Irish language Donegal secondary schools top school leagues table
January 26, 2016
Two Irish language Donegal secondary schools have topped a school leagues table. Every single student who completed their Leaving Certificate at Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair and Coláiste Ailigh in Letterkenny last year went on to third level colleges.
This information was revealed by a survey in the Sunday Independent, which also found that Baghene College in Bundora was the only other secondary school to reach 100% of pupils heading on to college last year.
The Sunday Independent called the schools’ success as ‘remarkable’
Breaking: People power prevails as Irish language school is saved
April 29, 2015
Colaiste Chineal Eoghain, Inishowen’s only Irish language secondary school, will remain open.
This afternoon the board of the Donegal ETB voted unanimously in favour to keep the school, which is based at the Tullyarvan Mill in Buncrana, open.
Donegal ETB will now write to the Department of Education to inform them of the decision.
The motion was put forward by Cllr Rena Donaghey, and all members present voted in favour of keeping the school open. Donegal ETB CEO Mr Shaun Purcell said Colaiste Chineal Eoghain is “open for business in September.”
Today’s vote comes after intensive campaigning by parents and members of the community in recent weeks, after news emerged two weeks ago that the school was under threat of closure.
School cuts protest planned following Glenties meeting
March 6, 2012
A protest march is planned for Letterkenny Saturday March 10th against education cuts, as decided at a meeting held in Glenties last night.
Details are yet to be confirmed but many people are expected to turn up as anger flares up again with the announcement of a referendum on the EU fiscal treaty.
Arranmore priest Father John Joe Duffy, a campaigner against school cuts, said there was a large crowd at the meeting in Glenties last night and that there was “great anger” at what the government plans for small schools and schools across the board.
It’s understood some parents at the meeting voiced their belief that the EU fiscal treaty referendum could be used as a bargaining tool to get their concerns addressed.
So far the debate on the treaty has seen many groups with their specific concerns propose this idea.
However, Donegal Now has learned that government ministers are now refusing to attend meetings with concerned parents.
Fr Duffy confirmed this and says cuts will “affect all schools.”
It is understood at least 24 teaching posts will be lost in Donegal over the next three years as pupil-teacher ratios in small schools are increased. The number of pupils in the classroom will increase. Also, if there are not enough pupils in a school to meet the new ratios, they face closure, which will negatively impact rural Ireland, as voiced by Fr Duffy.
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny signaled yesterday that he would not entertain the idea of a link between the fiscal treaty referendum and obligations to meet Anglo Irish debt payments.
He signed the fiscal treaty this morning, the signature of which is subject to the referendum. The treaty mandates automatic corrections of budget gaps that stray from targets due to take effect on January 1st 2013.
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