Inspirational young people honoured with Limerick Garda Youth awards
Garda Marion O Grady with award recipient Amy Mulcahy and Padraig Flanagan, principal of Castletroy College
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INSPIRATIONAL teenager Amy Mulcahy who sustained life-changing injuries in a boating accident in 2019 has been a presented with a Limerick Garda Youth Award in recognition of her resilience and determination.
The Castletroy College student was one of eight award recipients at the seventh annual awards ceremony which took place virtually because of Covid.
Sponsored by the Garvey Group, which has stores in Corbally, Adare and Newcastle West, the awards aim to honour young people – aged between 13 and 21 - who have made a significant contribution to their local community.
Limerick development advocate to discuss Leaving Cert reform
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SUSTAINABLE development advocate Caillum Hedderman will join a panel tonight to discuss the future of the Leaving Certificate.
Labour councillor Conor Sheehan is hosting a discussion on the future of the examination, especially in the wake of the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on it.
Also taking part will be his party colleague, Senator Annie Hoey, a former president of the Union of Students in Ireland.
It all gets under way at 7pm, and can be accessed through Cllr Sheehan’s Facebook page.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, the City North councillor told of how he was impressed at the campaigning by 18-year-old Caillum, a sixth-year student at John the Baptist Community School in Hospital.
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Search By Live95 News Team A County Limerick student has won a top prize for her video explaining the story of plastic cutlery.
Oonagh Hales from John the Baptist Community School took the Climatic prize for her entry in the EPA s The Story of Your Stuff 2021 competition.
Now in its fifth year, the competition hinges on story-telling around real environmental challenges and brings together curiosity, creativity and science.
Students are encouraged to consider the challenges to our environment, and contemplate how we might tackle them through modification of production and consumption practices for the everyday ‘stuff’ in our lives.
Obituary: Sr Claude Meagher - a lady and a legend in the field of education
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LAST week marked the end of an era in so many ways with the sad loss of Sr Claude Meagher.
Sr Claude was a vibrant, energetic woman who became a legend in the field of education. She was a visionary and pioneer with big dreams, an inspirational leader and motivator of people. Innovative, intelligent and persistent, she made an outstanding difference to the lives of those in the communities in which she worked and of those with whom she worked.
Sr Claude was light years ahead in developments in education in Ireland for several decades. She was particularly to the fore in Co-Education being head of several amalgamations and also as founder Board member in the establishment of Community schools in Cashel, Castlecomer, Heywood, Rathcoole and of course Hospital, serving as President of the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools from 1999 to 2001.
Class above: Limerick school gives €6.5k to hamper appeal
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PUTTING all your eggs in the one basket has helped those least well off in our society.
John the Baptist Community School in Hospital donated a massive cheque for €6,445.77 to the Redemptorists annual hamper appeal. The LCA 2 class donated €165 of their profits from selling eggs as part of their mini company.
The money was raised by donations from students, parents and staff and the parents association who generously gave €500. Talented musician, Alanna Griffin, first year student, and her mother and friend donated €555.77 raised from busking at a Christmas market. It all added up to an incredible amount.