The Church of Ireland correspondent to The Irish Times states today that “the C of I community has been much exercised in recent weeks by the proposals for the re–alignment of teacher training which may see the Church of Ireland College of Education in Rathmines subsumed into a much larger entity based on Dublin City University.”
He continues – In this context a colloquium next Tuesday evening on the role, challenges and changes facing protestant education in Ireland assumes a heightened significance.
The colloquium has been organized by the Centre for the Study of Irish Protestantism which is based in the Department of Adult & Community Education in NUI Maynooth and will be held in Education House on the North Campus in Maynooth at 7.30pm, preceded by a reception at 7pm.
The speakers will be Dr Ken Fennelly, Secretary of the General Synod Board of Education and Professor Anne Ryan from the Department of Adult & Community Education in Maynooth. Dr Anne Lodge, Principal of the Church of Ireland College of Education, will be the chairperson and the Archbishop of Dublin has signified his attention to attend. All are welcome.
Further information may be had from Tony Walsh at tony.walsh@nuim.ie