COLM O’Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland, visited South Galway on Thursday last and spoke to students in Gort Community School. Over the past two decades, Gort CS students have worked both inside and outside the classroom to take action and speak out about fundamental human rights concerns. “Working with Amnesty is something we have been doing for a period of time,” explained Junior Certificate student Leanne O’Toole. “This was part of our CSPE project for Junior Cert. We did it as a class,” added Leanne O’Toole, who is from Ardrahan.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees each person protection for our rights and Gort students have always been at the forefront of tackling both local and global concerns.“In raising awareness of human rights, we looked up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and learned about all the different rights and how people are deprived of their rights,” explained Leanne. As well as addressing the students, Mr O’Gorman viewed …
Read More »Drama festival concludes in Doonbeg
DOONBEG One-Act Drama Festival adjudicator, Paul Brennan announced the winners of the confined and open section in Doonbeg hall on Monday night. The three-night festival started last Saturday and concluded on Monday. Three acts participated each night.Corofin Dramatic Society won the confined section with What’s for Pudding? followed by Blue Hat Drama Group with Melody and Amphitheatre Company, Kilkee with Two for a Girl.Eileen Lahiffe, Corofin, won the best director category, with best actor going to Peter Daffy as Jack in What’s for Pudding? The best actress award went to Margaret Whelan as Josie Connors in Two for a Girl.Three In One Drama Group won the open section with The Dumb Waiter, with Insight Theatre Group second with A Life Sentence.Jackie O’Shea of Three In One Drama Group won best director, with best actor going to Martin Blower as Ben in The Dumb Waiter. Helena Stout won best actress for her depiction of Anne Bailey in A Life Sentence.
Read More »New plaque marks remembrance garden
THE 10th anniversary of the creation of Ennis’ remembrance garden for parents and families who have lost a child or children has been marked this week with the erection of a plaque at the Cloughleigh garden.
Read More »Eight new classes for Quin school
The Department of Education and Skills has advised the bishop of Killaloe and the board of management of Scoil na Mainistreach in Quin that it proposes to provide eight additional classrooms in a standalone building on the school site by 2013.
Read More »Crusheen stop remains on track
Hopes for a stop at Crusheen on the Limerick to Galway rail line were buoyed this week when the Government published the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-16 plan.
Read More »Kilrush gardaí retire in force
FIVE senior gardaí who work in the Kilrush Garda division are due to retire by next February. The retirements of Charlie Killeen (Carrigaholt), Michael Ryan (Labasheeda), John O’Brien (Doonbeg), Brendan Burke (Kildysart) and Mick Kenneally (Kilmihil) come on top of the retirement of six additional Kilrush area gardaí this year and in 2010.
Read More »Ennis home for new rape crisis centre
SURVIVORS of rape and sexual assault in Clare will no longer have to make the difficult journey to Limerick for counselling with the opening in Ennis of a new outreach centre of Rape Crisis Midwest.
Read More »Methodist church looking for a new home
THE Trustees of the Methodist Church in Ireland are looking for planning permission to facilitate a place of worship in Shannon.
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