The Glasnevin GET Together FIRST ISSUE OCT 2020 New GETNS newspaper looking for ace reporters

This article is all about how an idea turned into the newspaper that you are reading now. A short while ago, I got the idea in my head that I wanted to write a school newspaper. I planned to ask Róisín (and was expecting a possible no). But I was Cycle lane to go whole overjoyed when she said yes. And so I got people on my side and soon we established this newspaper, way up Griffith Avenue The Glasnevin Get Together. Me and my reporters are looking by oisín €250,000 has been set aside for it. for new recruits, star reporters from And so much time and effort has been every class, interesting news and Everyone seems happy to know that spent on this project that at the moment possible poems, jokes and story ideas. there’s a new cycle lane at the school. they can’t respond rapidly to other If you’re interested please talk to Plans are unfolding for the establish- plans. me or email me at: ment for the large and helpful cycle lane “We have received requests to provide [email protected]. (: which will run on both sides of Griffith protected cycle lanes on many roads in Avenue from Ballygall Road East as the vicinity including Glasnevin Ave- far as the Malahide Road: if you put it nue, Ballymun Road and the Malahide together that’s a whopping 3.5 km. Road,” said Noel from the council. Róisín Conlon, principal of Glasnevin When asked whether scooters could Educate Together, said that she was go on it he said that only bikes and non “delighted” about the cycle lane. motorised wheelchairs are allowed. “As a green school we tend to encour- Several people are already using the age our children to walk, cycle, scoot, part of the cycle lane already built oppo- park and stride all the time, so this re- site the school. One of these was Éanna ally makes life much safer and enables from Maeve’s 3rd class. that much better,” she said. When asked whether he thought the “As a cyclist you can feel a bit invisi- new cycle lane was better than the pave- ble sometimes without a proper cycling ment or road, he replied “yes”. I’m Oisín, from Naomi’s 3rd class. Let me path so I think it’s much, much safer.” Vanessa, from 5th class, said: “I think know if you have any ideas It is planned for the main part to be it should be better for cycling because finished by 2020 but despite the effort then people won’t be blocking your way STAR JOKE by Luca, 5th class put in it is feared that for some junc- and it’s easier to get to school.” Why was the tions may take up to 2021. Dublin City Main picture by Henry, maths book sad? Council said that they did not know Naomi’s 3rd class Because it had so how much it is going to cost but that many problems Map of the new cycle lane

Cycling without a lane can be dangerous Blako the Cat, by Eliza, 4th class

BOO TO A BAD HALLOWEEN Tricks to make this year a treat by reporter N Your parents buy loads of As you are probably already aware, sweets, then hide them around it is unlikely that there will be trick the house and you hunt for them or treating or fireworks permitted for - Arina, Naomi’s 3rd class Halloween this year. N Watch a scary film Dr Tony Holohan is the Chief Medi- - Alex, 5th class cal Officer, so he’s basically in charge GUESS THE PHOTO Hide treats in the park like of controlling Covid-19 in Ireland. N If you can tell us what this is, in an Easter egg hunt He said: “It’s not going to be a nor- you get to send in a mystery mal Halloween. We can’t have chil- - Gridt and Luke, Maeve’s 3rd picture for the next issue dren and families moving from house and Aisling’s senior infants to house in the way that normally N Your mum and dad buy happens at Halloween.” N Your family all dress up. You So we sweets and hide them around the turn off the lights. Your parents got some garden, then get costumes on and ideas from hide. You wait until it’s pitch hide in different rooms and you students black outside, then go out and and your siblings take turns going about what hunt for the treats. Your par- down the corridor and knock on to do for a ents will jump out at you if you the doors. Your parents an- Halloween swer and either give you a trick without trick go near their hiding place or treating. - Eamon, Naomi’s 3rd class (fright) or treat They had some interesting ones . . . - Sam F, Naomi’s 3rd class

N Pick a room at home and Brilliant speeches for student elections make it into a haunted house - Eliza, 4th class In the entire school in every Infants: Xavien. Lisa’s Junior class there has been a green Infants: Amélie K. Aisling’s school committee election. Senior Infants: Rian. Dan- In Naomi’s 3rd class the ielle’s Senior Infants: Paddy. CULTURE CORNER election was more excit- Daniel’s 1st class: Syriana. By Hang, Naomi’s 3rd class ing than previous votes. A Dee’s 1st class: Lara and humongous amount of people Erik. Padraig’s 2nd class: Want to learn how to write in Chinese? were running for it. And Odharna. Rebecca’s 2nd their speeches were all either class: Emma. Maeve’s 3rd This means: “Hello, I am Chinese” interesting or inspiring. class: Anna. Naomi’s 3rd But possibly the same thing class: Caoimhe and Eliza- was happening all over the beth. 4th class: Tariku. 5th school, so we’ll list the win- class: Louisa; 6th class: ners from each class. Donogh. ALC Blue: Devyn. ALC Congratulations guys! Green: Ethan K. Jill’s Junior