Well done to Aisling on her poem!

Eve’s rollercoaster – ‘The Flame Thrower’

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Well done to Joe on his poem for Gwen’s poetry competition!

Lovely art from Molly!

Well done to Edel, Polly and Dan on their great STEM projects

Reminder: Closing date for Poetry Competition is 10th May. Thanks again for Gwen from Bowen & Co Solicitors for sponsoring it.

Poetry Competition

Larry received a reply from his email to the Taoiseach!

Dear Larry,

Thank you very much for taking the time to write to me.  I know it is an extrememly difficult time for everyone and I know that you are missing your friends, school and sports.  You are very lucky to have your Mum, Dad  and Caoimhe,  please say hello to them for me.  Also, when you get back to school give my regards to Ms. Collins, she must be a very good teacher and  you are obviously a very good student.  You’re a credit to your school and your parents.

It is important that we all follow the strict rules that are in place to stop COVID-19.  We have to be very thankful to the doctors, nurses and all staff who are keeping our hospitals and nursing homes going.  Also, to the food retailers, transport workers and chemists that remain open for our needs.

We will get over this difficult time and things will get back to normal, I can’t say exactly when but we will get there.

I got involved in politics because I wanted to make a difference in life. I started when I was in school.  I put my name forward for the school council and got elected to it.  You see politics is everywhere and you can start to make a difference in your school, your sports club etc.  Your ideas will only make a change when you become part of the decision making process.  Even in your familly when you voice your ideas, sometimes your mum and dad agree and sometimes they don’t (if it’s not in your best interest) …this is politics in the family.  Of course when I got involved in local politics as a Fingal County Councillor and then in National Politics as a TD, I realised that it was more difficult to make the changes I wanted to but it’s important not to give up.  So never give up on your good ideas. 

I worked as a doctor for a few years but I knew that politics was my calling.  My father was a doctor and my mother was a nurse.  They ran the local GP practice but are now retired.  Both my sisters are in the medical profession and I suppose that’s why I went into medicine.  There are no politicians in my family so I can’t say politics is in my blood but it’s in my heart.  I registered again as a doctor duing this pandemic so that I could do some work on the frontline and witness how difficult it is for those who are working so diligently every day to protect all of us.  So to answer your question, no I don’t miss being a doctor but it is a very worthwhile and important job.

You are very good to read to Caoimhe, There are lots of thing you could do e.g. jigsaw puzzles are great for passing the time and they’re very enjoyable.  Also, if you have a deck of cards you can play lots of games (snap is fun) and make a big house of cards, it takes a very steady hand but great fun. There are lots of things to do… all you need is a good imagination.  

By the way I can see that your dad has a great sense of humour.

Thank you again for writing to me and stay safe.

Yours sincerely,

Leo Varadkar TD

Taoiseach

Larry wrote a lovely email to the Taoiseach!

Dear Taoiseach,

My name is Larry Howard and I live in Kilmurry in county Clare with my Mum,Dad and little sister Caoimhe. My Dad is from Mayo and my Mum is from Cork. We are missing hurling and football at the minute. I’m in 3rd class in Kilmurry National School. My teacher is Ms. Collins and she is the nicest teacher in the world.
I am writing to you to tell you how good you are coping with the covid-19 pandemic. I am very hopeful that this pandemic will be over soon so I can see my friends and cousins. Also I can’t wait to get back to hurling.
I have a few questions for you:
Why did you get involved in politics?
Do you miss being a doctor?
I have been doing homework and reading to my sister everyday do you have any other ideas what I can do to pass the time?

Yours sincerely
Larry Howard.

Ps I have asked my Dad is there any positives about this pandemic. He says that Mayo won’t be relegated from the football league.

“Draw your hero” is an art competition designed to recognise the many different professions and people who are working tirelessly to bring Ireland through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Centred on the theme “not all superheroes wear capes”, the competition is open to young people aged between 6 and 14 years of age on the island of Ireland. It will be followed by a gallery exhibition and a special awards night to acknowledge a selection of both the artists and the heroes who played a part in getting Ireland through this crisis.

https://drawyourhero.ie/