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At the Down Syndrome Kerry – MOTE/Latch On Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony were, from left: Moira and Mark Bolger. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
IT WAS a very important day for 16 students of the Down Syndrome Kerry – MOTE/Latch On postgraduate course who graduated on Friday at the IT Tralee.
There were smiles aplenty also from family members and tutors who gave their time and worked with the students over the course of the year.
“They realise they can learn and they do have an opinion,” said Peggy O’Shea of Down Syndrome Ireland. “They can now go on to search for other courses in other institutes of learning,” she said.
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There were two courses that took place; ‘Latch On’ was a literary course, the second year of the course in the North Campus.
‘My Opinion My Vote’ was the second course the students took part in and it centred around politics and political issues. The courses took place over two years with students attending twice a week.
Trips to the European Union in Brussels and to the Dail in Dublin were the real highlight of the course. It sparked a real interest in politics and voting for those who took part.
Kerry star, Kieran Donaghy of PST Sport, was a special guest at the ceremony and met with graduates to wish them well. Scroll down for photos…
Graduating from the Down Syndrome Kerry – MOTE/Latch On Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony were, front from left were: Michael Hussey, Angela Kelliher, Hayley Ferguson, Sinead Joy, Mark Bolger and Denise Mahony. Back: Cathal Doyle, Donagh O’Sullivan, Martina McCarthy, Colin Griffin, Alan Murray, Brendan O’Sullivan, Cathal Griffin, Philip Fitzmaurice, Martina McCarthy and Claire Spillane. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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At the Down Syndrome Kerry – MOTE/Latch On Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony were, from left: Kitty Kelly, Tom Joy, Sinead Joy and Madeline Collins. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
At the Down Syndrome Kerry – MOTE/Latch On Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony were, from left: Mary, Michael, Martina, Sheila, Paul and Anne Marie McCarthy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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At the Down Syndrome Kerry – MOTE/Latch On Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony were, from left: Mary Kate McGuire, Michael Hussey, Sinead Joy and Clíodhna Hussey. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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At the Down Syndrome Kerry – MOTE/Latch On Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony were, from left: Kevin Griffin, Cathal Griffin and Kieran Donaghy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
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At the Down Syndrome Kerry – MOTE/Latch On Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony were, from left: Peggy O’Shea, Rachel Fitzgerald, Sinead Egan, Michelle Burke, Grainne De Paor, Gerard O’Carroll, Patricia Griffin and Oliver Murphy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
