Category Archives: Magh Éne College

Magh Éne College Teacher Co-Authors New Leaving Certificate Biology Textbook

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Magh Éne College teacher Yvonne Higgins-Vallely, is playing a key-role in supporting the development of science education across Ireland following the publication of her new Leaving Cert Biology book, Evolution. Published by Gill Education, the textbook comes at a key time for schools as teachers and students adapt to major changes in the revised Leaving […]

Magh Éne College Wins Donegal ETB Schools Senior Debate Forum

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The annual Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) Senior Debate Forum Cup has been won by Magh Éne College in Bundoran. Crana College in Buncrana took the honours in the Plate competition and Errigal College in Letterkenny won the Rose Bowl competition. Runners up in the event were Deele College, Raphoe in the Cup competition, […]

Fire Incident at Magh Éne College, Bundoran

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In the early hours of Wednesday morning 24th May 2023, a fire broke out at Magh Éne College, Bundoran. This is a post-primary school under the management of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Upon notification of the fire, emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene, and firefighters worked to contain and extinguish the […]

Former Magh Éne College Student Creates Film to Showcase her School Ten Years after her Leaving Cert

When Grace Garvin went back to visit her old school, Magh Éne College in Bundoran, ten years after she did her Leaving Cert to deliver what was supposed to be a two hour workshop, she, along with her partner Richard Davies, through their company Wild Rice Films, ended up producing a short documentary that has […]

BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition Success for ETB Students

Donegal ETB would like to congratulate its students on their entries and success at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Thirteen out of the nineteen Donegal entries came from four Donegal ETB schools – Coláiste Ailigh, Letterkenny (5); Coláiste Chineál Eoghain, Buncrana (1); Deele College, Raphoe (1) and Magh Ene College, Bundoran (6) in a […]

Magh Ene’s Katie Wins Influential Women’s Award

We’re delighted that Katie McGloin, a student at our Bundoran school Magh Ene College, has won a U Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Award for Start Up of the Year in the Business and Finance section. Katie, aged 16, established her own business, Ireland’s first completely gender neutral clothing company, K.T. Clothing Co. just last year […]

BT Educator of Excellence

Yvonne Higgins, Science teacher, Magh Ene College, Bundoran, was awarded the BT Educator of Excellence in the Biological and Ecological category at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE).  Over the past nine years, 44 projects from Magh Ene College have been accepted to exhibit at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition […]

Magh Ene College, Bundoran leading the teaching revolution?

The Irish Times has published a fascinating article on how a new approach to learning in the classroom has been adopted by Magh Ene which is already is delivering successful results. A teaching revolution that ‘makes the classes come alive’ published by the Irish Times on the 12/01/16 outlines the measures being implemented by the […]

Success for Donegal ETB Students at the BT Young Scientist Awards 2016

Congratulations to students in both Coláiste Ailigh and Mulroy College who enjoyed a very successful and enjoyable BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2016 at the RDS. Student Awards School/College Project Title Project Category Student Names Coláiste Ailigh An exploration of the influence of Parents on cigarette smoking among Irish teenagers. Social and Behavioural Sciences […]

Ionchur ó Scoileanna i nDún na nGall don chlár faisnéise nua. | Input from Donegal Schools to new documentary.

[lang_ie]Tá clár nua le craoladh ar An Luan seo chugainn (19ú Eanáir) ag 9.30 i.n. – Coming Out of the Curve – a bhfuil fócas ar an dearcadh sa phobal agus an tsochaí le LGBT.  (Nasc fhad le lgbt.ie) Tá foirne agus daltaí scoile ó Coláiste Pobail Bun an Phobail agus Coláiste Magh Éne ag […]