Five year funding assured for Sligo secondary school
A Sligo secondary school that feared closure last year is now safe for the next five years. A major campaign ensured that St Mary’s College in Ballisodare in County Sligo remained open after the trustees — the Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust or CEIST — confirmed it has deferred a…
Meeting to take place with CEO of Ballisodare school trustees
A delegation from the Save St Mary’s College Working Group in Ballisodare, Co Sligo will meet with the CEO of CEIST later this month. CEIST is the trustee body for the school along with another 106 voluntary catholic secondary schools in Ireland. Last month parents and staff were informed by…
Ballisodare college campaigners want extension of time from CEIST to make submission
Campaigners who want to keep St Mary’s College in Ballisodare open are now seeking an extension of time to make a submission to the school trustees, the Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust (CEIST). A packed public meeting about the college’s future took place last night in Corhownagh Church, in Ballisodare,…