On March 11th, poet Michael Longley spent the afternoon with sixth year English students in the Library speaking openly about his life and work. Mr Longley gave a number of wonderful insights into his work in his inimitable and refreshing style. The afternoon presented an excellent opportunity for the Leaving Certificate students to question a much loved writer.
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For more photos please register or log in Junior debater runners up Freya Gillespie and Hannah Bloom Teskey were featured on the RTE News on Wednesday, March 10th. The girls represented the college in The Junior Debating Final which was held in the Astra Hall, UCD, on Tuesday, March 9th. On Wednesday, March 3rd , 2R and 2S went to Leinster House. We started our visit at 1:30 arriving there at 1:50. We were straight away led into a main reception area where we hung our coats and left our bags. We then were guided up to the Dáil chamber where a debate was taking place on Health. Mary Harney was there with Michael King as the oppisition. Then our tour guide, Ray, met us. Ray showed us the Seannad chamber and portraits of the recent Taoiseachs of Ireland and the history of the house and the family which lived there. We saw many old Irish artefacts. Some of us got a picture taken with Bertie Ahern on the outside steps of Leinster House.
At 4:00 pm, we led to the lounge and had refreshments and Lucinda Creighton, our local TD arrived for some questions. She was very inspiring and answered well. She advised us how to become aware in politics and how to become included. We left with Young Fine Gael “Goodie” bags equipped with highlighters, pens and a Leinster house poster and a leaflet showing the life of a TD. We came back to school on the Luas after completing one of our action projects for our Junior Certificate. Mr Hennesy and Ms. Conway accompanied us, and by the end of the trip everyone had had a good day. The trip has inspired us and taught us much of the work and life of the Irish Government.
Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge ar siúl faoi láthair agus Dé Céadaoin seo caite tháinig na cailíní go léir atá sa Dara Bliain i gColáiste Íosagáin go hAlex. Bhí ceithre scór acu ann agus tá an líon céanna sa Dara Bliain againne. Ansin bhí Tráth na gCeist Bord againn le chéile i mbialanna an Choláiste. Bhí triúr ó gach scoil ar gach foireann- sin seisear ar fad – agus bhí orainn labhairt as Gaeilge lena chéile. Bhí an bhialann gléasta go glas don ócáid agus bhí atmaisféar iontach ann. Chualamar amhráin i nGaeilge freisin ó CD Sheachtain na Gaeilge “Ceol 10″. Chabhraigh na cailíní ón gCúigiú Bliain leis na múinteoirí agus bhí na ceisteanna go léir as Gaeilge. Fuair cúpla cailín spot-duais agus fuair an fhoineann ab fhearr agus an fhoireann ba mheasa !!! ubh Chásca an duine. Déardaoin chuaigh RITH 2010 thar gheataí an Choláiste. Féach http://www.rith.ie Bhí bratacha agus balúin ann le fáilte a chur roimh na daoine atá ag glacadh páirte sa rith, agus rith cúpla cailín in éineacht leis na buachaillí ó Scoil Sandford a bhí ag rith ann freisin. Thosaigh an RITH i mBéal Feirste agus críochnóidh sé 1600 km níos déanaí, ar Lá Fhéile Pádraig. Tá airgead á bhailiú ag RITH 2010 le caitheamh ar son na Gaeilge. |
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