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Queen’s University Belfast awarded £4.35 million to attract world-leading researchers
Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded £4.35 million under the UK Government’s new Global Talent Fund, a significant step in...
Jul 19
Schools dig into gardening with hands-on growing club initiative
Camphill Primary School pupils building pea structures to help growing stems Three local primary schools in the Mid and East Antrim...
Jul 18
Music and culture come together for Cairncastle’s 2025 Bluegrass, Country & Folk Festival
Three-day cross-community celebration features live music, workshops and charity support from 25th–27th July in Ballygally and...
Jul 16
CAFRE reintroduces forgework training at Enniskillen campus from September 2025
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced the launch of a brand-new Level 2 Certificate in Forgework,...
Jul 15
Hearts across continents: Ballymena students build hope and community in rural Ghana
The St Louis students pictured before leaving Accra Fourteen Year 13 students and five staff from St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena,...
Jul 11
Find out if you’re entitled to free school meals and help with uniform costs in Northern Ireland
More than 93,000 children and young people across Northern Ireland are currently receiving free school meals — is your child one of them?...
Jul 10
Budding entrepreneurs find confidence and careers through Go Succeed Tourism Academy in MEA
(From left) Kelli McRoberts Carrickfergus Enterprise; Simon White; Helen Kane; Elizabeth Skillen; Maggie Binnie; Fiona Lauder; Helen...
Jul 9
Queen’s lecturer earns PhD after pioneering domestic abuse training for NI Nursing students
Dr Stephanie Craig A Queen’s University Belfast lecturer has been awarded a PhD from the School of Nursing and Midwifery after leading a...
Jul 9
Co Antrim girls shine in celebrations at CAFRE equine graduation
The Erne Veterinary Group Cup was presented to Amy Murphy from Portglenone, Co Antrim (right) for best performance on the Work Placement...
Jul 8
More NI families to qualify for free school meals and uniform grants as income threshold increased
Low-income families across Northern Ireland will receive enhanced support from the 2025/26 academic year, as Education Minister Paul...
Jul 8
Education Authority announces progress but warns SEN placement system ‘not sustainable’
The Education Authority (EA) has announced a major update on its ongoing efforts to address pressures in Special Educational Needs (SEN)...
Jul 7
Loughry Campus celebrates the future leaders of Northern Ireland’s food industry
Jessica Gregg from Glarryford graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Food Business Management at the CAFRE Graduation Ceremony....
Jul 4
Glenann Primary School honoured as ‘Best Small School’ in Co Antrim by Families First NI Awards
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Oliver McMullan, pictured alongside Councillor Margaret Anne McKillop, Padraig Shivers,...
Jul 2
Immersive Classroom launched at Belfast’s W5 to support NI school children
Paul Givan, Education Minister alongside Victoria Denoon (W5), Brian Morrissey (BT) and Frances Meehan (EA) with Torbank School and...
Jun 30
Local pupils gain insight into policing through PSNI work experience programme
Pupils taking part in personal safety exercise. Thirty sixth-year students from schools across Mid and East Antrim have taken part in a...
Jun 30
Co Antrim woman graduates from Queen’s and makes historic hockey breakthrough for the university
A Queen’s University graduate has completed her Dentistry degree while achieving a landmark sporting feat in Irish university hockey....
Jun 30
End of an era as Portglenone Primary bids emotional farewell to Vice Principal Patricia Goldring
Mrs Patricia Goldring with husband Maurice (right), daughter Maria, and Mr Eugene Mullen, Principal of Portglenone Primary School St...
Jun 29
Portglenone’s Rachel Moore shines at CAFRE Loughry Campus Awards Day
Rachel Moore from Portglenone was presented with the Dairy UK prize for attaining highest marks in dairy related subjects. Rachel...
Jun 28
Trailblazing Autistic Graduate from Thailand Makes History at Queen’s earning a PhD in Medicine
Piangfan Naksukpaiboon graduated from Queen’s University with a PhD in Medicine, specialising in colorectal cancer. In a momentous...
Jun 27
Castle Tower and Carnlough lead Mid and East Antrim’s Green Flag success story
Eco-School of the Year – Castle Tower School, Ballee Campus Fifteen schools across the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area have been...
Jun 26
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