18 h. ago Impressed Minister backs call for national expansion Computer Science Hackathon

The Minister for Education was on familiar ground – around the corner from the primary school where she taught before entering politics – to see this year’s Leaving Certs were using their computer skills to develop solutions to climate-related challenges. Students from eight secondary schools across Galway and Mayo took over the PorterShed for this […] The post Impressed Minister backs call for national expansion Computer Science Hackathon appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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3 d. ago Suspended sentence for man who stole over €90,000 from primary school while chairperson of board of management

Suspended sentence for man who stole over €90,000 from primary school while chairperson of board of management  dublingazette.com

Economics

4 d. ago Dublin primary school let down by proposed solution to waiting list for autism classes

Dublin primary school let down by proposed solution to waiting list for autism classes  The Irish Independent

Politics

6 d. ago Garda who assaulted his wife could not be named for three years due to reporting restriction

Trevor Bolger, who pleaded guilty to assaulting Margaret Loftus in October 2012, was handed a three-month suspended sentence last week.

Events

6 d. ago Man stole €90,000 from Dublin primary school while he was chair of management board

Roy Hicks used money to keep his Welsh accountancy business afloat, court hears

Politics

7 d. ago Former Garda Margaret Loftus on seeking justice: 'The process was as traumatising as the abuse'

Margaret Loftus’ ex-husband Trevor Bolger (48) received a three-month suspended sentence last week after pleading guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting Loftus on 25 October, 2012.

Events

1 week ago Charity expresses concern over suspended sentence for Garda after assaulting partner

Women’s Aid and Dublin Rape Crisis Centre commended Margaret Loftus for taking the case.

Events

1 week ago Garda who assaulted his wife avoids prison with suspended sentence

Wife feared if she stayed in marraige she would be killed

Events

1 week ago No jail time for Garda who carried out 'terrifying' assault on his wife after family event

The judge suspended the sentence on strict conditions.

Events

1 week ago Convicted rapist stole items valued at over €20,000 from Dublin offices

Convicted rapist stole items valued at over €20,000 from Dublin offices  Dublin People

Politics

1 week ago Apply for the Tipperary Artist in Primary School Scheme (Ireland)

Apply for the Tipperary Artist in Primary School Scheme (Ireland)  fundsforNGOs

Culture

2 w. ago Primary school children hold protest against dangerous driving in north Dublin

Primary school children hold protest against dangerous driving in north Dublin  Dublin Live

Politics

2 w. ago Rathmullan man who had to be “wrestled” out of taxi gets suspended jail sentence

A Rathmullan man who refused to get out of a taxi in Letterkenny has been given a three month suspended… The post Rathmullan man who had to be “wrestled” out of taxi gets suspended jail sentence appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Economics

3 w. ago Ireland’s outdoor primary school: ‘A lot of people panic about the weather’

Ireland’s outdoor primary school: ‘A lot of people panic about the weather’  The Irish Times

Politics

3 w. ago Ireland’s outdoor primary school: ‘Children spend less time outdoors than prison inmates’

The Outdoor Primary School (TOPS), in Greystones, Co Wicklow, functions outside the Department of Education’s remit, but staff and parents rhapsodise about the benefits of such an education

Events

3 w. ago Ten people have been found guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron

The defendants were handed sentences, ranging from cyberbullying awareness training to eight-month suspended prison terms.

Politics

4 w. ago Man who threatened to publish naked pictures of girl he met online receives suspended sentence

He pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening to publish intimate pictures of a person, intending to cause them harm.

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