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Corran College News January 2013
16-Jan-2013Corran College News January 2013 Bank Visit Our senior accountancy classes visited the Bank of Ireland in Ballymote on Wednesday 28th November for a tour and an information session on the operation of the bank. Thanks to Mrs Regan for organising this event and the bank staff for their welcome. PLC PLC students on the...
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Operation Transformation Sligo Walk
15-Jan-2013The Irish Sports Council and the 33 Local Sports Partnerships around the country have teamed up with RTE’s Operation Transformation Programme ( presenter Kathryn Thomas) to encourage people to follow a healthy lifestyle in 2013. People of Sligo are been encouraged to kick start a healthy and active lifestyle for 2013 by joining Sligo...
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Colaiste Iascaigh News January 2013
11-Jan-2013Colaiste iascaigh notes Jan. 2013 Open Day and Open Night Coláiste Iascaigh will be holding its Open Day and Enrolment night on January 29th. During the Open Day 6thClass students from our local schools will be invited to visit the school and take part in a range of classes and experience what it is like to be...
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Exhibition at the Hamilton Gallery 13/12/12 to 28/01/13
10-Jan-2013Invited Artists Exhibition continues at the Hamilton Gallery, Sligo until the 28th of January. The Hamilton Gallery 4 Castle Street, Sligo
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Request for Tenders - Youth Mental Health Initiative
21-Dec-2012YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE - SLIGO / LEITRIM / WEST CAVAN INVITATION TO TENDER For Youth Mental Health Needs and Resource Assessment 1. Background: The Youth Mental Health Initiative was established in 2011 to foster the positive mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 12-25 years in Sligo, Leitrim and west Cavan.... -
Colaiste Iascaigh News November 2012
13-Dec-2012Let Programme Students from Colasite Iascaigh participated in the L.E.T. (Learning and Educating Together) programme located in the Share Centre, Co. Fermanagh. Ten first year pupils were involved in enterprise training and outdoor activities, including canoeing, climbing and archery. Students explored what it takes to start and run a business,...
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Corran College News November 2012
22-Nov-2012Career Guidance All Leaving Certificate students will meet Mrs Heffron, our Career Guidance teacher, for a one to one consultation to forward their career interests. The CAO website has opened recently and fifth year students are busy completing their on-line applications for third level colleges. First year students attended a...
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ANNOUNCING Instrumental Tuition for Groups and Individuals 2012-2013
22-Nov-2012ANNOUNCING Instrumental Tuition for Groups and Individuals 2012-2013 A Music Generation Sligo Initiative in partnership with Sligo School of Rock 2012-2013 Lessons available initially at Colaiste Iascaigh, Sligo Music Generation Sligo Music...
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Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) Application 2013
20-Nov-2012Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) Application 2013 Applications for 2013 are now invited from groups to participate in the Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) under which flexible and innovatory part-time accredited programmes in Further Education may be provided to early school leavers and adults who are employed, unemployed or not in... -
You are invited - Wellness week at North Connaught College
8-Nov-2012You are invited - Wellness week at North Connaught College “Think well; be well” is the theme of the week at North Connaught College from 19-23 November. Students and staff will be focusing on the theme of “wellness” through taking part in a series of activities and talks and invite members of the...
Did you know...?
- William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin in 1865, but spent most of his childhood in County Sligo. He is one of Ireland's best-known poets. In December 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He is buried in Drumcliffe, Co Sligo
- Truskmore Mountain is the highest peak in Co Sligo.Truskmore lies between Sligo and Leitrim and is 2,113 feet high. It can be found in the Dartry Mountains area and is the 201st highest mountain in Ireland.
- "One is not always happy when one is good; but one is always good when one is happy." - Oscar Wilde
- You can easily stand out by smiling, while improving your happiness. In fact, smiling helps make you feel much better mentally, because it releases endorphins, which relieve pain and make you feel happy as well.
- The most yolks ever found in one chicken egg was nine!
- No one knows Albert Eistein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
- The Irish name for Sligo is Sligeach.Shelly place. The name "Sligeach" originates from the abundance of shellfish found in the river and its estuary. According to the Ordinance Survey letters of 1836, "cart loads of shells were found underground.
