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Carrigallen Vocational School

PAUL WILLIAMS

Paul Williams is a past pupil of our school. He is Irelands top investigative journalist and works as a crime reporter for the Sunday World. He has written a number of novels including “The General” and “Gangland”, both of which topped the best selling list for long lengths of time. “The General” was made into an acclaimed film and was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Paul visited our school in February of this year to talk to the students about his work and to present a printer to the school in appreciation of his time spent here.

 

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Paul Williams presenting a printer to the staff

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SCHOOL TOURS ABROAD

Educational Tours Abroad

Once every two years, students have an opportunity of travelling to Britain or the Continent on an Educational Tour .

Tour Destinations

October 1980 Stratford-Upon Avon and Paris

October 1982 Belgium, Holland and W. Germany

October 1984 London, Ostend, Brussels and Paris

October 1986 Paris and Bruges(Belgium)

March 1989 Stratford-Upon Avon and London

October 1990 Holland

October 1992Paris and Euro-Disney

October 1994 Holland and Germany

October 1996 Paris and Euro-Disney

October 1998 Barcelona (Spain)

October 2000 Italy

School Tour 1998:

The 1998 Continental School Tour group travelled to Barcelona for six days. A group of forty travelled and stayed at the Aqua Marina Hotel outside Barcelona. The group went to numerous places of interest including the Olympic Stadium, Port Adventura one of the most exciting theme parks in Europe, the Shrine at Montserrat high in the mountains outside Barcelona, the Nou-Camp Stadium home of Barcelonas soccer team, the Old Town and the unusual architecture of Gaudi one of Barcelonas famous sons. In the evenings, there were lots of activities at the hotel ranging from swimming, ten pin bowling and tennis during the day to flamenco-dancing, karaoke and discos at night. With so much to do, the students had little difficulty sleeping at night. The students travelled by various modes of transport including coaches, ferries, aeroplanes, cable cars and even white knuckle rides at Port Adventura. The tour was enjoyed by teachers and students alike and voted a great success. Mr Coffey was the Tour Organiser.

 

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The Principal, Mr. Eamonn Daly being presented with the trophy for the tidiest school in County Leitrim By Mr. Jim Shortt, Chairman, Leitrim County Council. Also in the picture is our very dedicated caretaker, Mr. Brendan Greene (blue shirt) whose dexterity and hard work within and in the grounds of the school was a very deciding factor in this award. The excellently kept grounds of our school are always mentioned in the annual Tidy Towns Report

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Charlie McGettigan, joint Eurovision Song Contest winner, 1994, at the launch of the school tape. Music teacher, John Crowe is also in the picture.