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Wednesday 28 October 2020
The two schools’ principals said they have been notifying the department about health and safety concerns since 2017.
Parents need to have a choice over where they send their children to school, writes Lynn Ruane.
Parents had objected to a religious agency offering education at a multi-denominational Educate Together school.
It was claimed earlier this week that pupils would not celebrate Christmas at Educate Together schools.
It has been claimed that a move away from Catholic patronage in schools means these holidays would no longer be marked with events.
It was claimed that Christmas celebrations in schools could be curtailed where patronage was switched to multi-denominational.
It has been claimed by one gaelscoil that Irish greetings like dia duit would no longer be allowed.
Education Minister Joe McHugh said the figures reflect the changes taking place in the patronage of Irish schools.
None of the schools will open in their permanent accommodation.
If the divestment process is to be meaningful, schools must be allowed to grow to full stream intake if the demand is there, writes Ronan Moore.
Parents and children held a protest outside the Dáil yesterday urging the government to provide them with a school.
Ballinteer Educate Together National School is sharing space with another school, despite having 230 pupils.
FactCheck referees a dispute between representatives of the Iona Institute and Educate Together.
Patrons are being asked to provide evidence of parental demand by 4 January 2017.
The schools will open in Cork, Dublin, Mayo and Wicklow.
The school is due to open in September, with seven children already enrolled.
96% of Ireland’s national schools are still run by religious orders with the divestment of education proceeding at a snail’s pace.
Ireland’s non-religious parents face some tough choices about how their children participate.
TheJournal.ie has spoken to the schools supposed to be offering choice to the parents of Ireland’s primary school pupils.
Parents say the proposed mast is a ‘risk they’re not willing to take’.
Educate Together says the school is not suitable as it is too far from the town.
Many have staunchly resisted calls to amalgamate or divest.
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It is part of a move to diversify the patronage of schools across the country.
The four primary schools expected to open in September will run under the patronage of Educate Together.
The multi-denominational education body was appointed for the role in more than half of new schools.
The NGO aims to provide equality of access to children regardless of their cultural or religious backgrounds.
The Leaving Cert is an outdated, crude and brutal instrument that fails to prepare young people for either the realities of third level education or modern life in general, writes Paul Rowe.
New ET secondary schools are planned for Blanchardstown and Lucan – but parents say there’s a demand in the city itself.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Educate Together will be the first new entrant to second level education since the 1930s.
The poll results also show that many parents still want religious education in schools.
The INTO says only 17 of the primary schools being built under the new programme are actually new; the rest are replacements.
As the Leaving Cert results sink in, we need to change the school system to give parents real options, writes John Holohan of Educate Together.
A forum to diversify how schools are run has opened in Dublin and will hear submissions from education and religious groups.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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