The ACCS conference was in White’s Hotel, Wexford from Thursday, 31st March until Saturday 2nd April.
The theme of the Convention this year was: “Community and Comprehensive
Schools – Good Values and Good Value.”
Bishop Colton had been invited to
give a keynote address: “School Ethos in the Life of the School”.
Other speakers at the convention were Dr Diarmuid Martin (Archbishop
of Dublin), the Minister for Education and Skills, Malachy Molloy
(President, ACCS), Professor Ciarán Sugrue (School of Education UCD) and
Seán Ó Longáin (former CEO, Co. Donegal, VEC).