* School closures due to weather - link to RTE list in first post *

monaghanmissus

Whaat? :eek:

I can't stick this house any longer :rolleyes:

DancingQueen:)

:eek: Love the days off and everything but we'd be better off in school, mocks are next month and i'd prefer to be in school as i do more there(and the teachers know what they are doing) I won't study properly at home and i really need to.

Orlaladuck

Oh god I don't want another days off =[.

NufcNavan

I am so screwed for the mocks.

Conor108

Quite destroyed for mocks myself but more importantly DCG project!

This means I have 2 weeks of school until my mocks start.

FFS this is ridiculous. It's not even that bad around my school.

Burkatron

Anyone know where this article on Rte is gone? It was there 1 minute but its gone now??

Conor108

Yeah they seem to have lumped it in with some general weather information thing. I'll keep looking for it


UPDATE:Here is is

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Burkatron wrote: »

Anyone know where this article on Rte is gone? It was there 1 minute but its gone now??

WTF This is Ridiculous theres not even any snow where I live!!!!!!
I have to go to school to sort out my ucas application that has to be in by friday!!

manutd

12345678910 wrote: »

What did it say??
School better be open on Monday!!!!!!!

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0108/educationweather.htmlAll

Friday, 8 January 2010 17:09
All national and secondary schools are to remain closed until Thursday 14 January, Minister for Education Batt O'Keefe announced this afternoon.

The decision was taken following a review of the weekend weather forecast at a meeting of the Government's Emergency Response Committee.

The Minister accepts that the closures will cause inconvenience but said the safety of student, teachers and parents was more important.

AdvertisementThe decision comes amid growing fears among school principals and boards of management about the impact of further severe weather on school communities. It will be widely welcomed by them.

Schools have been telling RTÉ News of strong health and safety concerns, centred on footpaths and roads in their wider areas.

A decision on whether Ireland's 4,000 schools will remain closed or re-opened later next week will be made following a review by the Committee at a meeting on Tuesday.

Mental_Legend

Burkatron wrote: »

Anyone know where this article on Rte is gone? It was there 1 minute but its gone now??

Type in Batt O'Keeffe in the search bar on RTE.ie. Where it says "Web" just beside the search bar, click the little arrow pointing downwards and then on "RTE.ie" from that list. On the page that comes up, click on "Sort Results by: Date". Click the link at the top of the list. The article is then on the top of the list of the next page that comes up.

Orlaladuck

I'm actually stunned.

monaghanmissus

This is a joke.

seriousfizz

This is really bad news for all of us... as if we needed more pressure, with the competition for college places and all...

kev9100

Bloody hell, I am truly ****ed for the mocks now. I wonder if they could postpone them for a week or two?

ayumi

this is bad,we need to get on in chem economics and all the other subject,this will have an effect on the leaving cert!
but its good so we dont get homework and study at home and do exam qs

DancingQueen:)

Is it actually that bad out there? there's about 2/3cm of snow around me and it's freezing out but my dad said it was fine to drive on and from what i've walked on it wasn't slippy. I understand that it's worse around the country but for all schools to be closed is a bit over the top imo.

**Timbuk2**

Does this apply to schools that were open yesterday and today?

kev9100

On the main roads its ok but most of the secondary roads have`nt been gritted so they are pretty dodgy.

Orlaladuck

Guys come on. Mocks are 3 weeks away - you will still have time and after it's only the MOCKS. If you fail your mocks, it's not the end of the world because it's not the real thing! I know your all panicking about it but you'll still have time, just do as much as you can from home. You'll still have 2-3 months to study after them.

Conor108

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Does this apply to schools that were open yesterday and today?

All national and secondary schools are to remain closed until Thursday 14 January, Minister for Education Batt O'Keefe announced this afternoon.

Probably does. Its not too bad AT ALL at my school. And its a new, modern building not a developing nation shack thing. This is ridiculous. :mad::mad: Already behind on tons, some books in locker, not happy

Orlaladuck

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Does this apply to schools that were open yesterday and today?

Every school in the country!

spurious

They must think this threatened snow on Sunday is going to be as bad as people think it could be.

GLUEY

For God sake will ye stop complaining this is absolutely brilliant!

yenoBAYUB

is no one else happy?

eVeNtInE

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DimestoreSaint

The mocks are organised by schools so it's totally down to each school if they're rearranged.

knwaca

crap, i need school to get me structured, left to my own devices, i.e the past two weesk I do nothing...mocks results will be shocking now!

Bonkers_xOx

They'll have to make up for the days in the summer. I'd prefer to be off in June rather than January!

Orlaladuck

Bonkers_xOx wrote: »

They'll have to make up for the days in the summer. I'd prefer to be off in June rather than January!

Does that actually happen? It's never happened in my school!