A young Galway author has secured a three-book deal with the same international publisher who discovered JK Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter series. The debut novel by Catherine Doyle has gone on sale in Ireland and the UK and is set to be launched in America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with a German… Read more »
According to Independent Senator and teacher educator Dr Fidelma Healy Eames, pupils will have everything to gain and nothing to lose with the new proposed model of Junior Cert assessment, once safeguards are in place, in the event of a grade dispute. The deal on the table for JC assessment from the Minister is reasonable… Read more »
A pub in Loughrea has launched an all-out war against mobile phones, offering free shots if groups of punters lock up their gadgets and this weekend declaring the premises a mobile-free zone for three hours. What started off as an experiment to encourage people back to the ancient art of just speaking to each other when… Read more »
The first international conference on mobile technology in the classroom—MITE 2015—will reveal some of the groundbreaking programmes, apps. and techniques, now out there to improve the learning experience for both students and teachers. Galway has a poor record compared to other counties such as Limerick, Tipperary and Clare when it comes to integrating computers into secondary… Read more »
This year has been colder than most! There’s a decided chill in the air mot days, and many of us are wondering the bet way to hear our home and, more importantly, the best way to keep the heat in! The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has some handy tips and hints for householders… Read more »
Turloughmore Camogie Club held its AGM recently and the following were the officers elected for the coming year: Patron Fr Des Walsh President Gerry Costello and Mattie Coen Chairperson Johnny Kane Vice-Chairperson Anne Kearney Secretary Martina Collins Treasurer David Flaherty Assistant Treasurer Pat Forde PRO Leonie Finn Registrars Emer Kearney and Ann Forde The manager’s… Read more »
Facilities available to women experiencing pregnancy loss and patients approaching the end of their life are to be improved at the ward at University Hospital Galway where Savita Halappanavar was treated. The Irish Hospice Foundation and the HSE are to provide a €56,000 Design and Dignity grant for St Monica’s gynaecology ward at the hospital…. Read more »
Galway Harbour Company has moved to allay fears regarding the ecological impact of the proposed Galway Harbour extension, with an increased flood risk among the concerns raised. The An Bord Pleanála oral hearing on the proposed €126 million development opened last week, with the first three days focusing on the ecological and hydrological impact of the… Read more »
Students at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir are aiming to build on their impressive performance in a national maths tournament where they claimed the All-Ireland title in last year’s inaugural competition. MATHletes Challenge is based on the Khan Academy approach to learning and teaching maths and sees students in both primary and secondary school compete online and face… Read more »
Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway is leading the way when it comes to integrating mobile technology. It was selected by Microsoft as a 2014–2015 Microsoft Showcase School for its excellence in transforming its learning environment to deliver more personalised education to students and using technology and cloud technology to better prepare students for success in the… Read more »
Most of us feel we are here to accomplish something big in our lives and, if we haven’t met our goals, we feel as if we are incomplete, or empty, as if our lives don’t yet make sense because they don’t line up with our idea of major accomplishments in the way we want them… Read more »
NUI Galway’s free Click and Connect introduction to computer classes will resume again on the week beginning 26th of January. The classes run for two hours once a week, over a four week period, providing eight hours of training in total. The classes are aimed at those with little or no computer experience and cover… Read more »
