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Educate D8 give reaction to mistruths published in The Irish Times regarding secondary education in Dublin 8.

Irish Times Letters, 14th September 2024 Access to truly inclusive educationSome children face long commutesThe Irish Times Sir, – In relation to “Synge Street CBS is to admit girls for first time in 160 years and become an all-Irish Gaelcholáiste” (News, September 11th), we welcome your focus on education in Dublin

Educate D8 give their reaction to the announcement that CBS Synge St will switch to a coed Gaelcholáiste.

The Journal, 13th September 2024 CBS Synge Street was unaware Minister greenlit Gaelscoil plan until day before announcement“It was great to get this news but it was unexpected – in terms of the timing,” the Edmund Rice School Trust told The Journal.TheJournal.ieMuiris O’Cearbhaill Louise FitzPatrick runs the

Half of children in Dublin 8 are without a local secondary school place.

Irish Indepdendent, 11th September 2024 Louise Fitzpatrick speaks to journalist Sarah Burke from the Irish Independent about the stress facing parents of sixth class students as they scramble to find school places for their children. Half of children in Dublin 8 are without a local secondary school placeA group of

Dublin 8 School Places: There's only enough for half the children.

Newstalk 6th September 2024 Louise Fitzpatrick from Educate D8 speaks to Newstalk radio about the lack of school places for children in Dublin 8 and repeats urgent calls to Minister Norma Foley to build a new, multi-denominational school for the children of the area. Dublin 8 school places: ‘There’s

Local Election Candidates pledge support for a new secondary school in Dublin 8

Ahead of the 2024 local elections, we emailed all candidates in the South West Inner City area and sitting councillors in Ballyfermot Drimnagh to ask for their support with our campaign. We emailed everyone 5 key questions regarding the under provision of secondary education in Dublin 8 and how they

Sign our Petition

For years, Dublin 8 has received less investment in secondary education than more affluent areas, resulting in half of all kids needing to leave the area to go to secondary school. Please sign and share our petition to demand Minister Foley meets us and grants us a much needed inclusive

Letters to Minister Foley