Since our last update we have completed and submitted the official Submission on behalf of the Gaelcholáiste. This Submission was a comprehensive document outlining the requirements and the already demonstrated demand, for a Gaelcholáiste to be setup in the area.
We can now confirm that a meeting between our committee and the Department of Education has been set for June 24th in Tullamore. The CEO of the CCVEC, Barra O'Briain, has been working with us and highlighting the Project with the Department of Education since we first selected the CCVEC as our Patron. Barra, who will accompany us to the meeting, is very confident the school will open its doors in September 2009.
As you are by now aware the Minister of Education and Science has changed in the recent Government reshuffle and we now have Minister Batt O'Keeffe as our new Minister of Education. Minister Batt O'Keeffe served this Electoral area for approximately 20 years and was elected time and time again by the people of Cork South Central. We wish him all the best in his new position.
The offical list of enrolments for the Gaelcholáiste is now running at 432 names and is increasing every day. This outlines the request and demand of parents in the local area to have the option of an Education through the medium of Irish at secondary level.
Our website is now up at http://www.gaelcholaistecarrigaline.net and running and we must say that it is a credit to all involved. This website has been setup by committed parents of the already enroled students and special credit must be given to Ewan Chalmers for his time and dedication in maintaining and updating the site regularly. Please feel free to log on for regular updates and information. If you have any suggestions as to how the webpage can be enhanced please feel free to contact us.
Téimid go dtí an chruinniú seo le dóchas agus muinín, an Ghaelcholáiste abú!
