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		<title>Laureate addresses Seminar on Literacy and Numeracy for Early Learners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey&#8217;s first official engagement as Laureate was to address a seminar organised by Bernardos on the topic of Literacy and Numeracy for Early Learners. The seminar took place at the Hilton Hotel in Kilmainham, Dublin, and was attended by educators, librarians and policy-makers in the Early Learning Sector. Niamh spoke [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/05/laureate-addresses-seminar-on-literacy-and-numeracy-for-early-learners/</link>
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		<title>New Laureate Niamh Sharkey hits the headlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey hit the headlines today with most of the main news media covering her appointment. Having appeared on RTE Six-One news last night and given interviews to BBC Radio Ulster’s Arts Extra programme, as well as the BBC World Service, there was more coverage in today’s papers.
You can read [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/05/new-laureate-niamh-sharkey-hits-the-headlines/</link>
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		<title>Our new Laureate na nÓg, Niamh Sharkey!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, Tuesday 8th May 2012, President Michael D. Higgins announced author and illustrator Niamh Sharkey as Laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s laureate for children’s literature, presenting her with the Laureate na nÓg medal at a special event at the Arts Council.
Laureate na nÓg is an initiative of the Arts Council with the support of the Office [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/05/our-new-laureate-na-nog-niamh-sharkey/</link>
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		<title>Laureate&#8217;s trip to Donegal to promote literacy for Read LK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Siobhán Parkinson recently travelled to Letterkenny to launch a new 5 week campaign to promote literacy. The Read LK programme encourages everyone in the community to read one book, which on this occasion is Siobhán&#8217;s children&#8217;s novel, Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (Maybe).
There&#8217;s more about the visit here: http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/local/new_letterkenny_initiative_promotes_reading_and_community_1_3554950
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		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/02/laureates-trip-to-donegal-to-promote-literacy-for-read-lk/</link>
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		<title>News of children&#8217;s literature conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature (ISSCL)
Sat 25th &#8211; Sun 26th February 2012
School of Nursing,
Dublin City University
Biennial Conference of the Society
Is féidir linn! [Yes we can!] : Politics and Ideology in
Children’s Literature
Keynote Speaker:
Dr Matthew Grenby, Saturday 25th February at 5.30pm
Children’s Laureate Address:
Dr Siobhán Parkinson, Sunday 26th February at 11.45am
The Irish Society for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/02/news-of-childrens-literature-conference/</link>
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		<title>Laureate creates new outdoor sculpture trail at IMMA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Siobhán Parkinson at the Irish Museum of Modern Art this Sunday 29th January for the launch of Look No Cows, her new outdoor sculpture trail for children, which will be launched at 1pm at the gallery in Kilmainham. Further details here - http://www.imma.ie/en/page_212469.htm

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		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/01/laureate-creates-new-outdoor-sculpture-trail-at-imma/</link>
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		<title>Nominations sought for next Laureate na nÓg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CBI is currently inviting nominations for Laureate na nÓg 2012 -2014. This important initiative was instigated in 2010 with the inauguration of Siobhán Parkinson as Ireland’s first children’s literature laureate.
Siobhán will complete her imaginative and successful term  in May 2012 so now is the time to nominate an Irish author or illustrator to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/01/nominations-sought-for-next-laureate-na-nog/</link>
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		<title>Near capacity audience greets Laureates in Conversation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a large and receptive audience for the first of the two Laureates in Conversation events, featuring Laureate na nOg Siobhan Parkinson, and the UK Waterstones Children&#8217;s Laureate, Julia Donaldson, which took place at the Royal Irish Academy in Dawson Street on Friday, 20th January.
The conversation was moderated by Dr. Amanda Piesse of TCD, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/01/near-capacity-audience-greets-laureates-in-conversation/</link>
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		<title>Booking for Joint Laureates Reading now closed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Booking for the Joints Laureate Reading has now closed, because we simply can&#8217;t fit any more people in to the Royal Irish Academy Meeting Room.
Thanks for all the interest &#8211; we&#8217;re all looking forward to a great event.
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		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2012/01/booking-for-joint-laureates-reading-now-closed/</link>
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		<title>Laureate visit to US reported in Publishers&#8217; Weekly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Siobhan Parkinson&#8217;s recent visit to the US has been reported in Publisher&#8217;s Weekly. Click here for the edition: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/49883-in-brief-december-15.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+Children%27s+Bookshelf&#38;utm_campaign=bb8d706b8d-UA-15906914-1&#38;utm_medium=email
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		<link>http://childrenslaureate.ie/blog/2011/12/laureate-visit-to-us-reported-in-publishers-weekly/</link>
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