Cork school first in Ireland to get Unicef recognition for children’s rights policies

St Vincent’s on Cork's northside has received a Rights Respecting Schools Silver Award from the United Nations Children’s Fund

Kashmira Concha, Sabrina Alom, Holly Ford, Sumaiya Molla, Prome Hossian, Jennifer O'Mahony, Ella Valencia, Ava Tynan, Aimee Cronin, and Lilly Mata who are involved in the programme in St Vincent's Secondary School. Picture: Damian Coleman

An all-girls school on the northside of Cork City has become the first school in Ireland recognised by Unicef for embedding children’s rights in its policy, practice, and ethos.

St Vincent’s on St Mary’s Rd is the first school in Ireland to receive a Rights Respecting Schools Silver Award from the United Nations Children’s Fund.