Press Release 17th April 2009
The Northern Regional Fisheries Board and Donegal Education Centre are holding a presentation for the northern finalists of the ‘Something Fishy’ regional competition in the VEC offices, Donegal Town on Tuesday April 21st at 6pm.
Of the nine schools entering the competition only one will be selected on Tuesday evening 21st April to go forward to the national finals in Dublin later this year. The standard of entries from the northern regions schools was extremely high again this year and the projects submitted covered a variety of different subject matters. Entries were received on fish as a source of food, the life cycle of a fish, pollution and some schools even went as far as looking at the different plants and animals that live along the regions exposed coasts. A number of sculptures were also received as entries.
On the night four digiscopes will be presented to the winning schools by the Mayor of Donegal Town Mr. Paul Keeney. The digiscopes have been sponsored by the Northern Regional Fisheries Board and Donegal Education Centre.
‘Something Fishy’ is an educational resource produced by Blackrock and Monaghan Education Centres 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 has been asked to produce a class project based on what they have learned.
The nine schools involved in the 2009 regional final are as follows
Niall Mor, 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 and St Brigids NS, Glenmakee, Carndonagh.
The presentation to the northern regional winners of ‘Something Fishy’ will take place in the VEC offices, Donegal Town on Tuesday April 21st at 6pm. All press are welcome.
If you would like to learn more about the ‘Something Fishy’ educational programme, please contact Mark Corps on (01) 8842672.
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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
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.