The Dalkey School Project is a school in Glenageary, County Dublin in Ireland. It was set up on September 18, 1978 [1] by parents in Dublin who wanted their children to attend a Multidenominational school. [2]
At the time the vast majority of primary schools were National schools, which had religious patrons.
Support for such a school came from Jack Lynch, then head of Fianna Fáil, the Labour Party, and some members of Fine Gael. [2] However the then-minister for education, Richard Burke was not sympathetic. [2]
During the years 1975–78, the project members were involved in extensive correspondence with the Department of Education and other bodies in order to prove the need for the school. [2]
The school opened in 1978 with 90 pupils, largely due to the support of the then newly elected Fianna Fáil government, [2] with Florence Armstrong as the Principal. [3] Opposition came from a group calling itself Council for Social Concern and some also came from obstructing of planning permission according to Micheal Johnston, who was chairman of the project. [4] The school operated from various temporary premises until a dedicated school building was opened in 1983. [2]
In 1984, Educate Together was founded, a coordinating committee to coordinate efforts of groups trying to organize multi-denominational schools in the Republic of Ireland.
The Dalkey School Project is a school in Glenageary, County Dublin in Ireland. It was set up on September 18, 1978 [1] by parents in Dublin who wanted their children to attend a Multidenominational school. [2]
At the time the vast majority of primary schools were National schools, which had religious patrons.
Support for such a school came from Jack Lynch, then head of Fianna Fáil, the Labour Party, and some members of Fine Gael. [2] However the then-minister for education, Richard Burke was not sympathetic. [2]
During the years 1975–78, the project members were involved in extensive correspondence with the Department of Education and other bodies in order to prove the need for the school. [2]
The school opened in 1978 with 90 pupils, largely due to the support of the then newly elected Fianna Fáil government, [2] with Florence Armstrong as the Principal. [3] Opposition came from a group calling itself Council for Social Concern and some also came from obstructing of planning permission according to Micheal Johnston, who was chairman of the project. [4] The school operated from various temporary premises until a dedicated school building was opened in 1983. [2]
In 1984, Educate Together was founded, a coordinating committee to coordinate efforts of groups trying to organize multi-denominational schools in the Republic of Ireland.