Eucharistic Congress 2012

Eucharistic Congress 2012

The 5oth International Eucharistic Congress will be held in Ireland in June 2012. A Eucharistic Congress is an international gathering of people which aims to promote an awareness of the central place of the Eucharist in the life and mission of the Catholic Church, to...
The National Children’s Gallery

The National Children’s Gallery

The National Children’s Gallery of Ireland was recently launched in the Belltable Arts Centre in Limerick.  It’s intended that it will be a lovingly-curated online space for showcasing and celebrating the imaginative artwork produced by children at home...
Interview With Sheila Nunan – General Secretary, INTO

Interview With Sheila Nunan – General Secretary, INTO

Sheila Nunan is General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), the first female to date in its 141-year history to lead the INTO. She has been a member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the INTO since 1995 and was INTO President...
Kevin Myers Interview – Call for Questions

Kevin Myers Interview – Call for Questions

Seomra Ranga is pleased to announce that the journalist and broadcaster, Kevin Myers, has accepted an invitation to be the next subject in our interview series. I put it to him that in view of the fact that there is a perception among teachers that he was constantly...
Twitter Art Project 2011

Twitter Art Project 2011

Fancy becoming involved in a Digital Art Project using digital art programmes and Twitter? We’re looking for schools to join us in creating some works of art using digital media. The project will be completed over the next couple of weeks before Easter. Thanks...
Tweets and Sweets Linking Two Continents

Tweets and Sweets Linking Two Continents

I have been using Twitter in the classroom ( @mrquinnsclass) for almost a year now. Although I had been using it personally ( @seomraranga) for a year previously, I wasn’t quite sure how I would use it in a meaningful sense in the classroom. However, a year down...