O’Keeffe goes to arm’s length for maths syllabus

BATT O’KEEFFE helped students discover the fun side of maths when he launched a new course aimed at boosting interest in the subject.

The Education Minister had his height and arm span measured by students at Scoil Mhuire in Kanturk, Co Cork, one of 24 second level schools that are piloting the project maths programme.

“This might be what I look like after the budget on Tuesday,” he joked yesterday as he stood in a crucifix position against the wall of the school hall.