by admin | Feb 15, 2011 | Interviews
Paul Gogarty TD first joined the Green Party in 1989. He was elected to South Dublin County Council in 1999. He was first elected to Dáil Eireann in May 2002 and returned in May 2007. He represents the constituency of Dublin Mid West which includes the large...
by admin | Feb 15, 2011 | Interviews
Mary Coughlan is TD for the constituency of Donegal South West. A former social worker, she was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1987 and has been re-elected at each subsequent election. She was appointed Tánaiste and Minister for Education & Skills in March...
by admin | Feb 9, 2011 | Apps, Resources Websites, Teaching News, Technology
Over the last few weeks I have been working together with others involved in the pilot project using iPods in the Irish classroom to create a wiki listing of all the apps which we are using and which we feel are suitable to the Irish curriculum. Listed on this wiki...
by admin | Feb 9, 2011 | Teaching News
The 8th Annual Conference of the Irish Primary Physical Education Association (IPPEA) takes place on Saturday March 5th, 2011 from 9.30am to 4.00pm in the Marino Institute of Education, Dublin. The theme of this year’s conference is “Finding the FUN in...
by admin | Feb 8, 2011 | Interviews
Áine Lawlor graduated from Mary Immaculate College in 1969. She holds a B.A. from University College Dublin and was awarded a H.Dip.Ed., Dip.Ed.Admin. and M.A. (1st hons) from NUI Maynooth where she is currently undertaking a Ph.D. on continuing professional...
by admin | Jan 26, 2011 | Apps, Technology
Some time ago, I became aware of an iPod app through Twitter (through Mary Farmer who will be attending this year’s CESI National Conference) called Flickr Lunes. The app is an undeveloped app with loads of potential, created by John Johnston. It’s a...
