Board of Education (R.O.I.)20 Apr 10

Dr Ken Fennelly Appointed as Secretary to the General Synod Board of Education and Education Officer (RoI)

The Church of Ireland has appointed Dr Ken Fennelly to the position of Secretary to the General Synod Board of Education and Education Officer in the Republic of Ireland.

Dr Ken Fennelly

Based in Church House Dublin, he will be responsible for advising Church of Ireland school principals, boards of management and patrons. He will be responsible also for building relationships with the education partners and maintaining the profile of the Church of Ireland in educational circles along with overseeing the Church’s Safeguarding Trust procedures.

A native of Kilkenny, Dr Fennelly has extensive knowledge of the field of Protestant Education. He holds a Bachelor of Theology degree from St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, and an MA from NUI Maynooth. He has recently completed a PhD from NUI Maynooth, his thesis entitled ‘Change and Redevelopment in Irish Protestant Secondary Education’. His previous employments have been at the Dublin Institute of Technology and NUI Maynooth.

In welcoming Dr Fennelly’s appointment, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill, Chairman of the RoI Board of Education, said, ‘Ken brings to this responsible post a great deal of knowledge and an ability to relate easily to people. I know that we will find him to be not only a valuable resource person, but also a much valued colleague in the work of the Church of Ireland in education, especially within the Republic of Ireland.’