Curiosity is the heart of every great story! On Friday, 6th September 2024, we were honored to welcome Catherine Cleary, journalist, author, and broadcaster, as our guest speaker for International Literacy Day ✍️🌠 .
Catherine spoke to all the students at an all-school Chapel, inspiring them with her reflections on the power of listening, staying curious, and turning observations into compelling stories—values that are at the core of our school’s ethos.
Afterward, she had a lively Q&A session with our TY students, discussing a wide range of topics such as the evolving world of journalism, the impact of social media on storytelling, Her Journey as a Journalist, and how curiosity can drive creative careers in writing and journalism.
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“Being curious and just open, asking open questions with a notebook, writing the answers, turning that into a story.”
@catherineeats began her career as a reporter with The Irish Times in 1994 and went on to become security correspondent for The Sunday Tribune. Her books include Life Sentence (2004), A Month of Somedays (2012), and Counter Culture (2015). She co-wrote and presented the RTÉ radio series History on a Plate and has been writing a weekly restaurant review for The Irish Times for the past seven years.
