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Wednesday, 31st May, 2017. Vol. 10, Issue 22 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Schools may get new timetable
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SECONDARY schools around Dundalk are currently in negotiations with Bus Eireann with regards to proposed changes to the school timetable for the 2017/18. Earlier this year the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Unit of the Department of Education (DES) and Skills issues DES Circular Letter 0015/2017 notifying schools that they would need to make changes to accommodate the New Junior Cycle from September 2017. Privately run secondary secondary schools in Dundalk such as Colaiste Rís, St Vincent’s, Dún Lughaidh and De La Salle were instructed to ensure that no class is scheduled for less Continued on Page 14
TALENTED DUNDALK STUDENT WINS TEXACO AWARD
A Dundalk student has been presented with a top award in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Nathan Morgan (17) from St Brigid’s School, Dundalk, who won a Special Merit Award in the 63rd Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Nathan used a computer programme to create his image entitled ‘Self Portrait’
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Residents call for meeting over substation BISHOPS Court residents held a very well attended meeting in Dundalk Tennis Club on Saturday morning last to discuss the campaign to have the ESB substation on the Colaiste Chu Chulainn site relocated away from their homes. After comments and questions from the residents the elected representatives responded and it was agreed that they would make a collective, rather than individual, approach to all the stakeholders with a view to organising a meeting at the earliest opportunity in an effort to make progress towards resolving the issue. See Page 2
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