ELEVEN primary schools who invited the world into their classrooms have been named as finalists in the Irish Aid ‘Our World’ awards sponsored by the Irish Examiner.

CORK defender Paudie Kissane insists they are ready to embrace theAll-Ireland qualifiers after last Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final defeat against Kerry, but admits that not discovering the identity of their opponents until six days beforehand will make their second round qualifier tie on July 10 a tricky proposition.

CHILDREN attending a primary school severely damaged by an arson attack were celebrating yesterday after it rose from the ashes.

TEACHERS normally discourage telling tales out of school, but the crowd who gathered to protest against education cuts were agog to hear what Joe O’Toole had to say.

A COMMUNITY yesterday rallied round the teachers, pupils and parents at a school devastated by a malicious weekend fire.