyle, Patricia Geever of McSharrys Pharmacy Castlerea, Martina Scanlon of Ryans Pharmacy Boyle, Elaine Carney of Chemco Pharmacy Roscommon
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Roscommon Further Education Centre are hosting two events this Thursday to celebrate the National Adult Learner Festival. “Come Scratch With Me” is an introduction to coding using Scratch, while “Become Smartphone Savvy” aims to help adults download apps, receive and send emails, surf internet, share video and photos from their smartphones. Both events are scheduled
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