Minister for Education Defends Corporations’ Right to Target Children in School.
April 25, 2008 by Joe Fogarty · 1 Comment
In response to a letter from Senator Joe O’ Toole (below), Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin refuses to restrict commercial advertising in Irish schools. She indicates that no protection is to be afforded to children in class and that “Private companies are free to promote their business in accordance with accepted marketing practices.”
Minister Questioned on lack of Commercial Regulation in Schools
April 24, 2008 by Mark Conroy · Leave a Comment
Parliamentary Question from Ruairí Quinn T.D. 9th April 2008
Chun an Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíoctha To the Minister for Education and Science To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the disquiet expressed by the Irish Primary Principals Network and the Irish National Teachers Organisation regarding unregulated commercial marketing and Read more
Food Company joins in the commercial Rat Race
April 10, 2008 by niallsmyth · Leave a Comment
The multinational company Unilever, who in the past brought such dubious school schemes as Domestos “Germcatcher”, have now imported a scheme they run in the UK to Ireland.
Computers, Sports, cooking…What next?
The Flora Cooking with Schools Scheme, which claims to “help put healthy eating at the
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Schools are taking a stand against commercial exploitation of children
April 10, 2008 by niallsmyth · Leave a Comment
One of many schools, Sacred Heart NS, Newbawn in Co. Wexford have a proud policy against commercial exploitation in their school. The Campaign for Commercial Free Education commend school’s like Sacred Heart for taking such a stand and encourage others to do so.
To read more on Sacred Heart NS policy on commercialism click here.
Open Letter: Oppose Tesco’s ‘Computers for Schools’ Voucher Scheme
April 7, 2008 by Mark Conroy · 8 Comments
Below is the text of a letter sent to a number of local and national newspapers. So far, the Campaign for a Commercial-free Education is aware of it having been printed in five papers (in the Wicklow, Kildare, Tipperary, and Mayo regions).
