Breda O’Brien has warned that Catholic schools face a growing formation gap, linking the weakening of school ethos to declining literacy, confidence, and engagement with Scripture. Speaking on the Education Nation podcast, the teacher and Irish Times columnist argued that the challenges facing Catholic education do not stem from a lack of goodwill among teachers,…
Formation gap, rather than faith itself, central challenge for Catholic schools says Breda O’Brien
Children from 12 schools under the patronage of St Laurence O’ Toole who came from
Dublin, Co. Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare who provided the music on Friday, November 14
along with the Palestrina Choir to mark the Bicentenary of St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral.
Photo: John McElroy

