by admin | Jan 29, 2014 | Book Reviews
When Damien asked me to review “Oscar Wilde Stories for Children” I was thrilled. I’ve always loved Oscar Wilde, his stories are full of beautiful images and morals, something I love in all that I read. This book is especially beautiful as the...
by admin | Nov 13, 2013 | Resources Websites, Teaching News
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., and the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D., today jointly launched new History lesson plans for primary schools. The History lesson plans are based on A History of Ireland in...
by admin | Oct 14, 2013 | Book Reviews
Title: Storm Clouds – New friends. Old differences Author: Brian Gallagher Publisher: O’Brien Published : 2nd September 2013 Main characters: Emma, Dylan, Maeve, Sammy, Sammy’s Da, Aunt Nan, Uncle Jim. Themes: Troubles in Northern...
by admin | Sep 22, 2013 | Resources Websites
Again, thanks to Twitter, I was alerted to this resource pack put together by South Dublin Libraries who, in 2013 in association with Poetry Ireland (Writers in Libraries Scheme), presented Writing History: 1913 Lockout, a project which brought two authors to six...
by admin | May 13, 2013 | Resources Websites
The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago. Century Ireland is published on a fortnightly basis, beginning in May 2013, and is the main online portal for the Irish decade of...
