Month: January 2013

Action Plan on Bullying is a significant step forward in rooting out harassment

Stamp out bullying and cyberbullying

Eradicating bullying is the responsibility of parents, schools and communities. Welcoming the publication this afternoon (Tuesday) of the Action Plan on Bullying, Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy and former school principal, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, said that while guidelines… Read More

CoderDojo launches in IADT Dun Laoghaire

CoderDojo Mary Mitchell O'Connor and Sandra Maguire IADT

Coder Dojo Dun Laoghaire was launched on Wednesday 23 January, in IADT Dun Laoghaire, with Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD, in attendance. Coder Dojo is a free, non-profit, computer club for school kids which was founded by Cork computer… Read More

Women must take the steps to prevent cervical cancer before it starts

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Wednesday) called on women to take responsibility for their own health by ensuring that they get regular smear tests to prevent the spread of cervical cancer. Deputy Mitchell… Read More

Mary Mitchell O’Connor speaks in the Dail on the Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment Bill 2013

I listened carefully to what the Deputy had to say and while his arguments are highly amusing, they are false. He has dismissed World Health Organization reports and everything else. He has run out through the door of… Read More

Minister for Education announces free access for students to online encyclopaedias

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today announced free home access to the online edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica for all school-going children. For the past three years, primary and post-primary schools have had access to the resource, and… Read More

Mitchell O ’Connor calls for all-Party action on threat of social media

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD and former headmistress, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Sunday) called for an all-Party approach to tackle the destructive potential of social media. Deputy Mitchell O’Connor added that the week children return to school… Read More

Beach Bye Laws – Seapoint – Killiney

In order to make the beach area safe and pleasant for everybody, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has in place a number of restrictions relating to litter, dogs, jet-skis and noise. Following a period of extensive public consultation,… Read More

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