This week has seen the celebration of Catholic Schools Week in Ireland, which is running from Sunday, January 21st to Saturday, January 27th. Coming around with the unassuming regularity that they do, we often allow all but the biggest annual celebrations to slip us by, but when it comes to celebrating the contribution made by Catholic…
Pope Benedict’s theological legacy is instructive for helping Catholic schools provide “holistic education” in Ireland, an Irish attendee at a conference in Australia on Pope Benedict’s theological legacy has said. CEO of the Catholic Education Partnership, Alan Hynes told The Irish Catholic newspaper from Perth, Australia, that “our schools should be Christ-centred, pupil-focused and informed…
Learning for lasting peace is a pipe-dream for many who don’t get to school, writes Dualta Roughneen The sixth International Day of Education will be celebrated on January 24, under the theme “learning for lasting peace”, with the assumption that education contributes to more peaceful societies. The idea is that the more educated a society…
Three schools in Raheny are to stay under Catholic patronage after heated debate in the North Dublin community, and despite the lobbying of a local TD. The three schools took part in a pilot scheme that investigated local interest for divestment, but Minister for Education Norma Foley confirmed they were “not amenable to or potential…