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Kildare TD calls for a halt to voluntary school contributions

Local Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan, has called on the government to take action against voluntary school contributions which are placing unfair financial pressure on families. The party published legislation today which would prevent families being ...

31 Aug 2021 at 11:30

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Plenty of ways to keep children busy during time at home

Parents, teachers and pupils across are currently facing school closures and the impact they could have on their day-to-day lives. Schools are closed to all but the children of what the government has termed ‘key workers’ and parents are coming ...

25 Mar 2020 at 13:49

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Rathangan students enjoy African drumming session

On September 6, the students of Ard Scoil Rathangan got the exciting experience of participating in an African drumming workshop entitled, “Jabba Jabba Jimbe” at their school. The workshop included learning multiple drumbeats and drumming ...

30 Sept 2016 at 14:37

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Non-profit aims to raise €1m for food and mental health programme at Irish primary schools

A non-profit is aiming to raise €1 million for a food education and mental health programme for primary schools across Ireland. Social enterprise Grow It Yourself (GIY)'s 'GROW At School' programme was previously piloted at 32 Irish ...

10 May 2023 at 21:00

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Return to schools after midterm break is safe, CMO Tony Holohan claims

Chief Medical Office Dr Tony Holohan, has said that the return of schools after the mid-term break on Monday is safe, despite a high incidence rate of COVID-19 among children. His comments follow after he said that was ...

01 Nov 2021 at 11:09

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Calling Kildare primary school students with bright ideas

BT Ireland said it is delighted to announce that it is searching for the next generation of young scientists in Ireland, as applications are now officially open for the Primary Science Fair. The Primary Science fair ...

05 Oct 2023 at 16:44

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Kildare councillor stresses need for bus shelters near school

A Fine Gael councillor has stressed the need for bus shelters beside a school and church in Newbridge. Cllr Peggy O'Dwyer made the comments while speaking at the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District meeting held on ...

27 Sept 2023 at 19:00

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Naas secondary school pupils are going batty for Hallowe'en

The girls at St Mary’s College in Naas are going batty for Hallowe’en todday. The students have been busy fundraising for the past two weeks for their sponsored walk through the town. The money raised will be used ...

27 Oct 2017 at 11:25

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No timetable for use of safety fences and scaffolding at schools says Department of Education

The Department of Education cannot put a time frame on how long scaffolding, fencing and other safety measures will be in place at three schools in Kildare. A question and answer information sheet sent to 19 ...

05 Nov 2018 at 11:20

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KILDARE: Department of Education 'has no request for school extension in Sallins'

The Department of Education says it is not in receipt of any applications from Sallins National School about the purchase of land, or plans to extend the school building. A DoE spokesperson said it is open ...

20 Oct 2023 at 18:00

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POLL: Should children in primary school own a smartphone?

Minister for Education Norma Foley is expected to bring a memo to Cabinet this morning aiming to encourage parents to avoid buying smart phones for primary school children. The move, that will see new ...

07 Nov 2023 at 13:00

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Clongowes tops table of Kildare schools

The annual Irish Times 'Feeder Schools' listings shows that private schools Clongowes and Newbridge College have the highest number of students progressing to third level. They were followed closely ...

07 Dec 2016 at 12:39

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