“To educate is an act of hope.”.
Pope Leo XIV
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of its human rights records every 4.5 years. Ireland is due for its fourth review later this year. As part of that...
In this interview with Wendy Grace for The Way, CEP Chief Executive Alan Hynes-Cendrzak discusses Catholic ethos, parental choice and the place of faith-based education within a pluralist Irish education system. The conversation addresses current debates on...
Mr Alan Hynes-Cendrzak: “The national results do not support a simple claim that there is a national mandate for widespread divestment, [rather] the survey results demonstrate clear area-clusters where support for divestment may be found.” The Catholic Education...
In a recent Irish Times debate on whether religion should be removed from the classroom, CEP's Chief Executive Alan Hynes-Cendrzak set out the case for religious education as an integral part of Catholic schooling. Responding to arguments for moving faith formation...
The Department of Education is currently conducting a Primary School Survey that will determine the future provision of Primary Schools in the country and may lead to lasting changes in primary schools and in particular the Catholic nature of a number of schools....
Catholic Schools Week 2026 Catholic Schools – Normal Lives, Called to Holiness “Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.” — Pope Francis on Blessed Carlo Acutis Introduction Catholic Schools Week 2026...
It was with profound sadness that the Board of Catholic Education Partnership learnt of the death of Pope Francis. Our prayers are joined with that of our brothers and sisters in faith throughout the world that Jesus Christ may grant Pope Francis rest in the House of...
The Irish Times has today published a significant and moving report, containing the testimonies of people who suffered physical abuse in schools. The following is a statement on this matter, a portion of which had been provided to the journalist, Ms Kitty Holland, as...
The following article was published in the Irish Times on 24 September: Ireland has undergone profound change since my childhood in the late 1970s and 80s. The increased diversity of people from different ethnic and national heritages is evident in most parts of the...
The publication of the Report of the Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools Run by Religious Orders has again laid bare the criminal treatment of children and young people in what was a gravely dysfunctional and abusive education...
The board of the Catholic Education Partnership has made a submission to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on the draft Primary Curriculum specifications. The submission may be found here. The following are the key recommendations from our submission:...
Catholic Schools Week 2025 – Alive in Christ! “Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world, and everything he touches becomes young, new, full of life. The very first words, then, that I would like to say to every young...