Conference on education on Galway’s offshore islands deferred

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A conference to debate education on Galway and Donegal’s offshore islands has been postponed until October.
The event was scheduled to take place this week (30/05) but has been pushed back as a high level Department task group continues its work.
Galway has three post primary schools located on each of the Aran islands while Dongeal has two – one located on Tory island and another on Arranmore.
Tomás Mac Pháidín is Director of Schools at the GRETB – he says the island community faces unique challenges concerning staffing and finances.

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