A roundup of today's other regional news in brief
Civic engagement award for NUIG
NUI Galway has won an international award for student civic engagement. The university was one of 66 nominees from 27 countries nominated for the MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship.
Its civic engagement programme, known as Cáirde, came second in the citizenship award. The programme involves NUIG mechanical and biomedical engineering students who apply academic knowledge and skills to address community needs.
The award is sponsored by the Talloires Network, which promotes civil engagement and is led by presidents from more than 200 universities.
Funds promised for school places
The Department of Education moved last night to ease the crisis in a Co Wexford school, writes Seán Flynn. Additional funding has been promised for Gorey Community School – the largest school in the State – where 42 pupils are without a place for next September.
The department says the funding could provide extra permanent accommodation to cater for the increase in enrolment. But it is still not clear if this will end the crisis.
Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills Mary Coughlan says she is determined that all pupils will have accommodation in Gorey.
New editor appointed at ‘Kerry’s Eye’
Kerry's Eyehas appointed a new editor, only the second since it was founded in 1974. Colin Lacey has taken over from the newspaper's founder, Padraig Kennelly snr, who will continue to write for the paper.
Originally from Wexford, Mr Lacey has been news editor at Kerry's Eyesince 2001. He has been acting editor since 2005, as Mr Kennelly concentrated on the Kennelly Archive and his book, Eyewitness.
The Tralee-based Kerry’s Eye is owned by the Kennelly family. Its weekly circulation is about 26,000, making it the largest-selling local paper in Ireland.