Press Release 27th April 2009
Killybegs School wins the Northern Regional Final of ‘Something Fishy’
There was great excitement at the VEC offices; Donegal Town on Tuesday last April 21st, as the winner of the northern regional final of the ‘Something Fishy’ competition for 2009 was announced. The presentation for the northern finalists was hosted by the Northern Regional Fisheries Board and Donegal Education Centre.
Nine schools had reached the northern regional final but only one lucky school was chosen to represent the northern region in the national competition.
The winner, Niall Mór, school from Killybegs won the competition with a project that covered a diverse range of topics including fish classification, fishing legends and the life cycle of a salmon. In researching the project the children had visited a water treatment plant and had also gone on board a fishing vessel.
The Mayor of Donegal Town Mr. Paul Keeney presented the children from the winning school with their prize and congratulated them on an outstanding project.
‘Something fishy’ is an educational resource produced by Blackrock and Monaghan Education Centers in collaboration with the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards. It is aimed at fifth and sixth classes at primary level. Each school that takes part in the program is asked to produce a class project based on what they have learned.
The nine schools involved in the 2009 regional final were
Niall Mór, Killybegs, Commons NS, Killybegs, Pettigo NS, Pettigo, St. Nauls Inver NS, Inver, Creevy NS, Ballyshannon, Robertson NS, Ballintra, Killymard NS, Donegal Town, Moyle NS, Newtowncunnigham
If you would like to learn more about the ‘Something Fishy’ educational programme, please contact Mark Corps on (01) 8842672.
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For Media Enquiries
Linda Mc Kenny,
PR and Communications Officer,
Central Fisheries Board,
Swords Business Campus,
Swords, Co. Dublin .
Tel: 01 8842639
Mobile: 087 3294440
Email: linda.mckenny@cfb.ie
Notes to Editor:
The Northern Regional Fisheries Board (NRFB) is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and was established under the Fisheries Act 1980.
Its principal functions are to conserve the inland fisheries and sea angling resources of the region in its own right and to manage, restore, enhance and promote it in a sustainable manner for the benefit of local communities and the national good.