Educational Disadvantage Centre's Recent Contributions to National Media on Hot Meals and Specialist Emotional Counsellors in DEIS Secondary Schools

Professor Paul Downes was interviewed by Claire Byrne on RTE's

Today with Claire Byrne radio show https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22408494/ on June 18th where he supported calls for extending the School Hot Meals Scheme to DEIS Secondary Schools as a key priority.

His letter, with Rúaidhrí O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Council for Psychotherapy and Róisín Hickey, Principal Our Lady of Victories BNS Ballymun (on behalf of Ballymun Principals Network)  was published in The Irish Times, as 'Letter of the Day', on June 25th https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2024/06/25/school-based-counsellors-and-psychotherapists/ . It highlighted key priority needs for specialist emotional counsellors/therapists in DEIS secondary and primary schools.

Paul Downes was interviewed by the Irish Times, July 1st, 2024 on specialist emotional counsellors in schools
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2024/07/01/there-can-be-violent-outbursts-or-total-apathy-principals-call-for-counselling-supports-at-primary-level/