The Arts Office Waterford City & County Council is now inviting entries for a previously unpublished short story for this years’ Molly Keane Creative Writing award.

Full guidelines and the online submission details are now live on the Waterford Submit platform - waterford.submit.com//show/202

Join us at Central Library this Wednesday May 1st for a Coffee Morning with Waterford Older People's Council.

Áine Flynn of the Decision Support Service will present a talk on Assisted Decision Making. All very welcome - to reserve a place please contact us on 051 849975.

So the latest HSE Ireland trickery on children is that they won’t sanction outsourcing a particular therapy because the child needs interdisciplinary support.
Can’t as the CDNT aren’t staffed.
So it’s better to have no support than some support? Will someone get a grip on this?

Reading suggestions from Jennie Loughran and myself as discussed on RTÉ Radio 1 nice to see so many people asking for the list of books to request from Libraries Ireland Today with Claire Byrne rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

Listen back to Jennie Loughran & myself on Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 Delighted to talk about great books. #Waterford rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

Tune to Today with Claire Byrne around 11.40am today as Jennie Loughran & Tracy McEneaney will be giving great reading suggestions. #Waterford Libraries Ireland #BookRecommendations

If The Labour Party Sinn Féin or Social Democrats are looking for a Parliamentary question:

'Why has funding for pupils in special classes for Summer Programme been reduced from €60 per pupil in 2022, to €45 in 2023 & €30 in 2024. What evidence was used to inform this 50% cut'

#1

We're going to see this statement a lot.

'the SET allocation model for 2024/25 is based on information supplied by these schools'

The *only* information supplied by schools are enrollment numbers and literacy and numeracy scores.

They have no data on complex needs.

Dudes, my audiobook is out on World Book Day and it’s really exciting but my Dad isn’t here to listen to it. We used to dream about having audiobooks - at one time he tried to get us studio time to record our own versions. I know he’d love Georgina Sadler’s take on my monsters 😭

Great reading recommendations on Today with Claire Byrne with Jennie Loughran & myself today at 11.45am. Library membership is free. Waterford Libraries Libraries Ireland #IrelandReads #GetLost #Waterford

Tune to Today with Claire Byrne as Jennie Loughran & Tracy McEneaney from Waterford Libraries who will be talking books at around 11.45am. Libraries Ireland #Waterford RTÉ Radio 1

Congratulations Paul Lynch fantastic win

THAT'S MY BOOK!!!
I am the Wind
*falling off my chair*
#BookElves2023
#LateLateToyShow

Friday choice today is Liz Nugent who is the Queen of Crime. #StrangeSallyDiamond is the latest book, 5 books published so far and all standalone novels. Waterford Libraries Libraries Ireland #waterford Love this crime writer.

Delighted to be attending the LAI Public Libraries public library conference in beautiful Co. Meath Meath County Library Meath County Council #LAIPLC2023 .

So our kids are let down by the health system, CDNT, and now their lifeline in schools -SET - is disappearing as teacher shortages continue to impact them.
I'll say it again- this affects EVERYONE as unsupported kids = difficulty in the classroom & takes teacher away from others

I'm running a new online Writing for Children course soon, with experienced guest speakers - authors, publishers, editors & agents.
I'm only taking a small group so if you are interested get in touch via sarahwebb.info/contact
Suitable for beginners, will run in the early eve.

Look at all these children’s books by Irish writers nominated for An Post Irish Book Awards Buy them for your kids! #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

💫 Possible Worlds and Other Stories 💫

Corrupt angels. A sentient spaceship. Invaders from outer space. Dystopia. Friendship, greed, and death. The final judgement. Angry plants. The end of time. A world made entirely of crabs.

Purchasing links: linktr.ee/_rachelhandley

Russ Parsons reporting on Rodeo, and other matters food, travel, and life in Cali. With Waterford Librarian Mary Conway. Cheers Russ Parsons Waterford Libraries for a lovely event. 📚