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SUNDAY ISSUE: Half the kids in our area don’t have secondary school options – they deserve same education access as rest of country

The Irish Sun, Sunday 13th October 2024 Susie Morrell explains in the Irish Sun why access to secondary education is so limited for the children of Dublin 8 and reassers our request for a new multi-denominational post primary school. https://www.thesun.ie/news/13994015/dublin-education-access-ireland-secondary-schools-non-religious/

Educate D8 meet Minister Norma Foley

After a long campaign, on October 9th, Educate D8 finally met with Minister for Education, Norma Foley to discuss the need for a new post primary school in Dublin 8. The meeting was arranged by Councillor Ammar Ali (FF) and Senator Catherine Ardagh (FF) and also attended by Deputy Patrick

Opinion: The children of Dublin 8 deserve better than the school numbers on offer

The Journal, 8th October, 2024 Louise Fitzpatrick from Educate D8 shares her opinion on how the Department of Education is failing to meet the needs of children living in Dublin 8 when it comes to post primary school provision. https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/school-places-in-dublin-6508037-Oct2024/

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

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Letters to Minister Foley

Educate D8

Educate D8 is a community group representing families in Dublin 8. We have two main aims. The first is to secure the establishment of a new secondary school for our area. The second is to gain access to the consultation process on ethos and patronage. For generations, our area has

Jane Toolan speaks live on Newstalk about the lack of secondary school options for her daughter. Newstalk 14/02/24

More choice when it comes to secondary school placesConcerns of local parents have been “overlooked” when it comes to secondary school places. That’s according to Dublin Mother Jane Toolan who spoke Ciara this morning on the show.GoLoud Player

"Jane Toolan fears children in Dublin 8 are being 'overlooked' with lack of secondary schools" Irish Independent, 13/02/24

Mother fears children in Dublin 8 are being ‘overlooked’ with lack of secondary schoolsA Dublin mother-of-two struggling to find a secondary school place for her daughter in Dublin 8, says the concerns of local parents have been “overlooked”.Independent.ieSarah Burke Local mother Jane Toolan points out the heartbreak of