@simonlewis Common/standardised school year is a myth . Schools opening up more and more in August and closing earlier in June. The standard 1st of September for primary schools should be part of the requirement for every school
The Clare GAA community is deeply shocked and profoundly saddened by the untimely passing of Ennistymon’s Éanna Rouine on Tuesday morning. Éanna was an extremely talented and promising young footballer with both club and county . He represented Clare at Minor level in 2021 , was part of the Clare U20 panel from 2022 to 2024 and was a star of the Ennistymon CBS football team when the school landed the famous achievement of a provincial double in 2023 . Éanna was a second year student at UL and had already won an All Ireland Freshers Football title with the college . While important achievements and now so important to cherish, these of course are only measures of him as an athlete and a player . Above anything else Éanna was a popular and beloved young man with his whole life ahead of him . His loss has left a void that words cannot fill, and his absence will be felt not only on the field but in the hearts of all who knew him in his community and circle of friends in North Clare . At this heartbreaking time, Clare GAA extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to his clubmates, his many friends, and above all, to his devastated and heartbroken family- parents Catríona and John and his siblings , Eoin , Dara and Bríd-Aine and the extended Rouine and O’Gorman families . We stand in solidarity with them in their grief, and we honour the memory of a young life taken far too soon.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
@GarNob If it’s a professional competency problem it should be referred to the department . To your question I don’t know as figures on this have never been gathered to my knowledge
@HarryDibbs_@si_rubinstein The national myth that Cromwell massacred the citizens of Wexford and Drogheda. These are historical facts and as much as English people would love to ignore; they happened.
@GarNob If we are told that we can only accept what is in circulars as the law then the most recent circular on Irish exemptions is very strict on who is entitled to an exemption. A report may say a child is entitled to an exemption but the scores need to be very precise for it to be ok
@simonmlewis Have the people involved in these guidelines actually taught in schools for any length. Given we are asked to submit a report to the ncse anytime an incident happens they will get drowned in reports