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Laois junior infant first steps at schools in Mountrath area schools

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Big first steps by junior infants in Mountrath, Ballyfin, Trumera, Camross, Paddock, Killanure, Pike of Rushall

Big first steps were taken by junior infants at schools in Mountrath, Ballyfin, Trumera, Camross, Paddock, Killanure, Pike of Rushall in recent weeks. Here's another chance to see the class pictures taken by Denis Byrne and Luke Wynne the featured ...

05 Oct 2017 at 13:29

Portlaoise College has introduced a coding subject and the first years are loving it...

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Portlaoise College has introduced a coding subject and the first years are loving it...

Portlaoise College is marching ahead with technical advances, this year becoming one of the first secondary schools in Laois to introduce computer coding as a subject. First Year students have taken on Coding as one of two 'short' courses, the ...

03 Oct 2017 at 18:24

Mountrath Community School first year open night and parents assoc AGM

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Mountrath Community School first year open night and parents assoc AGM

Mountrath Community School is hosting two big events for parents and prospective pupils this week. The school's open night for first year students and their parents take place on Tuesday, October 3. The night includes a tour of the school for ...

03 Oct 2017 at 17:09

Laois junior infant first steps at schools in Mountmellick, The Rock, Rosenallis, Clonaslee, Castlecuffe, Derrylamogue, Cloneygowan, Barnashrone, Clonaghadoo

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Laois junior infant first steps at schools in Mountmellick and surrounding areas

Big first steps were taken by junior infants at schools in Mountmellick, The Rock, Rosenallis, Clonaslee, Castlecuffe, Derrylamogue, Cloneygowan, Clonaghadoo and Barnashrone in recent weeks. Here's another chance to see the class pictures ...

03 Oct 2017 at 16:15

Junior Infants first steps in Stradbally, Killenard, Portarlington, Rath, Emo, Timahoe schools

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Junior Infants first steps in Stradbally, Killenard, Portarlington, Emo, Rath, Timahoe schools

Big first steps were taken by junior infants in Killenard, Stradbally, Rath, Emo, Timahoe, Portarlington in recent weeks. Here's another chance to see the pictures taken by Michael Scully the featured in a special pull out in the ...

03 Oct 2017 at 11:22

Playground and track ready in Port girls' primary school

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Playground and track ready in Port girls' primary school

Portarlington Presentation Primary School has finished a brand new physicial activity playground, an all weather 220m running track, and a playing pitch. The work is all to boost physical activity at the girls school, which has ...

29 Sept 2017 at 09:00

Knockbeg College awarded Cycle Against Suicide ambassador status

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Knockbeg College awarded Cycle Against Suicide ambassador status

Knockbeg College has successfully achieved Cycle Against Suicide Ambassador School Status for 2017. The prestigious title was awarded to the Laois school on the Carlow border, for its exceptional leadership in the area of ...

29 Sept 2017 at 08:00

Laois Connects Mental Health Week: Could your school complete 1000 Good Deeds?

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Laois Connects Mental Health Week: Could your school complete 1000 Good Deeds?

Do you know students who could complete 1000 Good Deeds? Primary school and first year students in Laois will be invited to take part in a challenge to achieve 1000 Good Deeds this Laois Connects Mental Health Week. The ...

28 Sept 2017 at 16:41

Brave little boys and girls from Laois and Offaly take their first junior infant steps in Portarlington

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Brave little boys and girls from Laois and Offaly take their first junior infant steps in Portarlington

Five classes of boys and girls cross the threshold in September when they started school at Portarlington Presentation Convent Primary Schools. Nearly 150 children started at the parish primary school year in the Laois ...

27 Sept 2017 at 17:11

Big day for Junior Infants at Portlaoise primary schools

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Big day for Junior Infants at Portlaoise primary schools

September was a big month for the Junior Infant classes of Gaelscoil Phortlaoise, Educate Together, Maryborough, St Francis and Kolbe schools. Leinster Expresss photographer Kevin Byrne went along to get the class ...

26 Sept 2017 at 13:10

Dawn of new era for hundreds of boys and girls of Scoil Bhríde in Portlaoise

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Dawn of new era for hundreds of boys and girls of Scoil Bhríde in Portlaoise

September 2018 marked the dawn of a new era for the students and teachers Scoil Bhríde Naitonal School in Portlaoise. Four classes of Junior Infants took their first steps in primary school when the crossed the ...

25 Sept 2017 at 15:10

Giant leap for the historic Portlaoise Holy Famiy Junior Infant classes of 2017

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Giant leap for the historic Portlaoise Holy Famiy Junior Infant classes of 2017

Junior infants and their teachers at the Holy Family Junior School took a giant historic step together this year. It was big day for the children of five classes when the crossed the threshold of their new ...

22 Sept 2017 at 16:54

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