Women’s Breakfast Briefing on the Stability Treaty   Thursday 17th of May 2012  An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will speak at a breakfast meeting for women voters at the Imperial Hotel Cork on Friday 25th May at 8.00am. Newly elected Vice President of the Cork Chamber Gillian Keating will also speak.  The meeting is designed to [...]

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  Apple expansion huge vote of confidence in Cork – Clune   Fine Gael Cork South Central Senator and Senator Spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Deirdre Clune, has today (Friday) said that the announcement that Apple is to create 500 new jobs in Cork is a huge vote of confidence in the city.   [...]

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Patronage of Schools must be looked at in an inclusive fashion– Clune   Tuesday 10th of April 2012   Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre Clune has today (Tuesday) said that patronage of our schools must be looked at in an inclusive fashion. This follows on from a report published today by the Advisory Group to [...]

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Tuesday, 27th March 2012 E-skills week presents an opportunity for Irish students to think big – Clune Fine Gael Cork South Central Senator, Deirdre Clune, has today (Tuesday) marked European E-skills Week by encouraging secondary school students to investigate the career opportunities which the IT sector has to offer to them. “The Irish Internet Association [...]

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New School Building Projects for Cork School’s Welcome –Clune   Monday 12th of March 2012 Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre Clune has today (Monday) welcomed the news form the Minister of Education and Skills Ruari Quinn that eight Cork schools are to receive funding for building works aswell as the construction of new schools.  The [...]

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New Educate Together Primary School in Rochestown Welcome Clune Wednesday 7th of March 2012. Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre Clune today (Wednesday) has welcomed the news from the Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn that a new primary school is to be built in Rochestown. The new school will run under the patronage of [...]

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Application for Patronage of Carrigaline, Secondary Gael School Welcome- Clune. January 23rd 2012. Fine Gael Senator Deirdre Clune today has welcomed the application made by Cork VEC and An Foras Pátrúnachta to the Department of Education to become patrons of the new Irish secondary school in Carrigaline. This follows on form Minister’s Ruairi Quinn’s announcement [...]

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Funding Allocated for Cork School’s Projects Welcome –Clune Monday 19th December. Fine Gael Senator Deirdre Clune has today welcomed the news form the Minister of Education and Skills Ruari Quinn that four Cork schools are to receive funding for building works. The Minister announced today details of the schools that are planned to advance into [...]

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Senator Deirdre Clune has welcomed the fact that the Minister for Education & Skills Ruairi Quinn’s proposals to radically overhaul the Junior Cert will include renaming the exam. The Minister stated “this radically different examination needs a new name. I have asked the people directly concerned to give suggestions for a new name”.  A radical [...]

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