Thoughts From Our Teachers – Paul McCormack
Paul has taught English and History for the past 20 years. He has been teaching both Leaving and Junior Cert at the Institute since 1999, and has designed and delivered accessible and structured exam preparation courses for the last 14…
Richard Hogan Speaks With Ivan Yeats On Newstalk
Our 5th Year Head and systemically trained family psychologist, Richard Hogan, was featured on Newstalk‘s The Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yeats on Wednesday 1st April. He spoke about how students and parents can deal with the stress and pressure may…
Eve McMahon Receives Ireland’s Youth Sailor Of The Year Award
We would like to congratulate 4th year student Eve McMahon who was awarded Ireland’s Youth Sailor of the Year 2019. This is a much-coveted award in the sport of sailing and an incredible achievement for Eve. Due to the current…
6th year Rhys Mordaunt wins at BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp
Congratulations to Rhys Mordaunt for his recent success at this year’s BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp. Rhys and his team mates (from other schools around the country) were awarded the group prize for promoting a “Reusable Braille Translator”. The aim…
5th Year Holly Leech Wins Award at Wesley College MUN
Congratulations to 5th Year, Holly Leech who won a distinguished delegate award at Wesley College Model United Nations last weekend! Representing South Africa, Holly spoke as part of the UN Security Council. Topics discussed included conflict resolution in Syria and Climate Change. Well done to…
6th year Caitlin Owens and her Dog Ayra to Compete in Crufts 2020
6th year Caitlin Owens and her four legged friend, Ayra, have travelled to the UK to represent Ireland at Crufts 2020! The pair will be participating in both the Young Kennel Club Agility event and the Jumping event. There will…
Richard Hogan, Head of 5th Year Publishes New Book
Congratulations to Richard Hogan, Head of 5th year here in The Institute of Education on the publication of his new book Parenting the Screenager: A Practical Guide for Parents of the Modern Child. The book deals with the complicated topic of how to parent…