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Highlights

Grease

written by Sophia Nelson

For Creagh’s production of the musical ‘Grease’, I was given the part of Betty Rizzo.

Rizzo is the second female lead after Sandy Dumbrowski and is labelled as the mean girl. She is the leader of the pink ladies and the love interest of Kenickie, who is the leader of the T-Birds. The pink ladies are the most popular group at Rydell High that every girl wants to be a part of and the T-Birds are basically the male equivalent to the pink ladies.

The musical was based in America in the 1950s so it was interesting sorting out the costumes because it was hard to find anything in shops that suited the 1950s. The majority of my costumes were provided by the school but I still did have to buy some clothes and accessories. For my day outfit I had to wear a dark wash denim pencil skirt which Ms Spellman loaned to me, a black shirt that I tied up that I bought myself, a pink ladies jacket that the school had rented from another school and character shoes which I borrowed from my aunt. I surprisingly liked my outfit but it was hard to dance and move around in the tight pencil skirt and heels. It just shows how hard it was for women back in the 1950s! I had to wear the heels the whole show round where as other people got to dance in converse but my friend Caoimhe who played Frenchie also had to wear heels the whole show and a similar skirt.

I thought this show was a fantastic experience because it gave all of us an opportunity to try out new things like singing, dancing and acting as majority of the cast, especially the lead roles, had never tried out for this kind of thing before. I’ve been singing nearly all my life and I’ve done some acting before but I have never had much experience of dancing and I was glad to get the opportunity to in this role and I really enjoyed it, it was fun and we all got a good laugh out of it.

This was also a great method of making friends as the cast spent a lot of time together and we all got along and had fun together. I will really miss having rehearsals and I hope there will be more shows like this in Creagh in the near future.

The YSI Power Up Event

On the 30th of January 2024, 5 of the young social innovators from Wave

Watchers attended the Powering Up Event at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Wave Watchers was one of only 10 schools in Ireland selected for this this

event. The Powering Up event was to promote climate change and to illustrate

how important it is to help save our climate. Everyone from Wave Watchers

was thrilled with this news and were delighted to attend.

We arrived at the Aviva Stadium at half past ten. We were greeted by Eirgrid

staff and members of YSI. We then headed for an introduction presentation

and the schedule of this event. This schedule was filled with fun filled

workshops, informative presentations and helpful advice for our project. There

were five workshops to choose from.

There was a choice of either climate justice, back to the future, the seventeen

sustainable development goals, biodiversity and energy resources workshops.

As there were five members attending the event, we all split up and did one

workshop each. I chose to do the climate action workshop. This workshop was

very informative and dealt with climate change. We learned that when dealing

with climate change issues, we not only need to think of solutions but who will

be impacted. For example, if we reduce carbon emissions how will school

transported be affected? After the workshops finished, we discussed what we

had learned.

Furthermore, we got to brainstorm some new ideas and we got the

opportunity to have some helpful advice for our project. Two of the past young

social innovators helped us discuss our strategy for our project. We also

discussed the plan of how we can tackle the impact of climate change on sea

life. It was very helpful to get a fresh pair of eyes on our project.

Overall, this was a very interesting event. Our team learned lots of interesting

and useful facts for our project on saving marine life. We will use the

information we had learned about climate change in the future for our project

and for our Speak Out in March!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

We all were told to be at the Bord Gáis Theatre for two o clock. The Bord Gáis

Theatre was a massive lightly coloured building. The views of the city were

excellent.Everyone was extremely looking forward to seeing the musical

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The queue for the Bord Gáis was crazy!

We eventually got seated. The musical “Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory’s”props were colourful and bright which matched the students

energies. The costumes of the cast were great too. The musical really did feel

like something out of a movie, or that the book had come to life. During

intermission, lots of students bought something sweet to eat. You could smell

sweets throughout the second half of the show. At the very end of the show,

everyone was clapping for all the characters and cheering them on. It was a

performance that was filled with fun and everyone came out with smiles on

their faces which was great to see.

Overall, the trip was a massive success. Everyone enjoyed getting the last-

minute Christmas gifts for their friends and their families and had a

performance of a lifetime!

On Tuesday the 19th of December 2023, all transition year students went to

Dublin City. The transition year students went for some shopping in the

morning.Before, going to the Bord Gáis theatre in the evening. The purpose of

this trip to Dublin was not only to see the musical “Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory” but to bond more with our classmates. Mixing in more with our

classmates is a core part of the transition year programme. Our entire year had

looks of excitement as the day was finally here.

We got to Dublin City Centre by a bus. There was a sense of joy and a lively

atmosphere on the bus journey there. We were all extremely excited to go on

this trip because we could do our last-minute Christmas shopping. The bus

journey was one and a half hours long. To pass the time, some people on the

bus played Christmas songs. We all began to start singing along. The time just

flew by and eventually we could see signs for for Dublin City. We had arrived.

arrival to Dublin, you could see all the sparkly Christmas decorations that

were on display. The bright twinkly lights glimmered as we walked past them.

We were dropped off right beside St. Stephens Green shopping centre. As we

went into the shopping centre, it was packed! The last-minute Christmas shop

was upon us. There were many shops in St.Stephens Green such as The

Perfume Shop, Golden discs and many more. Once you went past the Perfume

Shop, all you could smell was lovely fragrances from the perfumes that lay

inside. Many students went off to Grafton street and O Cornell street. This is

where the real chaos began. You could see the stress on some of the locals

faces as they ran like the wind to get last minute presents for their friends and

family.

Furthermore, Mr. Bird illustrated to our group how we can get involved with volunteering. He also mentioned how every volunteer makes a tremendous difference to our society. Whether that be dog walking, doing a beach clean-upor even donating some old toys can makes a massive difference into people’slives.

The guest speaker showed some of the pictures of different fundraising events. For example, wear a daffodil day. In this event, everyone wears a yellow daffodil to support people who have been diagnosed with cancer. As the golden yellow flowers were displayed on the board, everyone felt moved and touched. This was extremely effective for our learning as it taught us that if we all work together, we all can make a difference.

Finally, Mr. Bird decided to play a game of bingo with us. However, it wasn’t just normal bingo. This caused a sense of curiosity in the classroom. There were certain words associated with volunteering on our bingo board. We had to get Mr. Bird to say them during the last minutes of his lecture. Once he said thewords on the list, we checked them off. A sense of excitement could be seen on all the students faces. Eventually, we came to the last word funny enough, the last word was called ‘banana’. The tension filled the air. Everyone was trying to make him declare the word. “What’s your favourite yellow fruit?” a person asked. “lemons” Mr. Bird replied. Eventually we managed to squeeze the word out of him. “BINGO!”. Everyone had looked up and the winner claimed their prize.

In conclusion the lecture was a massive success. The guest speaker Mr. Bird taught us that if we can all work together, we can make a massive difference in today's society.

The Young Social Innovator Guest Speaker

Written by Hollyanne Kyle

On Tuesday October 23rd , Creagh College’s young social innovators had a guest speaker. The guest speaker was John Bird. Bird came to talk to our YSI class to outline all the benefits of volunteering. Mr. Bird also described how the Wexford Volunteer Centre helps today’s society and how we as a class can help make a difference in our community. A sense of interest and enthusiasm filled the class.

Firstly, Mr. Bird asked who had volunteered before, only a few hands were raised to say they had volunteered before. Mr. John Bird then talked about what the word “volunteering” means. Everyone immediately put up their hand as we thought we knew the answer. However, surprisingly we all learnt the true meaning of volunteering. Volunteering is more than just giving up your free time to help in our community. Volunteering is not only giving back to society, but also shows our appreciation to an organisation. “Volunteering comes in all shapes and sizes” explained Mr. Bird. “Walking a dog, helping out with fundraising and even donating as little as a euro counts as volunteering” declared Mr. Bird. He then asked everyone who here as volunteered and nearly the whole classes hand raised. There was not only a sense of happiness but a sense of pride in the class. This caused a joyful atmosphere.

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The voice Creagh style

1st year ice skating trip 2023

Written by Alannah Chambers

The morning of December 7th, I eagerly walked in the GP area which was a sea of 1st years scattered in crowded rows of tables. An overflow of students desperately trying to find a seat in the mass of 12–13-year-olds chatting with their friends.

After a short wait, we were asked to line up in our tutor groups, which at first was hard to navigate, but once we found our way, the tutor heads took the role faster than expected and they ushered us in the direction of the buses. There was nothing short of chaos trying to find a seat, but I eventually found one.

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There were people blasting music through many speakers on the bus, which if I am honest, me and my friends found a little overwhelming at first but in the end we all found ourselves enjoying it by the time we got to Dundrum Shopping Centre. I believe one or two students were using Google Maps along the way to check how long more it would take in the morning time traffic. A simple but effective way to ease the impatience when you don’t have the luxury of pestering the bus driver with “Are we there yet?”.

Upon arrival, we quickly did the second roll call, was given instructions on our meeting point and what time to return, before being set free to roam Dundrum. In what I would imagine was a world record time, the mob scurried off into the shopping centre, vanishing without a trace. My friends and I rushed off to grab some food before exploring a mere speck of the massive multi-level centre packed with arrays of shops which can only be described as a shopaholic’s dream. (Don’t worry, I do acknowledge for some it could absolutely be their worst nightmare!)

It was such a big place and at times so hard to get around, but as time went by, we flew from shop to shop exploring the endless opportunities to add to our Santa lists, not really stopping to take a breath. Our shopping time was over before we knew it. So, with a big lunch, a new teddy and the excitement brewing like a boiled kettle about to whistle, we ran back to the meeting point just on time as the alarms we had set on our phones went off almost as loud as our hyper squeals.

It took only a few short minutes to get down to the ice-skating rink where we eagerly lined up to get our skates on. I was impatiently scanning the room until everyone was ready, and we finally got to the edge of the rink. The atmosphere was electric, and the choir of laughter, screams and chatter made it so much more enticing.

It was time to go ice skating. This was it…

Around twelve plastic penguin helpers lay idle next to the gate. They were for those who needed a little bit extra help. When everyone got onto the rink, most stayed on the surrounding edge, like baby deer finding its feet. This was brief. What seemed like only moments later, my classmates and I were braving it to the centre of the rink with such conviction. I would like to say we were all natural born skaters. So good in fact, Principal Glynn is currently looking for sponsors for Creagh’s very own team. But that would be a lie…

Approximately 180 young teens of all abilities were zipping, flying, stumbling and hitting the ice simultaneously. Sixty minutes of Pure bliss!

After we got our shoes back… you guessed it, we made another line. We were set to return to the bus. The people with the speakers were playing Christmas music now and Christmas mode was officially “ON”. Almost everyone sang along to it the whole way back to the school where our parents were waiting for us. A successful trip overall, with the best memories made.

THANK YOU to all the teachers and staff at Creagh College.

The Salem Witch Trials and Witches of Today

The youngest convicted witch was a four-year-old.

Dorothy Good, the daughter of Sarah Good, a convicted witch was the youngest convicted witch in the Salem witch trials. The reasoning behind her conviction was her mother, Sarah Good, her mother was a convicted witch and her daughter Dorothy was supposedly the love child of Sarah Good and the devil. When her case was investigated Dorothy unknowingly admitted to witchcraft and her mother committing sins with the devil himself every night. Dorothy’s unknown confession led to her imprisonment and her mother being sentenced to death by hanging.

The Salem witch trials started in 1692 and ended in 1693, only lasting a year. In that single year twenty people had been executed and one hundred and fifty imprisoned, this including men as well as children. Out of the twenty witches hung six of them were men.

How did the the Salem Witch Trials start?

The Salem Witch Trials first started when people became ill from contaminated drinking water but since the people had little to no medical technology, they blamed it on the occult and magical forces leading to people making up witches as an excuse for their poor health. The first accused and convicted witch of Salem was a woman with the name of Bridget Bishop in May 1692. Ms Bishop had been an older women known for her promiscuous and gossipy habits leading people to believe her impure acts were to do with the worship of Satan and going against the Christian church.

How were convicted witches executed?

After confirming that the person was a witch they would be sentenced to death via hanging, unlike the common assumption of them being burned at the stake. This was because being buried at the stake was something the Europeans did, unlike the people of Salem as all their executions were hangings, bar one man who was pressed to death.

Most of the Accusers were Children

The average age of accusers for the Salem Witch Trials were children of the age of eleven to the oldest accuser being twenty. So, all accused witches were brought to attention by children and young adults.

How was Dorothy Good born?

Now, we all know the talk of the birds and the bees but what you don’t know is how Dorothy Good was born if her mother was a convicted witch that was sentenced to execution.Well, most witches were imprisoned only after a confession or eyewitness or the court seeing their power would give convicted witches an execution. So, while SarahGood was a convicted witch that was imprisoned but she was bearing a child so only four years after Dorothy Good was born, Sarah Good had been sentenced to execution, caused by her daughter’s unknown confession.

How were accused witches confirmed?

When people were accused of witchcraft, they were set to go through a variety of tests to prove their innocence. The tests these “witches” had to pass had been specifically made impossible to pass and some of the tests where they did pass would lead them to dying. An example of this is the water purity test, this test involves the person being submerged under water with restraints and if the person were to float up from the water they were seen as impure. The reason behind this was that water was seen as pure so to be floating was seen as the water rejecting the person, deeming them as impure. Though if the person were to sink the people of Salem would not help bring them back up but leave them there to see

The modern witches of today compared to Salem’s witches.

The witches nowadays are not executed or sent through trials to prove any form of innocence. The modern-day witches are also mostly Pagan and do not serve Satan or the devil though there are still some who follow the rules of the Satanic Church, as well as the variety of witches has changed drastically from 1692 to 2023. In 1692 witches were only seen as bad people and devil worshipers, while nowadays that can only be particularly true as there are witches for all kinds of work and magic from love to banishing. As well as the way they incorporate magic in their everyday lives, some grow herbs and cook with them while others preform with tarot cards and ruins. Though the most popular form of witchcraft is making spell jars, which became popularised by the social media app TikTok, these spell jars would consist of herbs, crystals salt and sealing the lid with coloured candle wax. The colour of said candle wax would depend on what kind of spell jar it is, for example, a money jar would use green candle wax to represent money. Another drastic difference of the witches of Salem to our modern-day witches is the majority of convicted witches were not actually witches but just neighbours of the accuser that had a falling out incident.

When and why did the Salem Witch Trials stop?

The Salem Witch Trials were put to an end in May of 1693 when the governor’s wife had been accused of witchcraft, and to protect his wife from execution he put a stop to all ongoing witch trials at that time and freed all the witches that had been imprisoned.

How were the Salem Witch Trials historically significant?

The Salem witch trials had become historically significant because of its contribution to court procedures, including instituting rights to legal representation which also includes cross examination of accusers. This also led to the presumption that one is innocent until proven guilty. These trials had also become inspiration for the 1953 play, “The Crucible”, which was used as an allegory for McCarthyism.

Written by Tara Kearney

I did my work experience in St Joseph’s, my old primary school. for one week in November. Luckily enough for me, my friend has parents who work in the school and was able to hook me and my friend Kathryn up with a job. I thought it would be fun to see what it would be like to be a teacher and the idea of seeing my old primary school was a nice one (saying that though, it was slightly awkward seeing my old teachers again) I got over the awkwardness soon enough and actually came to really enjoy the experience.

I woke up at seven on the Monday morning. I knew one thing and that was that I could not be late for my first day of “work.”It actually turned out that I was a little bit too early and ended up waiting for like fifteen minutes outside by the bike sheds for my friend Kathryn who took, what felt like ten years to get up to the school. I didn’t have to wait too long alone because another girl from Creagh was also doing her work experience there, so we talked a bit while we were waiting.

The three of us walked up the steps and into the entrance of the school and… the door was locked. We stood there quietly for a few seconds hoping that someone would come and when nobody did I took matters into my own hands and decided to press a random button which then caused an alarm to start ringing. I stood there stupidly and realised maybe it wasn’t the best decision to randomly press buttons. While I was starting to slightly freak out, one of my old primary school friends, Emma walked in. I hadn’t seen her for ages so it was really cool seeing her again. We greeted each other and eventually we were let in, probably by someone who heard the alarm being let off - not the best first impression on my part.

The first classroom I went to was Ms O’Dwyer’s first class. I walked into the classroom and was met with twenty-five or so, small faces staring up at me. I was put in a corner of the room feeling, weirdly, a little self conscious of these kids and basically just listened to the teacher, teach the class. While the class were completing some English questions in their books, Ms O’Dwyer sent kids, one by one, down to the back of the room, to read out a list of words to me. I listened and helped them on any of the words they got stuck on. I went on lunch break while everyone was on yard and when I got back to class got to see the class rehearse for their Christmas play. They all jumped around and chattered with excitement while the teacher was getting the music ready. They were all very good at singing and doing out their little actions for each song. I was very impressed. Later on I got to work with Mrs Cronin. I got to sit in the classroom and see what sort of things they did. I also got to do their daily tests with them and that was basically the end of day one.

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It was really fun going into the junior Infants class, I forgot how small and cute they all are. I went around the class and helped the kids with their maths work and got to listen to them count up to ten.

I then did some team teaching in first class and this is where I encountered another big challenge. two boys were fighting and one of them ended up crying. That’s when I realised I really don’t know how to comfort a crying, angry kid. I asked him if he was okay and he was still upset so I awkwardly patted him on his shoulder and left him alone. It brought me back to my own primary school days in Junior Infants when I dropped my lunchbox on the ground and all of my peanuts spilled out onto the floor. I remember the teacher shouted at me and I started crying and everybody stared at me and I felt completely embarrassed. The teacher probably wasn’t even that mad, but as a kid even the smallest of confrontation could make you cry. I thought the best thing to do was to leave the boy alone and continue on with the worksheet. He eventually calmed down a bit and was able to start participating with the group again. I think if I was going to go into teaching, dealing with children’s emotions would definitely have a learning curve. For the fifth class, I helped with their maths work. In particular one group, that struggled slightly more with maths.

.hey were doing mental maths. I remember when I was younger completely hating doing mental maths, now that I look back at it it seems so simple. Saying that though, as the teacher was correcting their work, I was, slightly paranoid that I gave the wrong answers to the kids on their fifth class maths work, luckily enough that did not happen.

Mr O’Brian also taught some simple but effective tips on how to keep the kids’ attention in class. I also got to help Mrs Cronin with the decorating of her Christmas door which, I found very enjoyable Conclusion: Overall I loved working in my old primary school. All the staff were really friendly and welcoming and it gave me a good idea on what primary teaching may be like. Am I certain that I want to pursue a career as a teacher? No. Has this experience made me consider it? Yes, possibly. It’s definitely an interesting job but I’m not one hundred percent sure it’s a job that suits me, but we’ll have to see.

Other things I did throughout the week:

The rest of the week was pretty similar to the first day. My

classes rotated between Ms O’Dwyers class and Mrs Cronin’s class

and on one day I got to help with the Junior Infants class, a

different first class and a fifth class. It was really fun going

into the junior Infants class, I forgot how small and cute they all

are. I went around the class and helped the kids with their maths

work and got to listen to them count up to ten.

In the other first class I was team teaching with two other people

doing work experience as well. There was a bit of drama in that

class, two boys were fighting with each other and one of them ended

up crying. That’s when I realised I really don’t know how to

comfort a crying, angry kid. I asked him if he was ok and he sort

of just shouted at me so I awkwardly patted him on his shoulder and

left him alone. It brought me back to my primary school days in

Junior Infants when I dropped my lunchbox on the ground and all of

my peanuts spilled out onto the floor. I remember the teacher

shouted at me and I started crying and everybody stared at me and I

felt completely embarrassed. The teacher probably wasn’t even that

mad, but as a kid even the smallest of confrontation could make you

cry. I thought the best thing to do was to leave the boy alone and

continue on with the worksheet. He eventually calmed down a bit and

was able to start participating with the group again. I think if I

was going to go into teaching, dealing with children’s emotions

would definitely have a learning curve.

For the fifth class, I helped with their maths work. In particular

one group, that struggled slightly more with maths. They were doing

mental maths. I remember when I was younger completely hating doing

mental maths, now that I look back at it it seems so simple. Saying

that though, as the teacher was correcting their work, I was,

slightly paranoid that I gave the wrong answers to the kids on

their fifth class maths work, luckily enough that did not happen.

Mr O’Brian also taught some simple but effective tips on how to

keep the kids’ attention in class.

I also got to help Mrs Cronin with the decorating of her Christmas

door which, I found very enjoyable.

Conclusion:

Overall I loved working in my old primary school. All the staff

were really friendly and welcoming and it gave me a good idea on

what primary teaching may be like. Am I certain that I want to

pursue a career as a teacher? No. Has this experience made me

consider it? Yes, possibly. It’s definitely an interesting job but

I’m not one hundred percent sure it’s a job that suits me, but

we’ll have to see.

Written By Daniel T.

The KSI vs Tom Fury fight, which took place on the 14th of October and was hosted by KSI, is rumoured to be rigged by multiple people, saying that the scores weren’t added up properly, giving Fury the victory, when it should’ve been KSI. The audience says that KSI landed more hits on Fury. This also came as a shock to multiple supporters of KSI as this is the Youtuber’s first loss in his boxing career, ending his 4-year streak.

The Fury supporters are saying that the fight isn’t rigged, and that Fury is just better and that KSI starting drama because he’s unhappy with the loss.

However, KSI has lodged an appeal against his defeat by Tommy Fury last weekend. KSI was on the wrong end of majority decision after six sleep-inducing rounds in Manchester. The result was later upgraded to a unanimous decision when one of the judge’s scorecards was added up wrongly.

Israel Adesanya also backs up KSI by saying the following: “I think KSI might have taken it man. I’m not a judge, I wasn’t scoring this thing but still yeah, with the point deduction as well, I think he won this. Who knows man, I wasn’t watching the fight to score, I just saw a lot of right hands landing. I thought like in the fight, just looking at it as a fight, I thought KSI won this one but hey boxing. Actually no, Judges.”

Personally, I think KSI should’ve won the fight against Fury because he landed more hits on him, and the judges also admitted to adding up the scores wrong. I wish the best for KSI, and he wins the appeal.

Written by: Daniil Tselovalnykov

Edited by: Kathryn Gillies, Aleksandra Bujak & Xuan Kim O’Reilly

Written by: Ava Finn

Self care means taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical and mental health. When it comes to your mental health, self-care can help you manage stress, lower your risk of illness and increase your energy.

Self-care is something that many people struggle to prioritize. There is a misconception that self-care is selfish, but this could not be further from the truth. Self-care is a crucial part of looking after yourself, as well as others. When you practice self-care, you produce positive feelings which boosts motivation and self-esteem, leaving you with increased energy to support yourself as well as your loved ones.

What are the 5 benefits of self-care?

Engaging in a self-care routine has been clinically proven to reduce or eliminate anxiety and depression, reduce stress, increase happiness, and more. It can help you adapt to changes, build strong relationships, and recover from setbacks.

What I do to prioritize self-care

Have a pamper night once a week

This could be Sunday night before school. Having one night to tone down and relax really helps me get more motivated for the next day!

It also helps with better sleep, clearer skin and an overall better mood.

Stay on top of Cleaning and Work

Doing this helps me because I believe a clear space is a clear mind. I have a lot less to worry about and if I stay on top of it, it’s easier.

Watch a movie and eat whatever you want

This allows me to have some treats, and just enjoy it as it’s a once-a-week thing. It’s important to spend time with friends, family and loved ones but also most importantly with yourself!

I go to the gym 3 times a week. This helps with energy and feel a lot more productive. It doesn’t matter what you do to get your body moving - walking, dancing, going to the gym - It’s extremely important to take care of your body and mind!

Make sure to see your friends and family at least twice a week

I value talking and catching up with friends and family a lot, because it’s nice to catch up and talk about my life as well as theirs. As humans we need to socialise, and it feels good for us to talk.

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If we can leave you with one message it is this;

 It is not selfish to practice self-care. Just like on flight demonstrations, it’s right and necessary to put your own oxygen mask on first before you can attempt to tend to anyone else.

Written by: Ava Finn

Edited by: Aleksandra Bujak & Caitlin McNabb

COP (Conference of the Parties) is a regular meeting of world leaders in governments, industry and sustainable and Climate Activists. The purpose of COP is to keep the work going from the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. November 2023 was the 28th Meeting, so called COP 28. It was held in the Middle East for the first time ever - in Dubai.

Here is a summary of what was agreed in COP 28.

• Establishment of a loss and damage fund for the most vulnerable countries. This was agreed on during the first days of the COP.
  
• Agreements on mitigation measures now include a fossil fuel phase out (instead of only a phase down) to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
  
• The private sector will be supported by the launch of $30 billion private market climate capital.
  

Climate Change is having detrimental effects throughout the world. In Ireland severe flooding has been one major cause of damage to homes and livelihoods, like farmers whose crops have been severely damaged.

When storm Babet hit the south of the county in November, it left destruction in its wake. Locals said they could not remember seeing this much damage in years. The scale of the damage was a bad reminder for many and a wakeup call for others. Climate change is growing the risk of more often and intense storms. The Ulster Farmers union has said that many farmers have lost a significant number of crops to the bad weather.

After storm Babet, Alan O’ Connor, a Cork councillor based in Carrigtwohill, told Temperature Check that he visited an apartment building where some of the ground floor apartments had flooded. “I spoke to a resident, and it was heartbreaking. They moved in only recently and now they’ve had to move out until repairs are made.

Dry for Midterm?

Austens weather report

Saturday February 10th and Sunday February 11th: The

first weekend of midterm will see a cyclone stubbornly

sitting over the country. This will provide cloud and

showery rain but with light winds. Some bright or

sunny spells as well, especially for eastern counties on

Saturday and western areas on Sunday. Rather chilly

with highest temperatures of 5C to 10C, mildest in the

south and southeast.

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Monday February 12th and Tuesday February 13th: The

early days of the midterm week will be cool and mostly

dry with light to moderate northwesterly winds as the

area of low pressure from the weekend clears away to

the east. Monday is likely to see some scattered

showers moving in, wintry at times over hills. Tuesday

should be a dry, bright day after a frosty start.

Wednesday February 14th (Valentine’s Day) – Monday

February 19th: During this period there is a strong signal

for pressure to build to our east, slowing the progress

of Atlantic depressions. However, there is some

uncertainty over how much influence the anticyclone

will exert over the country. As we progress towards the

end of midterm, it will become increasingly likely that

the Atlantic will start to break through turning things

wetter and windier. However, if the high pressure

remains in control, we will end up with bright, spring-

like days with chilly nights and a touch of frost.

wetter and windier. However, if the high pressure

remains in control, we will end up with bright, spring-

like days with chilly nights and a touch of frost.

Happy midterm everyone! Hope you all have a fabulous one, weather you like it or not!

Austen Edwards

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