Columban Journalism Winners Featured in National Newspaper

Columban Journalism Winners Featured in National Newspaper

Today (Thursday 4th June 2020) the Irish News has a wonderful spread on the 2020 winners of the Columban Schools Journalism competition. The newspaper has published in full the winning print article by student Trinity McKeever of Thornhill College, Derry. It also...
Columban Schools Journalism 2020 Winning Video

Columban Schools Journalism 2020 Winning Video

This is the winning video in the 2020 Columban Schools Journalism Competition in Ireland. It is by Aishling Rochford, a student at Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine /Kenmare Community School. The theme was ‘Tackling Our Throwaway Culture’.   Folllow us on Twitter...
Columban Schools Journalism 2020 Winning Article

Columban Schools Journalism 2020 Winning Article

Tacking Our ‘Throwaway Culture’ This is the winning article in the 2020 Columban Schools Journalism Competition in Ireland. It is by 16-year-old Trinity McKeever, a student of Thornhill College, Derry.  There has been such a focus on the waste from...
Impact of Irish climate strikes discussed at Dalgan conference

Impact of Irish climate strikes discussed at Dalgan conference

Today Friday 6th December 2019 marks the first anniversary of the launch of the Fridays for Future climate strike in Ireland. At a conference last weekend in Dalgan Park, hosted by the Columban Ecological Institute on the topic ‘Climate Change: Where Are We Now?’, Dr...