December 13, 2011
Beidh Carúil Nollag ag Millfields (Baile Brigín) ar an Domhnach ag 14:00
Christmas Carols will be sung by the friends of Coláiste Ghlór na Mara at Millfields shopping Centre in Balbriggan on Sunday from 2pm, com along and sign/support.
Beidh Carúil Nollag ag Millfields ar an Domhnach ag 14:00
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Nollaig Shona daoibh!
November 22, 2011
Caoimhín Ó hEaghra (Ard Rúnaí, An Foras Pátrúnachta) Talking to the interested parents & supporters at the public meting on 15th November.
Go raibh míle maith agaibh
November 9, 2011
A Public Meeting has been arranged for the parents of prospective students to meet with the Founding Committee of Coláiste Ghlór na Mara & the Patron – An Forás Pátrúnachta
The meeting will set out Coláiste Ghlór na Mara’s vision for Post Primary education through the Irish language, serving North County Dublin, East Meath & South Louth.
This will be the parents opportunity to learn about the campaign and the developments in terms of the opening of a Gael-Choláiste in Balbriggan, due to open in 2014.
Application forms will also be available for those parents who wish to register their interest in sending their child to the school.
The meeting will take place at the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan at 8pm, please join us to find out more.
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October 15, 2011
Coláiste Ghlór na Mara is pleased to announce the new online registration service.
Gaelcholáiste to open 2014
A founding committee was established in 2008 with the one aim – to open a Gaelcholáiste that would cater for pupils in North County Dublin, East County Meath and South County Louth.
As the result of a very vigorous campaign the Department of Education and Skills has decided to open a Gaelcholáiste on a site it has already purchased in Balbriggan for September 2014.
Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna LánGhaeilge Teo along with the founding committee are submitting an application for patronage of this Gaelcholáiste. At this stage it appears that this Gaelcholáiste will be under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta and that Coláiste Ghlór na Mara will open its doors to first year students in September 2014. This will be confirmed during the spring of 2012.
A submission for Coláiste Ghlór na Mara was put before the Department of Education and Skills in September 2010 and now following on from that an official application for patronage of the school must be made. Part of this application requires the gathering of details for possible future students of the school e.g. Name, address, date of birth etc. As a result of this the founding committee have prepared a new registration form (link below) which has all of the details now required by the department. Even if you have filled in a previous registration form we would ask you to please fill in this form again now as some of the previous forms didn’t have all of the details now required by the department.
Visit our registration page here
October 4, 2011
Near FM Podcast
Cathaoirleach Tadhg Ó Tuachaigh cainteanna le Darren Mac an Phriora (Near FM)
Tadhg talking to Darren on Near FM about the progress in establishing Coláiste Ghlór na Mara
August 4, 2011
The Department of Education & Skills have released the dates & language designations of a number of new post primary schools for the next few years.
Balbriggan has been designated as an Irish language school, which currently has a planned opening date of 2014.
The founding committee of Coláiste Ghlór na Mara warmly welcome this step and will actively engage in the newly announced tendering process.
Please continue to register your interest for all upcoming school years, including 2012 & 2013 –
See map of New School Site below (zoom out to see transport links): -
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July 5, 2011
June 28, 2011
Please see the Press Release on Post Primary school plans for 2012-2017
Balbriggan has been identified on the 2012-17 Dublin area map for the allocation of a Post Primary School
May 20, 2011
Article by the Fingal Independent on looming Post Primary Schools crisis for Balbriggan & how Coláiste Ghlór na Mara can help avert the situation: -
Balbriggan Gaelcholáiste could solve capacity crisis
April 6, 2011
The committee are continuing the process of establishing a Gaelcholáiste for the area & are awaiting a response from the Department of Education & Skills regarding our submission.
As an aside: We have been informed that the quality of our submission was extremely high in terms of the level of detailed research & information supplied.
Since our submission was lodged last September, the Department of Education & Skills have released details of priority areas for second level schools, you may note the location – North County Dublin / South County Louth in the link below: -
Please continue to support our campaign by getting in contact with the Dublin North TD’s and urging them to raise our case with Minister Ruairí Quinn, contact details below: -
Dr James Reilly minister’s_office@health.irlgov.ie
Brendan Ryan brendan.ryan@oir.ie
Clare Daly Clare.Daly@Oireachtas.ie
Alan Farrell alan.farrell@oireachtas.ie
