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Kilkenny kids with special education needs will not be returning to school tomorrow

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2021 0

Kilkenny children with special educational needs will not be returning to school tomorrow after the government confirmed their phased return was not possible when a deal with teaching unions was not reached. Education Minister Norma Foley made the announcement that SNA services planned to resume tomorrow have now been cancelled and put the blame for […]

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Seven Kilkenny schools approved for upgrade works under €31m scheme

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2020 0

Seven Kilkenny schools will undergo major upgrade works next summer. They are among 275 schools across the country that will benefit from a €31 million package under the Summer Works Scheme announced by Education Minister Norma Foley this week. The Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is designed to allow schools to carry out small and medium […]

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LATEST: Five further deaths and 617 new cases of virus, ‘no decision’ yet on extending mid-term break: Department

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2020 4

Five more people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 617 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 1,821. There are now 40,703 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily breifing from the National Public Health […]

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LATEST: One further death and 429 new cases of virus, 6,500 students to have marks upgraded over errors

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2020 0

One more person has died after contracting the coronavirus as 429 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. It brings the overall death toll as a result of the virus to 1,804. There are now 36,155 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily briefing from the National Public Health […]

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Kilkenny secondary school decides to opt out of Junior Cert 2020 for sake of 140 student’s ‘health and wellbeing’

By Kilkenny Now 22nd April 2020 0

A secondary school in county Kilkenny has decided to opt out of this year’s Junior Certificate exams and will instead assess its 140 students due to sit the state exam this year in-house. Shane Halahan, Principal of Presentation Secondary School in Kilkenny says the school won’t be asking its  Junior Certificate students to sit the […]

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Government stumps up €2m to get South East University over the line

By Kilkenny Now 18th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Education Minister has given the Technological University of the South East of Ireland (TUSEI)  €2.06 million in funding in an effort to get the project over the line. The money is being provided under the Higher Education Authority 2019 to assist the restructuring, consolidation and collaborative project which needs to be […]

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Kilkenny TD urges Department to ‘act’ over Junior Cert results delay

By Kilkenny Now 7th October 2019 0

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has urged the Department of Education to “act” to ensure there is not a repeat of this year’s delay in releasing the Junior Certificate results. Junior Cert students received their results a full three weeks late this year. Deputy Funchion said this is “unfair” to students and that such delays “undermine […]

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€16 million transformation of Kilkenny school edges closer

By Kilkenny Now 24th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A €16 MILLION project that will completely transform a Kilkenny secondary school is nearing the planning stage. Presentation Secondary School in Loughboy is preparing to lodge plans which would more than double the size of the school. The design of the new school is nearing completion and it is  expected an application […]

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Kilkenny national school to get a brand new classroom

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A PRIMARY school in county Kilkenny is set to expand after planning permission was approved for a new classroom. Piltown National School’s Board of Management applied for the extra classroom in February, and approval was finally granted last month. The extension will see the construction of a single storey classroom, which will […]

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Kilkenny pupils with learning difficulties given exemption from studying Irish

By Kilkenny Now 12th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY students looking for an exemption from studying Irish due to learning disabilities will find it much easier to do so in the coming academic year. Changes being rolled out by the Department of Education will mean students with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, no longer needing to undergo a psychological assessment. […]