Bróna Aherne

Hewn from Wicklow granite and Valentia slate

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@cbsthurles Best of luck tomorrow and enjoy the day

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@cbsthurles Well done all

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@clonoulty @ManchanMagan see Clonoulty National School children doing a great job, following in your footsteps Manchán - lovely looking arán agus im

[Clonoulty NS @clonoulty]

Juniors and seniors making own butter and homemade brown bread in Aistear

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@ConorUCCLaw I was v relieved to at last see consideration being given to the negative impacts on child development and on safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children, from school closures and lockdowns, rather than the overly narrow focus on covid case numbers we get at each news bulletin

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@stephendonnelly @SarahAMcInerney @LeoVaradkar A dreadful indictment of all in power https://t.co/X5GAFAwxbS

[Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Paeds Advocacy#backus @SBH_PAG]

@DonnellyStephen @paulreid @CeoHardiman
we are anxiously awaiting your timely reply 8 days #maimedbythestate #páistíinpain #the82

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@RiochtConor2 How many PCR tests is Ireland doing weekly as percentage of population and what is the percentage positive results compared to other EU countries?

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@IrishRail How long is the delay going to be for Heuston to Cork 1625 hours train today

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@TomClonan @SimonHarrisTD @hea_irl @DBScollege @Education_Ire Well done Eoghan and Tom 😎👊👏

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@IrishTimes Why did DofEd allow such grade inflation. Random selection happened anyway- but now there is huge discrepancy between KC21 and LC22 grades

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@IrishTimes DofEd act now - inform LC21 students that LC22 group will be bellcurved to even out the two groups' results - before the course acceptance deadline to reduce LC21 student numbers declining offers and reapplying next yr, confident of grade deflation @SimonHarrisTD @NormaFoleyTD1

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@NormaFoleyTD1 @LeoVaradkar @SimonHarrisTD Govt must act now before the CAO course acceptance deadline to inform LC21 group that next yrs LC22 results will be in someway bell curved to this yr results. Otherwise huge numbers of LC21 will wait and reapply next yr confident of grade deflation disadvantaging LC2022

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@NormaFoleyTD1 Why did DofEd not bell curve this years LC to other yrs? Yes there would hav been a random sampling effect. Whereas now there is random sample effect anyway PLUS grade inflation too which will disadvantage LC2022 group. @LeoVaradkar @SimonHarrisTD

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@PatKennyNT Will DofEd urgently outline how LC2022 students will be protected against overinflated LC2021 results so that LC2021 accept courses offered this year and not defer until next year. If no levelling off between years is signalled now, then in excess of 20,000 2021 group will defer

[RC @Talktimefor2021]

@SimonHarrisTD There could be Major issue next year if " regular" leaving cert only. People with very high grades from this year( due to choice of assessment)will sail into courses next year if they defer. It will not be level playing field this years results can not be compared to regular LC

[RC @Talktimefor2021]

@SimonHarrisTD Decision needs to be made now re next year's LC. Those students need to be given same accomodation as this year. If they are competing for college places with this years students who defer, that would be hugely unfair, this years results do not compare to regular LC results.

[Cath @Cath31331874]

@SimonHarrisTD Thank you. My question now is how will they preserve places for this years sixth years as their points will be back to normal due to no predicted grades.. so many from this years LC 2021 will be deferring to next year to take advantage of this..yet another obstacle for LC 2022

[Bróna Aherne @AherneBrona]

@SimonHarrisTD I accompanied my eldest to college campus yesterday to start 2nd year and it was fantastic to see her excitement and feel the positive atmpsphere there. I'm very grateful for the collaborative commitment to on-site learning this year by Govt, DoH, DeptofFHEd, universities, HSE.