Schools

On May 18th, Loreto Secondary School in Wexford town became Wexford’s 5th Champion School of Sanctuary. The monitoring visit was the first visit by Ezana, a refugee from Ethiopia living in Rosslare direct provision centre, to a School of Sanctuary, joining five others in the team. Ezana was keen to give back to the community […]

Ardscoil na Mara Secondary School in Tramore, Waterford has been awarded the esteemed status of Champion School of Sanctuary, becoming the first school in Tramore and the 14th in the Republic of Ireland to achieve this recognition. Following a visit by a monitoring team from Schools of Sanctuary Ireland, the team commended the school’s commitment

Read the news from the RTE about the Louth Library Service being Awarded the Library of Sanctuary Status Click Here: Louth Library Service awarded ‘sanctuary’ status (rte.ie) Louth Library Service has been awarded Library of Sanctuary status in recognition of the work it is doing to promote diversity. Places of Sanctuary Ireland is a network

A big welcome to Loreto Secondary School, Wexford joining a fast-growing network of Schools in Schools of Sanctuary Ireland and, committed to creating a culture of welcome, safety, and inclusion for all, especially for refugees and asylum seekers. On March 1st Loreto Secondary School, Wexford had a brilliant Multicultural Day, a Fashion Show with interviews,

Schools of Sanctuary Ireland is partnering with the Immigrant Council of Ireland for their Wear Red Day initiative by presenting a short webinar for post-primary schools (only). The webinar will look at the nature of racism, particularly anti-migrant racism, in our communities. It will also discuss the role of social media in aggravating racism and hatred but also the

The School of Sanctuary Award Ceremony took place at Technological University Dublin on February 3rd, and our hearts are still so full from the day! Watch the FULL VIDEO of this exciting event and think about the day when your school will be recognised as a Champion School of Sanctuary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWAPIYc1uPs

February 24 has now become a sad day in the history of the modern world; on this day in 2022, Russia started the war against the independent state of Ukraine. As a result, more than 8 million people have had to flee their country and have come to Europe as refugees*.    Ireland has welcomed 75,000

‘Places of Sanctuary Ireland is assembling at 1.15 pm on Saturday 18 February outside the Irish Writers Museum on Parnell Sq (adjacent to the Hugh Lane Gallery) before joining the march at 1.30 pm. Come join us!’

We are all deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic earthquake and loss of life in Syria and Turkey. We know that many refugees in Ireland are from those regions, and we all stand in solidarity and prayer with anyone whose family or friends have been affected. We will add our voice to the call

The excitement built all week, and finally on Friday, February 3rd, 13 Champion Schools arrived into TU Dublin for our special ceremony in Technological University Dublin, Grangegorman, to officially receive their “Champion School of Sanctuary” award. The schools were presented with certificates and award plaques by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth,