Climbing the Great Wall and Some Poetry

It's been an eventful few months reaching a highlight in November on top of the Great Wall of China! As usual my kids were dragged along and feed a feast of history and culture which I sincerely hope they will remember fondly and usefully in the future. We travelled on a group tour with GTI-Ireland who were really great and provided the assistance of the fabulous Francis...
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Dylan Thomas and life after the Leaving Cert

The words, ‘Do not go gentle into that good night,’ used to send shivers down my spine and throw me right back to that nightmare – the leaving certificate. But I’ll never forget that it was Dylan Thomas who wrote the poem or that it was about the death of his father. As 58,000 Irish students received their leaving cert results today I think it's worth noting that exams are not ...
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