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Kilkenny TD says parents of children with special needs are ‘anxious’ about returning to school

By Kilkenny Now 29th August 2020 0

A Kilkenny TD is calling for clarification on how children with special needs can return to school over the coming weeks. Sinn Féin’s TD for Kilkenny, Deputy Kathleen Funchion says many parents of children with special needs are anxious about leaving them return to school, believing their kids could struggle with the changes in schools […]

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Kilkenny teachers raise €55,000 for children’s medical research

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 0

Kilkenny Members of the teacher’s union, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation have raised a staggering €55,000 for the Children’s Medical and Research Foundation (CMRF) in Crumlin. The money was raised as part of an annual draw organised by the union. This year, due to COVID19 restrictions and social distancing guidelines, tickets were sold online and […]

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Kilkenny students set to begin Leaving Cert on July 29 – Minister

By Kilkenny Now 22nd April 2020 0

Kilkenny students look set to begin their leaving certificate examinations on Wednesday, July 29. The Minister for Education Joe McHugh made the announcement last night on a live Instagram call interview with website Spunout.ie, a website for teens and young adults. Minister McHugh told those logged on that education officials are working on a detailed […]

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Hundreds of Kilkenny teachers to strike over ‘pay discrimination’ in election week

By Kilkenny Now 17th January 2020 0

Hundreds of teachers in Kilkenny are to take part in a one-day strike called in the week running up to the general election. The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has today announced it is to take strike action on Tuesday, February 4 over what they are calling ‘pay discrimination.’ The TUI represents more than 19,000 members […]

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Christmas comes early for two Kilkenny schools about to undergo major makeovers

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

Two schools in county Kilkenny have received an early Christmas present after being approved for significant new developments. Scoil Ruadhain in Tullaroan, with 95 pupils, has been given the go-ahead by the Department of Education for an extension consisting of a new classroom and new toilet. The department also announced a new two classroom extension […]

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Kilkenny schoolkids to be given new meningitis vaccine in September

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY children starting secondary school in September will be offered a new meningitis vaccine targeting strains of the disease that have become more common recently. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) announced it is providing the MenACWY – which protects against meningococcal C and other types of meningococcal disease W and Y […]

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KATHLEEN FUNCHION: ‘Why are autistic children being treated differently in Kilkenny?’

By Kilkenny Now 7th March 2019 0

THIS week I had the opportunity to put the question to our Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh on why is there an acute shortage of ASD classes for secondary students in Kilkenny. I also asked what measures his Department is taking to address this. In black and white terms, the lack of ASD […]