Focus Ireland visit

As part of their CSPE Action Project, the 3^rd Year Muire class group decided to enhance their understanding of homelessness to enable them to raise awareness of this alarming social problem amongst their peers and the school community of Coláiste Íde agus Iosef. To accomplish this, the class invited a guest speaker Nicki Hyland from the Limerick branch of Focus Ireland to talk to them about homelessness and how Focus Ireland addresses the issue. Nicki delivered an excellent presentation along with highlighting the realities of homelessness by showing students a video interview of a young homeless man. Some of the class then spoke to their fellow students about their action project to raise awareness of the homeless crisis among our school community.

Some of the things the students learned included:

• There are 6525 people ‘officially homeless’ in Ireland.  
• Homelessness is a concerning issue facing society today.
• This figure includes adults and children with their families, the number of families becoming homeless has increased by over 40% since last year and one in three of those in emergency accommodation are now a child. 

Student Council Elections Oct 2016

Congratulations to our newly elected Student Council and Ceannaire elected after a week-long campaign that involved nominations, posters and speeches. Then yesterday, ballots were issued, votes counted and new student council announced. Well done to all involved

Junior Cert Results

Some of the students in our school receiving their Junior Cert results last week

School bids farewell to Fr John O Shea

A short ceremony at the start of the school year was held to bid farewell to Fr John O Shea, who with his role in the local parish was a regular on the school campus over its first five years.

In this photograph Liam Murphy (principal), Michael Danaher, Sr. Delia, Sr Perpetua, Laura O'Donoughue and Joan Collins (Vice Principal) with Fr John O Shea.