With the Blue Star Programme 2015/2016 now drawing to a close, we wanted to give you one last update this year of the many goings on. Thanks to the Blue Star teachers, this year’s Programme was another great success! Now in its fifth year, the popularity of the Programme continues to grow, with over 180 […]
Minister Dara Murphy presents Blue Star award to Saint Augustine’s School in Blackrock! Dublin, 18 June, 2015: The Minister for European Affairs, Dara Murphy T.D., presented the Blue Star Award to St. Augustine’s school in Blackrock, Co. Dublin this morning (Thursday). At the end of the 2014/15 academic year, more than 100 schools from across […]
The Blue Star Programme 2014-2015 has now been mapped! Schools which have taken part in the programme this year have been plotted on an interactive map, with positions indicated across Ireland. This outlines the national scale of the 2014-2015 programme. The schools listed on this map participated fully in the programme in 2014-2015, delivering a […]
The Blue Star Programme 2014-2015 has now come to a close! This year marks the fourth year of the Programme, which continues to grow and see continued uptake across the country. Throughout the year, the Programme saw extensive media coverage. This coverage came from both print and online media, and ranged from regional newspapers to […]
As part of the Blue Star Programme, schools can choose to include multimedia and video submissions as part of their Final Reports. This year, an unprecedented number of schools decided to get creative! Below are just some of the examples of schools who used their skills and inventiveness to produce videos, slideshows and recordings. We […]
The Blue Star Programme for 2014-2015 is now drawing to a close. This year’s Programme was once again a great success, with over 170 schools nationwide taking part. This marks the fourth year of the Blue Star Programme, and indicates the continued growth and appeal of the Programme. The deadline for submissions to this year’s […]
The Blue Star Programme pupils of Gardiner St National School shake hands for Europe! Dublin, 09 June 2015: Minister of State for European Affairs and Data Protection, Dara Murphy TD joined students from Gardiner Street National School to celebrate the pan-European ‘Handshake for Europe’ on 9 May at the Mansion House in Dublin. The objective of the Blue […]
