I remember standing on O'Connell Avenue in Limerick, listening to parents, children, and neighbours describe the kind of school they had not yet seen but already believed in: open, curious, and grounded in everyday community life. That belief is what carries Limerick School Project Ns forward, from the first conversation to each new classroom story still being written.
With registration no. 20080884, the project moved from discussion into structure. Families who had spent months gathering support could finally point to something official and say: this is happening.
Meetings shifted from campaigning to practical care: school runs, shared reading time, and the daily work of making inclusive education visible across the city.
Story collection expanded beyond the school gate. Volunteers documented how the project was shaping confidence, belonging, and local identity in homes and public spaces around Limerick.
Today the project is not only preserving memory. It is inviting new families, new partners, and new witnesses to help sustain a child-centred school culture for the next generation.
"The school felt possible the moment people started saying 'our children' instead of 'my child'."
Parent notebook, spring visit
"Every planning meeting ended with another family joining in."
Volunteer log, evening session
"Children noticed first that the adults were learning how to listen better."
Field interview, courtyard
"It is a school story, but it is also a city story."
Local supporter, Limerick
The project is rooted around O'Connell Avenue, with connections stretching across the city through family networks, shared events, and community-led learning.
Send a short note, photo, or recollection from the project so the archive keeps growing with first-hand voices.
Email the archiveIf you can help with introductions, space, documentation, or outreach in Limerick, contact the director directly.
Contact Oisín Barry