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The construction of The Islamic
the new National Children’s Foster Says Party Must Foundation of Ireland is IRISH
Hospital is falling behind among a number of
schedule. Engage With Nationalist patron bodies being con-
The HSE has warned that sidered for a new post- EXAMINER
the project is facing delays primary school as part of
which could affect critical Community To Protect the reform of school |
timelines. patronage.
Work on some parts of the Parents and guardians
National Children’s Hospital Unionism are being urged to give Setember
their views on the patron-
at the St James site in Dublin age of six new post-pri-
are behind schedule. mary schools to be estab- 11th,
HSE Chief Executive Paul lished next year.
Reid has written to board The schools are to be 2019
members to warn them that built by September 2020.
the delays could lead to The six new schools are
important deadlines being being set up to meet the
missed. demand from growing
According to the Irish populations in parts of
Times, a revised timeline for Dublin, Meath, Kildare
the project is being developed and Wicklow.
- which will set out mitigation Parents and guardians
measures. of children who are due
The Hospital is currently to enrol in post-primary
due to open in April 2023. school from 2020-2024
in these areas are being
The estimated cost of the
project has risen by €450m asked to complete the
online survey.
euro to €1.7bn since it was The new schools are
first announced by the gov- being established as part
ernment. C of the Government’s
investment in educational
The man who died in a diversity as more than
Ms Foster added in her
crash in Co Meath in the early he leader of the been augmented by the larg- speech that the party must 90% of State-funded pri-
DUP says the party
er migrations of the last 20
hours of Sunday morning has Tmust engage with years. They came to make also reach out to the nation- mary schools in Ireland
been named as Irish athlete the nationalist communi- their own contribution to alist community, but conced- have a Catholic ethos.
Craig Lynch. ty and ethnic minorities our renewal. They have cho- ed it would be met with skep- The government plans
Gardaí and emergency to strengthen unionism. sen to make Northern ticism by members. to build 44 new schools
services attended at the scene Arlene Foster was speak- Ireland their home, some as “This is the strand of work between 2019 and 2022.
of a collision involving a car ing to party members and part of their British dream. that will be treated with the Joe McHugh, Minister
on the R163 at Headfort, supporters in Co Antrim “How some were treated, greatest skepticism, and will for Education and Skills,
Kells, a garda spokesman today at the Party’s Autumn too often was a source of require the longest-term said the six new post-pri-
said. Policy Forum. The event was shame rather than pride. commitment,” she said. mary schools will be in
including
areas
The driver was pro- called: Vision for Unionism: Minority ethnic participation “We are not planting B l a n c h a r d s t o w n ,
nounced dead at the scene a Beyond 2021. in our politics as representa- seeds for Unionism in the Goatstown, Clonskeagh
short time later before his “Unionism must earn the tives or voters remains dis- hope of a quick harvest. We and Harold’s Cross in
body has since been removed votes of as broad a coalition proportionately low. are planting oaks to grow Dublin as well as
to the mortuary at Navan as possible,” she said. “How can we do more to deep roots.” Enfield/Kilcock in
“Some may be Unionists
She
later
added:
Hospital. of the very smallest u, and help involve, integrate and “Nationalism believes and Kildare/Meath and
celebrate how these citizens
Mr Lynch, 29, represented some may not even consider of Northern Ireland enrich abides by historical determin- Kilcoole/Greystones.
Ireland in the 2006 European themselves unionists at all.” our society?” ism – ‘our day will come’. The Islamic Foundation
Championships. In order to strengthen The party has worked to “It is a comforting belief of Ireland has applied for
In a tribute posted on social unionism, Ms Foster said the distance itself from anti- that allows each generation patronage in the
media, Shercock AC, Mr party “must engage with any, immigration rhetoric from to think it will be one last Blanchardstown area as
Lynch’s athletic club, and all, supporters of the some of its own members in heave, one last push, one dra- well as Dublin and Dun
described the Coi Cavan Union”, and people’s party the past. matic turn of events that Laoghaire Education and
school teacher as “one of our political labels or beliefs In March, the DUP delivers; one day all will fall Training Board, Educate
most talented athletes. would not hold them back stressed that they did not into place. Together and Scoil
“Our thoughts and sympa- from engaging. approve a Belfast city coun- “However, for one hun- Sinead Limited.
Parents and guardians
thies are with his parents, “We must engage cilor’s election leaflets con- dred years it hasn’t worked. can use the online survey
brothers, sisters, daughter, Northern Ireland’s minority taining controversial immi- Instead democratic determin- to select which model of
fiancée and all family mem- ethnic and new communi- gration pledges. ism has succeeded. The bal- patronage they prefer
bers, indeed the whole ties,” she said. Cllr Graham Craig distrib- lot box has seen off all chal- and whether they would
Shercock community at this “Multi-generational ethnic uted leaflets stating he would lenges. prefer English or Irish as
sad time. Rest in Peace communities became an allocate “local homes for “Nationalism waits on his- the language of instruc-
Craig.” C intrinsic part of Northern local people” and take “back tory to end Northern Ireland tion. C
Ireland. This diversity has control of immigration”. and our United Kingdom.” C

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