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Níl mé ag cainte béarla

Posted by Christopher Mc on Monday, February 15, 2010, In : Education 


I think this is an interesting story from a couple of angles.  Basically a Gaelscoil (Irish language school) in Port Laoise is causing trouble about wanting to receive the sacraments (First Confession and Communion) in Irish.  The problem with this, of course, is that it then becomes impossible for the children to make their second, third and future confessions without planning by the school.  But then most children only go to confession when school organises it.

Have a read of this shorter ve...
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Waiting

Posted by Christopher Mc on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, In : Education 
“Abstinence in itself is not a bad thing,” says Breedagh Hughes, of the Royal College of Midwives according to a story in the Irish Times today.

Why are these people so opposed to the notion that it might be a good idea for fifteen year olds to not have sex?  Are they afraid of lost contraceptive sales?  Is it a judgement on their own past behaviour?

Audrey Simpson, the rather nasty director of the Northern Ireland Family Planning Association, sees a value in a school's ethos - so she says,...
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There is nothing like a dame that is anything like a dame

Posted by Christopher Mc on Monday, April 13, 2009, In : Education 

Meant to add this earlier but forgot.  I've been ignoring the goings on at Notre Dame college with the invitation of President Obama to make the commencement address and to receive an honorary doctorate, not because I don't think it's important, but, well, every other Catholic blogger was all over it like a rash, with links in all directions but little new or orginal commentary.  I have nothing original, but did enjoy this letter from the Bishop of Lincoln Nebraska, the last place in America ...
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How do we know that we know

Posted by Christopher Mc on Saturday, April 4, 2009, In : Education 

There comes a time in every man's life when he makes a decision, finally to stop prevaricating, to settle down and to figure out what exactly phenomenology is.  That time has come.  I began with Wikipedia, but got nowhere.  I tried one theologian but was misled into empiricism.  I tried another theologian who fled in alarm having clarified that there is no single definition or school. 

Philosophy is a funny discipline.  There is one easy aspect to it which is that most of it is named after pe...
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Me Fein

Posted by Christopher Mc on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, In : Education 

I see that Catriona Ruane, from the Mannistrie o Lear, now stands alone in her desire to get rid of grammar schools - well if you don't count the secondary school teachers who want to be grammar school teachers.  The Catholic bishops appear to have bowed in the face of reality and agreed to some joint form of academic selection, at least until 2012.  The minister, a straw clutched tightly, welcomed the news that they are still opposed to academic selection.  Clearly they've learned a thing or...
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That creaking sound, the barn door

Posted by Christopher Mc on Friday, March 13, 2009, In : Education 

According to the BBC - "The future of Catholic education in Northern Ireland is under "significant threat" from planned reforms, Cardinal Sean Brady has claimed.  He said plans to centralise control of education could "undermine the ethos" of Catholic schools.

That's all very true, but what's hard to understand is why it's taken so long for the threat to become apparent.  The Education and Skills Authority began to take shape almost two years ago when it's CEO designate, Gavin Boyd, was appoi...


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