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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION Joe McHugh has said that a “half return” to school in September would be needed if a 2m social distancing rule was in force.
He said that he would be against this partial return, and he didn’t want to see children have to wear facemasks at school.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Prime Time last night, the Donegal TD said that Dr Tony Holohan was clear that they could only give advice, and not assess risk.
“He quite clearly stated they don’t do risk assessment, that’s a job that we will be doing within our Department,” he said.
When asked whether he would overrule the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet), McHugh said he doesn’t work “unilaterally” like that – instead his officials discuss with students and teachers.
“I have to balance as Minister the key motivation behind education and that’s that no child is left behind in education,” he said, and promised to “move mountains” to ensure that happens.
He continued:
We had a difficulty with the Junior Cycle, we got consensus. We had a difficulty with the written Leaving Cert exam, we got consensus. We had a difficulty approaching the Calculated Grades, we got consensus.
A deadline for Leaving Cert students to register for the Calculated Grade system was due to end last night at 10pm, but was extended until 12pm today.
As of 10pm last night, 59,859 students had registered, representing 98% of Leaving Cert students. There are just 1,170 students who have yet to register – they can do so here.
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One upon a time. The Coronavirus. The end.
I knew it. The Journal.ie and RTE are all the one.
@Manbackonboard: …ahhhh stapppp…. We live in a very independent and accountable society….. How’s me story tell’in so far….
@Manbackonboard: television and the internet gives us a window on the world, so why is the journal associating with the Free speech deniers in rte
Once upon a time, a man asked a woman to marry him. She said no and he lived happily ever after.
The end.
@John Fairclough: I think you’ll find she forever more had a clean peaceful house, with no football on the TV, no dirty socks on the floor and lived even more happily ever after than he did.
It all started on one of those dark dismal days, clouds hung over the sleepy village ,threatening their menace at any minute.. Patrick walked through the deserted main street, up past the old ruins beside Mcgintys pub…”should I go in” he asks himself…the cold wind picking up and whipping the turf smoke from the pub up through the town..”maybe I will, later” …”after I come back down from voting Sinn Fein and pissing off FG and FF ….and RTE…feck them all anyway, they are the best story tellers I’ve ever come across….
My girlfriends 4 foot 9.
@Luke Lee: very tall for a 12 year old
Once upon a time . The End . Sign me up
@Ríain HenC: You forgot the middle bit.
@Rachel O’ Meara: Damn writers block !
@Ríain HenC: Don’t worry, I hear that happens alot. :)
@Rachel O’ Meara: Phew ! That’s a relief , thought it was just me ;)
This brings me back to a six word story or flash fiction which allowed for a story , the best example of which was “For sale; baby shoes ,never worn”. It is the concept of telling a story in a minimal amount of words.
Stately plump Buck Mulligan blahdy blahdy blah yes I said yes I will yes.
My father always told us this story he had to write for school when he was young. It was titled “A day in the bog”. He started “The day was wet and we didn’t go”. Always made me laugh.
It’s raining again, the end.
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