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 Minister Barry Andrews TD Visiting County Tipperary on Monday last, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Barry Andrews, T.D., opened a new childcare facility in Ballingarry, Thurles and a Youth Centre in Tipperary Town.
The Brightsparks childcare facility in Ballingarry opened for business in February and provides a current service to 34 children. The building has capacity for 50 children and is participating in the free pre-school year. Approximately, €32 million has been spent on childcare facilities in Co. Tipperary over the past ten years.
Officially opening the facility, Minister Andrews paid tribute to the voluntary management board and in particular, Sr Patricia Wall, who was a major driving force in developing the project.
Minister Andrews stated:
“The local community here in Ballingarry has provided real leadership and support for parents and children in providing a state of the art childcare facility with a wide range of services. South Tipperary County Council and the County Childcare Committee have come together to support this local initiative. I am particularly delighted that the Ballingarry facility is participating in the free pre-school year, which is in its first year of operation”.
Continue reading Barry Andrews TD Visits Tipperary
 Tipperary Institute Thurles Once again, Anyone 4 Science, the fun, hands-on science education organisation, are running their Summer Camp for 7 – 12 year olds in the Tipperary Institute here in Thurles this Summer – from July 5th – 8th inc.
At this camp the children will learn about Botany, Ploymers, Plastics and Recycling, Balance, Levers and Pulleys and Food Science.
They will grow their own seeds, synthesise their own plastic, make a model draw bridge and find our if there really is a difference between Coca-Cola and other brand cola drinks and lots, lots more.
This is fun learning at its best and an organised break for the working Mum.
If you want more information about this popular educational event contact Christine Campbell, Tel: 0404-40563, Mobile 087-6749608, Email christine@anyone4science.com or click here to visit the Anyone 4 Science website.
 The Irish State Examinations Commission have admitted that a series of embarrassing errors may have marred the exams of many students being examined his year.
The most serious incident to effect Tipperary Junior Cert business students, was their inability, through no fault of their own, to correctly work out a cash-flow question on the higher-level business paper. This was due to incorrect figures being provided on the scheduled exam paper.
According to teachers, some confused students wasted over half an hour trying to reconcile these incorrect figures provided in Part B of Question 6 on the ‘Higher Level – Paper Two’, test sheet.
Serious questions are now being raised as to the quality of proof readers used by the Commission and pressure is growing for a rescheduling of the exam from the business teacher fraternity.
However, the Commission state that there is no question of the Junior Certificate business studies exam being rescheduled, despite three errors on this afternoon exam sheet. The Commission also state that while they regret the mistake, the impact of the error will be taken into account when the marking of the examination is undertaken.
It is now understood that the State Examinations Commission have issued a further alert to Exam Superintendents regarding a further error in next Monday’s Leaving Cert Higher Accounting exam paper. This error will now be corrected by supervisors when the exam papers are distributed on Monday next.
The State Examinations Commission is responsible for the development, assessment, accreditation and certification of the second-level examinations of the Irish state: the Junior Certificate and the Leaving Certificate. The State Examinations Commission is a non-departmental public body under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills.
In general, Teachers say many Leaving Cert papers were much tougher and less predictable this year over previous years.
Approximately 116,334 students are sitting exams at almost 4,700 examination centres, countywide, this year.
 The future of the Tipperary Institute (third level college), which was under threat of closure, now looks reasonably secure.
The Minister for Education Mary Coughlan is expected to make a full statement shortly following a proposal from the newly formed alliance between the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) and the Tipperary Institute.
The so-called ‘Bord Snip’ report which was compiled by economist Colm McCarthy last year, recommended that this campus, which consists of the Tipperary Institute here in Thurles and in also Clonmel, should be closed down and auctioned off as part of an overall package of national government cost saving measures.
It would appear that the Government will now give their full approval to the proposal, agreed by both third level colleges, to merge under the flag of the Limerick Institute of Technology. This move will create a significantly enlarged Institute of Technology serving counties Limerick, Clare and both Ridings of Tipperary.
The amalgamation once fully agreed, will be is expected to be fully implemented by September 2011.
LIT currently has two campuses in Limerick city with the main campus at Moylish Park and the Limerick School of Art and Design at George’s Quay and Clare Street, in Limerick City.
Under this proposal both Tipperary Campuses will in future be known as LIT Thurles and LIT Clonmel and this alliance will lead to an expanded range of courses and student services in future years.
Student numbers are expected to rise considerably by 2015.
Continue reading Tipperary Institute To Join Limerick I.T.
Tomorrow is D Day for thousands of students the length and breadth of this country as they prepare to sit English Paper 1 in both the Junior and Leaving Certificate.
It’s a very stressful “make or break” time for every student involved and on behalf of everyone here at Thurles.info, we want to wish each and every one of you out there, the very best of luck in your examinations.
We all know that participation in exams can be pretty depressing for all involved, so hopefully this video hereunder of 2FM DJ Jim – Jim’s ‘I Got Me Leaving’ will help you crack a smile.
It’s the tune of the Black Eyed Peas Super hit ‘I Got a Feeling’ set to new Leaving Cert Lyrics, to which I think we can all relate.
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Best of luck to the Junior and Leaving Certs of 2010. I got a feeling your all going to be just fine.
Remember, if things do not work out, you can always take up a career in politics. It is still one of the few jobs where educational qualifications and C.V’s. are not necessarily required.
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