Archived News Items
19-July-03 to 31-October-03

31-10-03

• Minister for Education and Science, Mr. Noel Dempsey, T.D, visited St. Mel’s Senior Traveller Training Centre in Longford which was recently refurbished...
• St. Catherine's Training Centre have updated the photos on their webpages. Click to see photos from the visit of President McAleese, or the refurbishment of the training centres in Ballina and Ballyhaunis.

22-10-03

• Find out about a new publication from NALA entitled "A Plain English Guide to Legal Terms" which will throw light on the maze of legal jargon, which is used throughout the legal, and justice system in Ireland.
• The Prison Adult Literacy Survey: Results and Implications is available from the Irish Prison Service, phone: 01 461 6000 or email: info@irishprisons.ie to obtain a copy. The authors of this report are Mark Morgan and Mary Kett.

15-10-03

• From the 13th to the 24th of October St. Joseph's Training Centre in Ennis is the venue for TravArt - a sculpture and ceramics exhibition from the Donegal Travellers Project. These innovative pieces combine the traditional skills of the Traveller community such as welding, tinsmithing, ceramics and woodwork with the skills of sculpting, casting and carving. Click here to see the items on display.
• Access Gerard Griffin's presentation entitled The General Policy Overview for STTC’s which was presented at a Staff Training Seminar in Ballinasloe on Friday, 3rd October.
  
• NALA News September Issue is now available and includes a special pullout on the NALA assessment framework. Phone NALA 01 855 4332 or email literacy@nala.ie to obtain your copy.

25-09-03

• Read the conference report on The National Association of Travellers' Centres (NATC) Conference which was held in January, 2003 in Oranmore, Co. Galway.
  

19-09-03

• Click here to see some photos taken at the formal visit of President Mary McAleese to St. Catherine's Travellers Training Centre in Ballina.

04-09-03

• Click here to view the National Youth Work Development Plan, 2003—2007 and also the Youth Work Act, 2001 - both of these are available on the Department of Education and Science website.

27-08-03

• Read about a new Handbook: "Helping Children Feel They Belong" from the Children's Research Centre in Trinity.
  

13-08-03

• Stand Up Sit Down, a collection of short stories about friendship and conflict from Navan Travellers Workshop and Navan School Completion Programme is now available from Kid's Own Publishing Partnership, phone 071 916 4438 or email info@kidsown.ie.

19-07-03

• Read Gerard Griffin's Submission to the Educational Disadvantaged Forum - The Traveller Perspective

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