New school in Monasterevin on track to be open for September 2022
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A new secondary school under construction in Monasterevin should be open for the school year in September 2022, the Minister for Education said.
Minister Norma Foley said that construction began on the Moore Abbey site in October 2020 and it is progressing satisfactorily with a contract duration of approximately 20 months.
This timeline would see the project completed in the summer of 2022 in time for enrolments in early September.
Award-winning firm O Hare and McGovern Ltd based in Newry is building the new 850 pupil post primary school on a greenfield site at Moore Abbey.
Well-known landmarks across Kildare go green for St Patrick s Day
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This year many tourism sites around the County will go green for St Patrick’s Day including Killashee Hotel, Kildare Village and St Brigid’s Cathedral and Round Tower.
The Hill of Allen, the keep at Barberstown Castle, Ardclough Visitors Centre, the gates at Moore Abbey Woods and Castletown House are also set to be lit up in green. Joining in the celebrations is the entire Main Street in Naas, and of course Naas Ball will once again turn green.
The theme of St Patrick’s Festival this year invites us to embrace brighter days ahead. As Kildare goes green, we are joined by world famous Irish landmarks as well as global icons such as the Sydney Opera House, the London Eye and Niagara Falls being illuminated as part of Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening Campaign.
Bridget marks diamond jubilee of her move to Monasterevin
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Donegal native Bridget Grant recently celebrated the diamond jubilee of her move to Moore Abbey in Monasterevin in 1961 (now the Muiriosa Foundation).
Bridget, a proud Buncrana woman who travelled home on holiday every year, missed her trip in 2020 due to Covid-19.
She used her time instead to move to a new home in the local area with two of her friends. As an active and popular member of her parish and local community, Bridget now considers herself an honorary Monasterevin woman.
A big sports fan, she cheers for Kildare in the Championship as long as they aren’t playing Donegal. Her other passions include supporting the national soccer and rugby teams, bingo and bowling.