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Kerry TD Says Something Must Be Done To Allay ‘Back To School’ Costs

Kerry TD Says Something Must Be Done To Allay ‘Back To School’ Costs

August 7, 2019 at 9:47 am Comments are Disabled

FIANNA Fáil TD for Kerry, John Brassil, has called on the Government to tackle the soaring costs associated with sending children to primary and secondary schools. Deputy Brassil said the Government must listen to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills which has outlined a number of measures to […]

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Parents Urged To Talk To Credit Union Regarding Back To School Costs

Parents Urged To Talk To Credit Union Regarding Back To School Costs

July 28, 2017 at 2:51 pm Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Credit Union is encouraging parents to talk to them before thinking of using a credit card or a moneylender to deal with the costs of sending children to school. The Irish League of Credit Unions latest research of its annual Back to School Costs Survey shows the back to school […]

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Lee Strand To Distribute 10,000 Homework Journals To Schools

Lee Strand To Distribute 10,000 Homework Journals To Schools

August 31, 2016 at 9:20 am Comments are Disabled

LEE Strand welcomed the 2016 Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney, to the launch of the Lee Strand Homework Journals at the Lee Strand milk plant in Ballymullen, Tralee. This year over 10,000 Lee Strand hardback homework journals will be distributed to National School pupils in Kerry, West Limerick and North Cork. […]

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Zoe’s World: It’s Back To School Time But The Summer’s Not Over Yet

Zoe’s World: It’s Back To School Time But The Summer’s Not Over Yet

August 26, 2015 at 10:53 am Comments are Disabled

  THE back to school mania is in full swing, because Summer is officially coming to an end. I can’t have a conversation with someone without mentioning school in some shape or form; which is totally okay. What other topic are you going to mention when speaking to a 16 […]

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Ms Sarah Daly's junior infants class in Moyderwell on Thursday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

Settling In For Schooldays At Holy Family And Moyderwell

August 29, 2014 at 8:23 am Comments are Disabled

THURSDAY morning was a hive of activity in Moyderwell and Holy Family as the children settled into their first days at school. “It all went very well in our two classes,” said Principal of Moyderwell, Moira Quinlan. “There were a few tears but they settled down quickly so it’s a […]

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St Vincent de Paul Tralee Area President, Junior Locke. File Photo.

Back To School Costs Are Crippling Families Says St Vincent De Paul

August 24, 2014 at 9:27 am Comments are Disabled

MANY families in town are struggling to cope with the costs of sending their children back to school according to St Vincent de Paul in Tralee. With uniforms, schoolbooks and stationery, the costs can be crippling according to the charity group. “We’re getting families from all walks of life now, the […]

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