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Bishops again welcome diverse School patronage

Bishops again welcome diverse School patronage

Responding to a recent State study, the Irish Bishops have again stated their willingness to ensure greater variety of patronage within the primary school system.

The Church as Patron of the Arts in the New Republic

The Church as Patron of the Arts in the New Republic

A case study of All Hallows in the 1940′s and 1950′s, presented by Sighle Breathnach-Lynch will take place on Saturday 17th July at 5pm at All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

Launch of Catholic Schools Partnership

The Catholic Schools Partnership is intended to support all of the partners in Catholic education at first and second level. Multimedia coverage including a video and podcast.

Archbishop Martin – primary education monopoly untenable

Archbishop Martin – primary education monopoly untenable

Speaking at IPPN (Dublin) meeting, Archbishop Martin has again stated that the Catholic Church’s ‘monopoly’ over primary schools is untenable and doesn’t reflect the realities of the times.

Facing new horizons in Catholic Primary Education

Facing new horizons in Catholic Primary Education

Read two of the main addresses given at a recent conference in Limerick entitled – Catholic Primary Education in contemporary Ireland: Facing New Horizons.

Vision 08

Vision 08

The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has launched a pastoral letter entitled Vision 08 – A Vision for Catholic Education in Ireland.

Archbishop Diarmaid Martin

Education in New Ireland – Archbishop Martin

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has again stated that the Church welcomes diversity in school patronage while also upholding the role of Catholic education.  He criticised any movement towards elitist or ghetto schools.

Cardinal Sean Brady

Cardinal Brady’s address to IPPN

Cardinal Seán Brady addressed the 2008 Conference of the Irish Primary Principals’ Network in Killarney on 31 January 2008.

Archbishop Martin speaking in Pro-Cathedral

Call for Honest Integration Debate

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin speaking at the ‘Festival of Peoples’ ceremony in the Pro-Cathedral which is held on the Feast of the Epiphany has called for a honest debate on the issue of integration and the future of the education system in Ireland.

Catholic Primary Schools – Policy re Future Provision

Future Provision of Catholic Primary Schools

The Irish Bishops’ Education Commission has launched a policy document called “Catholic Primary Schools: A policy for Provision into the Future” which sets out how the Catholic Church sees its role in the provision of primary education in the years ahead.

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