Councillors call for closure of St Mary’s College to be deferred
Councillors from the Sligo Municipal District of Sligo County are calling for the proposed closure of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare to be deferred by its trustees for six years. The council also wants the Education Minister and his department to ensure funding continues to keep the school open. Councillors…
North west teachers hope to be back in classroom after mid-term
ASTI member teachers in the north west hope to be back in the classroom for good following today’s industrial dispute action. 22 schools in the north west are closed today due to the ongoing ASTI dispute with the department of education over equal pay for new teachers. The ASTI has…
Students ‘relieved’ first exam over
Students are relieved the first of the Leaving and Junior Cert exams has come to an end. Just under 3,500 pupils in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are sitting the Leaving Certificate over the next two weeks and just over 3,500 are doing the Junior Certificate. This morning they sat English…