What an honour it was to join The Association of Philosophy Teachers #APT2024 conference today at Clifton College to talk about creating a culture of thinking and NCCA Philosophy course So many brilliant talks from thinkers like Julian Baggini Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh & more 🙏🏻 tcgphilosophy.weebly.com

“It’s an oversimplification to blame social media for the rise in adolescent mental health problems.” Worth a read ⬇️ theguardian.com/books/article/…

Interesting chat with Dr. Gabor Maté yesterday on the self, mind-body, belonging & free will. was curious to hear what sense of hope he saw in the world. At #jacquelinekyne event, quoting his friend Noam Chomsky We should have pessimism of the intellect, but optimism of the will.

The public consultation on the new National Strategy for Women and Girls is open until September 30 and your insights will be vital in its design. To share your thoughts please visit: bit.ly/3YPt8zd

Calling any brave teachers who will be teaching Philosophy at secondary level- if you need any ready-made classroom resources to get you started let me know! With the curriculum evolving, now more than ever is #philosophy #CriticalThinking needed #edchatie Oide Schools' Support Service, Ireland

We were incredibly proud to welcome Amgen Amgen Biotech Experience Ireland, CEO of Amgen 🧪🔬🧬 Bob Bradway and The Taoiseach Simon Harris TD to TCG today to celebrate the importance of STEM education in shaping the future. Dr Cathcart and his TY Biotechnology students showcased the Amgen ABE program👏🧪

The image on the cover of our latest print edition, #102, “captured what I love about cities, the grit and glamour, the dirt and dapper”, writes the photographer. dublininquirer.com/2024/09/11/cov…

Excited to have my pic as cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #102 dublininquirer.com/2024/09/11/cov… via @dublininquirer #dublin #mydublin

Tonight we deliver our 2nd online teacher-training session to our member & subscription schools. This twice- monthly training is a key part of how we support our schools to embed 'Climate Literacy' into their learning opportunities for staff and students. We equip our teachers..

Very interesting set of webinars here for teachers of sustainability Education for Sustainability Patrick Kirwan UCD School of Education Declan Cathcart 🇺🇦🇮🇪🇪🇺🇨🇦🧬 Including #philosophy #p4c Participation in the webinars is free with registration at the following link: lnkd.in/eKiDGbJy Or webmagazine.unitn.it/en/ciclo/lette…

To celebrate #EuropeanDayofLanguages students in Philosophy are looking Wittgenstein who was obsessed with the difficulties of language and meaning. Students are sharing their “beetle in the box” to show different perspectives on words templecarrigschool #Philosophy #language

INTRODUCING October/November 2024 (Issue 164) Issue 164’s themed section is called ‘Thoughts On Thoughts’, as it covers all sorts of questions about the workings of minds and brains. Read all about it and so much more... philosophynow.org/issues/164

Chuffed to have my article included on the #philosophy of #TaylorSwift & #Aristotle published in this fantastic edition of Philosophy Now - I still love print and this is my favourite mag and class resource ❤️ written for my students #Swifties #taylornation

Philosophy lays the foundation for peace & fosters the critical thinking needed to achieve discourse. Attached a snapshot of students big questions from our philosophy classes today on #PhilosophyDay - our upcoming election and housing clearly on their minds UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Irish Young Philosopher Awards

On #WorldPhilosophyDay I thought I’d share a snapshot of questions by my 2nd years in class today. 🤯 I wonder could our election candidates help me answer them! Never ceases to amaze me what’s on their minds #studentvoice SOPHIA_ Network PhilosophyFoundation #PhilosophyDay

Ellie is here! It's impossible to ignore the #elephantintheroom with these vibrant colours painted by Chunzhu Wang, designed by pupil Mei Mei Loughman, pictured with principal Ms Crean and Wellbeing Lead Ms Andrews. #MentalHealthMatters Supporting a great cause Samaritans Ireland 🐘

Congratulations to templecarrigschool, who received the Judges Special Commendation at the 2025 AIB Future Sparks School Impact Awards!

Great to get recognised for our templecarrigschool climate in education CBA at the AIB School Impact awards today in Croke Park. Thanks to UCD School of Education for all the support

Just hoping we don't get Grimsby... #UCLdraw

I think it’s just about starting to sink in! A joy and a privilege to help tell the world about the most incredible giant-killing night for Grimsby Town F.C. on BBC Breakfast and beyond today…and what it all means for Grimsby. Still smiling too! 😁 #gtfc 🐟