Five year funding assured for Sligo secondary school
A Sligo secondary school that feared closure last year is now safe for the next five years. A major campaign ensured that St Mary’s College in Ballisodare in County Sligo remained open after the trustees — the Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust or CEIST — confirmed it has deferred a…
Renewed efforts to keep Ballisodare School open
Renewed efforts are expected to get underway this week to ensure a County Sligo secondary school does not close as planned in three years time. The trustees of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare have now decided to close the school at the end of the academic year in 2022, although…
Further call to be made on Education Minister to keep St Mary’s College open
Education Minister and Donegal TD Joe McHugh will be called on again today to ensure St Mary’s College in Ballisodare does not close. At this morning’s meeting of Sligo County Council, Independent Councillor Marie Casserly will propose that the council write to the minister asking him not to accept…
More Leaving Cert students taking higher level papers
The almost 3400 Leaving Cert students in the North West who are getting their Leaving Cert results this morning are being urged not to compare points required for courses this year to last year. For those hoping to on to third level, the first-round CAO offers will come out on…