It is with great pride that I take on the role of Principal in Mercy Secondary School Inchicore this September .

To lead out on an educational vision in a community that I grew up in feels somewhat surreal and at times I find myself checking if it’s actually real, but then I remember my childhood here in Inchicore and think of all the intelligent and resilient role models that I was surrounded by and realise that it was them and this community that ignited in me the love of learning that I still hold dear today.