Windguru and Magic Seaweed are not websites most school principals would consult first thing every morning, but then Mairéad Ní Fhátharta’s daily routine isn’t typical of many a príomhoide. She is in a minority as one of just 18 principals employed for offshore islands – 13 primary and five post-primary – extending from west Cork up to northwest Donegal. The tail-end of Storm Abigail had turned the Atlantic into a cauldron on the day she was due to travel out from Inis Meáin for a recent meeting in Galway. Before she left, she had to do a bit of rescheduling for classes which might fall foul of the weather. Her art teacher, who commutes every Friday from Salthill, could get caught if ferries...
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