Interviews

Interview with Hibernia College President – Call For Questions

by admin on 06/01/2013

Seomra Ranga is delighted to announce that Dr. Seán Rowland, President of Hibernia College, has kindly agreed to be the next subject in our interview series.

Background

Dr. Seán Rowland, was born in Castlebar, County Mayo. Having attended St. Patrick’s College in Dublin, he taught at primary school level for five years before travelling to the US to attend Boston College. Here he was awarded a Masters Degree in Curriculum, Instruction and Administration. He then pursued and completed his Ph.D. in Curriculum Instruction and Administration (CIA) with a focus on educational finance within the CIA programme. Dr. Rowland also holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. [click to continue…]

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Interview with Clare Ryan, CEO NEWB

by admin on 21/03/2012

Clare Ryan CEO NEWBSeomra Ranga: 1. Can you explain the background to the work of the National Educational Welfare Board?

Clare Ryan: In Ireland, the complex issue of attendance has been the subject of policy attention in recent decades but was not addressed systematically until the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000. This act established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) in 2002 – mandating it with supervising and implementing the provisions of the Act to effectively ensure that ‘each child attends a recognised school or otherwise receives a certain minimum education’ (Section 10). [click to continue…]

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Interview With Harold Hislop, Chief Inspector DES (Part 2)

by admin on 13/03/2012

Dr. Harold Hislop, Chief Inspector

Dr. Harold Hislop is the Chief Inspector with the Department of Education and Skills (DES). Originally from Co. Cavan, he trained as a primary teacher in Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE). He taught in Whitechurch NS in Rathfarnham, where he later became principal. He gained a Ph.D. from Trinity College, Dublin (UCD) and in the mid-1990′s was seconded to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). He subsequently joined the Inspectorate of the DES in 1998 and was appointed Chief Inspector in April 2010. [click to continue…]

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Interview With Harold Hislop, Chief Inspector DES (Part 1)

by admin on 08/03/2012

Dr. Harold Hislop, Chief Inspector

Dr. Harold Hislop is the Chief Inspector with the Department of Education and Skills (DES). Originally from Co. Cavan, he trained as a primary teacher in Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE). He taught in Whitechurch NS in Rathfarnham, where he later became principal. He gained a Ph.D. from Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) and in the mid-1990′s was seconded to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). He subsequently joined the Inspectorate of the DES in 1998 and was appointed Chief Inspector in April 2010. [click to continue…]

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Interview With CEO NEWB – Call for Questions

by admin on 19/01/2012

Clare Ryan CEO NEWB

Seomra Ranga is delighted to announce that Ms. Clare Ryan, CEO of the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) has kindly agreed to be the next subject in our interview series. Clare began her career in Patrician College, Finglas and served as Home School Community Liaison Co-ordinator. She also worked as the National Co-ordinator of the Early School Leaver Initiative and Assistant National Co-ordinator of the Leadership Development Service (LDS) with responsibility for social inclusion. She previously held the position of Principal at St. Leo’s College, Carlow and has worked as an associate with LDS both in facilitating in-service for newly appointed Principals and Deputy Principals as well as lecturing and tutoring on the Post-Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership with NUIM/LDS. [click to continue…]

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Messages from the Presidential Candidates

October 13, 2011

I recently contacted all seven of the Presidential candidates, explaining a little about Seomra Ranga and the work it does. I informed them that I was planning to do an article which would allow all the presidential candidates a chance to address the teachers of Ireland directly through the website. I asked them to put [...]

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Interview with Chief Inspector – Call for Questions

September 26, 2011

Seomra Ranga is delighted to announce that Dr. Harold Hislop, the Chief Inspector with the Department of Education and Skills (DES) has kindly agreed to be the next subject in our interview series. Originally from Co. Cavan, he trained as a primary teacher in Church of Ireland College of Education (CICE). He taught in Whitechurch NS [...]

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Interview With Minister Ruairí Quinn

September 12, 2011

Seomra Ranga is particularly appreciative of the fact that Ruairí Quinn, the Minister for Education and Skills, has taken time out of his busy schedule to mark the beginning of the school year by agreeing to answer interview questions submitted by visitors to the website. Ruairi Quinn is a Labour Party TD for the Dublin South [...]

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Interview with Minister Ruairí Quinn – Call for Questions

August 10, 2011

Seomra Ranga is delighted to announce that, to mark the beginning of the new academic year, the Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn TD has agreed to take part in our interview series on the site. For those not familiar with the format of the interview series, this is how visitors to the website can [...]

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Interview With Kevin Myers, Irish Independent Columnist

April 17, 2011

Kevin Myers was born in England to Irish emigrant parents. He studied in University College Dublin from where he obtained a degree in history. He initially worked for RTE as a journalist, covering the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland for many years. Kevin is currently a columnist with the Irish Independent. He previously wrote “An Irishman’s [...]

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Interview With Sheila Nunan – General Secretary, INTO

April 14, 2011

Sheila Nunan is General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), the first female to date in its 141-year history to lead the INTO. She has been a member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the INTO since 1995 and was INTO President in 2005/2006. In 2006 Sheila was elected Deputy General Secretary/General [...]

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Kevin Myers Interview – Call for Questions

April 7, 2011

Seomra Ranga is pleased to announce that the journalist and broadcaster, Kevin Myers, has accepted an invitation to be the next subject in our interview series. I put it to him that in view of the fact that there is a perception among teachers that he was constantly bashing the public service in general and teachers in [...]

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Interview With Sheila Nunan, INTO – Call for Questions

March 3, 2011

A new addition to the new website commenced in January when a series of monthly interviews  kicked off with an interview with Áine Lawlor, Director of the Teaching Council. This was followed up with interviews with Education Spokespersons from some of the main Political Parties prior to the General Election. Seomra Ranga is now delighted [...]

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Interview with Ruairí Quinn, Labour Party

February 15, 2011

Ruairi Quinn is a Labour Party TD for the Dublin South East constituency. He represents Donnybrook, Sandymount, Ranelagh, Rathmines, Rathgar, Milltown, Terenure, Harold’s Cross, the south east Inner City, Ringsend, Irishtown and Ballsbridge. Ruairi has been a public representative for the area since 1973, and lives in Sandymount. He is a former Minister for Finance, [...]

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Interview with Paul Gogarty, Green Party

February 15, 2011

Paul Gogarty TD first joined the Green Party in 1989. He was elected to South Dublin County Council in 1999.  He was first elected to Dáil Eireann in May 2002 and returned in May 2007. He represents the constituency of Dublin Mid West which includes the large population areas of Clondalkin and Lucan as well as [...]

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