Hopes that junior cert students won’t miss out on 10% of English grade
There are hopes that a week can be set aside later in the year to support junior cert students who are in danger of missing out on 10% of their English grade. Up to 35,000…
IFA has come a long way since pay scandals says president
One year on from the organisation’s pay scandal, the IFA President says that they have come a long way. Joe Healy says that ‘a breakdown in structures’ led to the controversy a year ago which…
ASTI to wait and see as members prepare to vote on proposals
More serious industrial action could be on the way from teachers according to the ASTI’s north west representative. Rolling strikes and non-co-operation with school inspections are some of the measures being considered by the Association…
Appeal for information on Mark Desmond shooting
Gardai have re-iterated their call for any information in the shooting of Mark Desmond in Lucan on Friday night. The 41 year old was fatally shot four times on Friday night in Lucan. It’s understood…
Riverstown to mark 75th anniversary of church building this Sunday
The people of the parish of Riverstown in County Sligo will come together on this Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the completion of building of their Catholic church seventy-five years ago. A souvenir booklet…
Lucan shooting victim had Sligo links
Gardai have named the man murdered in last night’s shooting in Dublin, as Mark Desmond. Mr Desmond – who was aged in his late 30s and originally from Ballyfermot – was known to Gardai, and…
Coveney: People right to pay and ‘we should not make a fool of them’
The Minister for Housing and Local Government says he has no intention of ‘making a fool of people who have paid their water charges’. However, speaking to Ocean FM News in Sligo last night the…
