Early Christmas present turns to tragedy for classmates

Christmas came early for Dace Zarina when she got word of her move to Leuven.

Early Christmas present turns to tragedy for classmates
Sat, 01 Feb, 2014 - 00:00
Niall Murray - Education Correspondent

“Just got a placement in Belgium!!! A great start of the day!!” she posted on her Facebook page on Dec 17.

The message conveyed the excitement which she and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) classmate Sara must have felt at the prospect of six months working in Leuven outside Brussels.

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