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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dozens of children in Fermanagh and South Tyrone miss out on pre-school choices
Thirty children in Fermanagh and South Tyrone have not secured a place in any of their first, second or third choice pre-schools for the upcoming academic year, according to new figures released by the Department of Education. The statistics, provided by Education Minister Paul Givan in response to a question from Ulster Unionist MLA Colin Crawford, show that 838 children across Northern Ireland were left without an offer for a place in one of their top three preferred pre-school settings as of April 3, 2025. Fermanagh and South Tyrone is among the affected constituencies, with 30 families facing disappointment at this critical stage of early years education. While 222 children across the region were offered places in their fourth or lower preference settings, others remained unplaced. The Education Authority (EA) has said that 2,316 pre-school places were still available across Northern Ireland at the time, though not necessarily in the areas or settings parents had hoped for. ADVERTISEMENT In total, 20,481 applications for pre-school places were received during Stage One of the admissions process. Of those, 19,861 children (97 per cent) were offered a funded place, but not all in their top choices. The Department has noted that further offers may have been made following the end of Stage One, but these figures were not included in the breakdown.
Glasgow Times
22-04-2025
- Glasgow Times
Celtic fan threw vape at Rangers captain during Old Firm
Colin Crawford, 21, launched the missile during an Old Firm game at Parkhead on May 11, 2024. The Hoops hosted their rivals that day in a match that Brendan Rodgers' side went on to win 2-1. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that during the game, Tavernier went to take a corner kick. READ MORE: Celtic boozer dedicated to Hoops legend to reopen after rebrand Prosecutor Abbas Ali said: "As he was to take the set-piece, numerous items were thrown at him from the crowd. "No items appeared to strike the player but several landed nearby." No one was identified at the match but CCTV was used by police to trace any perpetrators. Mr Ali said: "Crawford was seen to throw a plastic vape from his position in the stadium." A media-circulated image of Crawford was identified by an anonymous source. READ MORE: Man seriously injured after being 'slashed' in Glasgow Crawford, of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, handed himself into police in August last year. He pleaded guilty to a single charge of culpable and reckless conduct. Sheriff Allan McKay banned Crawford from football matches until the end of December this year. He was also put under supervision for 12 months as well as the unpaid work order.
