LATEST NEWS

Open Evening 2023

Join us for the 2023 Mater Dei Academy Open Evening on Thursday September 28th at 7.30pm where prospective students and their families...

Mater Dei Academy at the Eucharistic Procession

This year's Eucharistic Procession to honour the Feast of Corpus Christi attracted over 4,500 people and was the largest in Cork for...

Saint Joseph's Cloak

The latest edition of Saint Joseph's Cloak features an interview with our principal, Ms. Heffernan as well as news from the Academy and...

We have a new Principal!

Following a long and thorough process, Ms. Geraldine Heffernan has been appointed Principal of the Academy. A woman of outstanding talent...

Strategic Plan 2023-2026

Our Strategic Plan outlines ambitious plans to grow the Academy to 100 students by 2025 as well as transition to a mostly full-time...

St. Joseph's Cloak

All regular monthly donors to Mater Dei Academy receive a copy of Saint Joseph's Cloak, a new quarterly magazine which looks to promote...

Saint John Henry Newman

Fr. Dermot Fenlon talks about St. John Henry Neman's educational legacy.

Educational Vision of Patrick Pearse

Joanne Crowley talks to Fr. Tomás Walsh about the educational vision of Patrick Pearse.

Saints and Scholars : The Golden Age of Classical Education

Mr. Ferdia McDermott on the golden age of classical education in early medieval Ireland.

Independent Catholic Education for Boys and Girls