Future of St Mary’s College finally secured
There’s positive news for the students, staff and parents of a Sligo Secondary school this morning with confirmation being provided that St Mary’s College in Ballisodare will remain open. The decision has been made by the School’s trustees after a local campaign persuaded them to reverse an earlier…
Cllr Healy: Decision to close St Mary’s College ultimately lies with education minister
A Sligo councillor says it’s the Minister for Education and his department who will ultimately decide the future of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says that’s because departmental funding will be needed to keep the secondary school open. The trustees of the college — the…
St Mary’s College Working group seeks meeting with Education Minister
A group campaigning to halt the closure of a secondary school in Ballisodare Co. Sligo is seeking a meeting with the Education Minister. The St Mary’s College Working Group has formally requested Minister Joe McHugh to meet with small delegation to discuss the future of the school which is earmarked…
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,…
Public meeting tonight to discuss St Mary’s College, Ballisodare
Those campaigning to prevent the closure of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare say they do not want a six-year time limit on keeping the school open. Instead, they say the aim should be to keep the school open indefinitely and permanently. Councillors from Sligo Municipal District supported a motion yesterday…
Councillors call for closure of St Mary’s College to be deferred
Councillors from the Sligo Municipal District of Sligo County are calling for the proposed closure of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare to be deferred by its trustees for six years. The council also wants the Education Minister and his department to ensure funding continues to keep the school open. Councillors…