Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire

Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire is waiting for over 20 years for a fit-for-purpose school building. Over the past 18 months, great progress had been made. Following Mary’s engagement with the school and with the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, a tender was ready to be awarded for Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire’s new premises. It is deeply disappointing…

St. Peter’s School Visit to Leinster House

Mary was delighted to welcome 6th class pupils from St. Peter’s School in Phibsborough to Leinster House for a tour of the Dáil & Seanad, and they even got to have a chat with the Minister for Education! There are some future leaders amongst this class for sure!

Corpus Christi Parish Hall

Mary is working with local residents & community groups to re-open Corpus Christi Parish Hall. The Save Our Hall campaign for Corpus Christi National School was featured in the Irish Times recently. Corpus Christi Girls National School is still without proper P.E. facilities and they need the support of the community. Please help by signing…

Gaelscoil Coláiste Mhuire

Mary was delighted with the update from the Department of Education that the project for a 16 classroom new school building on Dominick Street for Gaelscoil Coláiste Mhuire can now proceed to tender. This project is one that Mary has been supporting and working on for nearly 20 years. This is welcome news for the…

Childcare Provision

Mary recently supported Childcare providers outside Leinster House raising awareness again on the need for better childcare provision for all. Mary highlighted the main prohibitive elements around childcare services currently; access, affordability and value, and sustainability. She asked that the Minister brief the Seanad on his Childcare provision plans. Read Mary’s previous contributions on this…

Clonturk Community College

Following a recent meeting with representatives of the school community, public representatives and Minister Norma Foley, Mary has received the following positive update from the Department of Education: The Department of Education is committed to the delivery of a new school building for Clonturk Community College.  This project will provide accommodation for 1,000 pupils as…

€15.5 Million in Dublin Schools Funding

School communities have done an exceptional job in adapting to the changes required to operate safely in a Covid-19 environment. A key priority is to continue to support and sustain the operation of schools in this context. A total of 84 Dublin primary and post primary schools will benefit from this multi-annual funding which will…

Leaving Cert 2022

Mary supports the call from the Irish Secondary Students Union for a hybrid leaving cert in 2022. This year’s Leaving cert class have had a very disruptive 22 months and deserve clarity on arrangements for this year’s exams. Watch Mary speak here 👇

Gaelscoil Áine

Further to Mary’s recent visit to Gaelscoil Áine she asked the Minister for Education, Norma Foley to make a statement on the proposed location for the school for September 2022. You can watch back Mary’s contribution below, and read the response from the Minister here The school is 3 years old and still expanding. Mary…

€12.9M for Dublin Schools

Mary welcomes the announcement from Minister Norma Foley of €12.9M in minor works funding for Dublin primary & secondary schools. This funding is to offer additional support to schools in the context of Covid-19. The minor works grant funding provides good flexibility to address issues at local school level. The works that can be undertaken…