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Kilkenny schools can avail of new grant to install air filters

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2021 0

Schools across Kilkenny will be able to avail of grants to improve ventilation and help combat the spread of Covid-10. The minor works grant announced by Education Minister Norma Foley can also be used for IT equipment and classroom furniture, but they will allow the purchase of HEPA air filters. Primary and special schools will […]

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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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Five Kilkenny schools in their element after qualifying for Young Scientist Exhibition

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2020 0

A total of 26 projects from five schools across Kilkenny have qualified for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2021. BT Ireland this week revealed the 550 finalists who will represent their schools and communities from across the island of Ireland at the first-ever virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE), which takes […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Why Minister Norma is the best girl in class

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2020 0

Norma Foley is the best pupil in Micheál Martin’s class. That’s not a great distinction, for they are an unruly bunch of under-achievers. They fight, talk behind the teacher’s back and tell tales out of school. And some of them never do their homework. But the Education  Minister did her homework when it came to […]