Professor Paul Downes was interviewed by Claire Byrne on RTE'sToday 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.

Source: The Irish Times June 28, 2024 10:59 UTC