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connect 2016 55 GLENGORMLEY INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL LAUNCHES A NEW BUILDING DECEMBER 2015 Glengormley Integrated Primary School in Northern Ireland was delighted to welcome John Fitzpatrick Chairman of The American Ireland Fund and Baroness May Blood Campaign Chair of the Integrated Education Fund to ocially open their new preschool playgroup building. John Fitzpatrick who is also President and CEO of the Fitzpatrick Hotel Group was also joined by Danny Kinahan MP Trevor Ringland of The Ireland Funds and Councillor John Blair the Deputy Mayor of Newtownabbey. The dedicated pre-school building has been established thanks to a generous combined donation of 100000 from the AIF and the Eithne and Paddy Fitzpatrick Memorial Fund. DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY MATHS SEPTEMBER 2015 A 2015 Dublin City University DCU Access research study highlighted maths as a real problem area for students wishing to progress to 3rd level education in Ireland. As a result a new program aimed at improving students attitudes to maths has been introduced with over 2700 students participating. Thanks to support from The Ireland Funds DCU provides Leaving Certication Maths Revision classes to students in DCU link schools. Students recently polled around the inuence of the program stated that it was very inuential in helping them pass their exams. CINEMAGIC DEBUTS A CHRISTMAS STAR DECEMBER 2015 An exclusive premiere of Cinemagics A Christmas Star was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hol- lywood. The Ireland Funds are keen supporters of Cinemagic an award-winning organization that teaches young people the art of lm television digital technologies. Christmas Star is Northern Ireland and Irelands rst Christmas movie about a spirited young girl who charms her entire village starring Erin Galway-Kendrick Pierce Brosnan Kylie Minogue and narrated by Liam Neeson. Actors Roma Downey and Stephen Baldwin attended the premiere. West Coast Director Marjorie Muldowney and AIF Board Director Harry Hartford congratulated Joan Burney Keatings MBE and CEO of Cinemagic. AIF Regional Advisory Board members Bill Daly and Patricia Danaher were joined by Janice Kava- nagh Linda Markey and Northern Ireland Bureaus Lorraine Turner.