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Belfast Telegraph
5 days ago
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
‘We are a safe place,' declares Ballymena school named by DUP Minister in debate over absenteeism after riots
St Patrick's College, a Catholic maintained post-primary, was mentioned alongside Harryville Primary School by Education Minister Paul Givan when addressing the impact of the racially motivated riots in the town. St Patrick's is on the opposite side of the town from where the rioting happened. 'It is outrageous that, over the past week, we have been dealing with children who have come into school traumatised, showing all the signs of trauma as a result of what has happened on our streets,' the minister told MLAs. 'Alarmingly, we have also been dealing with children who engaged in the rioting and attacked the houses of children who are in their class. 'It is an appalling and complicated situation that requires intervention. My team has engaged with a number of schools as a result of the picture that we have had to deal with. We have engaged the Education Authority's emotional health and well-being unit and its intercultural education service to try to provide support for those schools. 'Last week, at a number of schools, including Harryville and St Patrick's Primary Schools (sic) in Ballymena, attendance has been less than half of the school. That is a clear problem, complicated by the fact that we are dealing with children in both schools who were engaged in the trouble and children in both schools who were the victims of it. It requires a concerted effort. My team and I are very much engaged in trying to provide that support.' PSNI say Portadown riots had 'more co-ordination' as mutual aid to be deployed this weekend The minister later added: 'There is a recording of absenteeism that occurred as a result of what happened last week. I have the precise figures for the schools in the Ballymena area. 'For example, 84 newcomer children in Harryville Primary School have not been at school. 'The figures for St Patrick's College show that attendance levels are sitting at around 65%. 'We therefore have that information. It will drive the interventions that we feel are necessary in order to provide support to those schools. We have that information about not only Ballymena but other areas. We will certainly use it to inform the approaches that need to be taken to provide support to schools.' A statement from the principal Paul Fitzpatrick and governors at St Patrick's College said: 'St Patrick's College, Ballymena would like to reassure all of our pupils and parents/guardians that this school will continue to be a safe place for them to learn in and in which they can develop as young people. 'As always, our staff will continue to work hard for the education and pastoral support of all of our young people.' Mr Givan said his department is engaging with schools in the area. 'There are only a couple of weeks left in this academic year, and it has been flagged up that that support will be available in September when the schools return after the summer break,' he said. PSNI chief warns rioters 'we will arrest you' Meanwhile, the principal of a south Belfast primary school has said at least three families who had children attending her school have now left Northern Ireland. Hilary Cunningham, principal at Fane Street PS, which has one of the most diverse cohorts of pupils in Northern Ireland, said schools are too often left to pick up the pieces after violence and intimidation. 'Last year, we had a family whose front door was burnt, we also had another family who has been intimidated quite recently,' she told BBC News NI. 'Young lads standing outside the front door waiting for them when they come back in, and this is a woman on her own with two children, two young girls. 'We've actually got three families that have gone to other countries because they are so frightened to stay, and another little child from nursery who wouldn't come into school because the family were afraid to travel to school,' she said. 'It is very difficult to deal with but we just support them as much as we can.'
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Solace Announces Paul Fitzpatrick as Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer
OTTAWA, ON, June 12, 2025 /CNW/ -- Solace, the leader in powering real-time, event-driven integration for the agentic age, announced today that Paul Fitzpatrick has joined the company as its new Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer. Fitzpatrick brings deep experience in enterprise software go-to-market, having held senior leadership roles with IBM, Cognos and Halogen Software. His resume also includes a prior stint at Solace where he led partnerships, global customer education, field enablement and performance management. Fitzpatrick joins Solace from Shopify, where he led the development of the company's enterprise partner ecosystem, and evolution of global partner programs and education. "Paul brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of building strong brands and driving growth in the technology sector," said Denis King, President and CEO, Solace. "His strategic vision and leadership will be instrumental as we continue to expand our global presence and help more organizations capitalize on the transformative potential of data and AI through an event-driven integration strategy." "Enterprises worldwide are embracing AI into their everyday workflows and processes, and with that comes the critical need to move data in real-time. As a product-led company with a proven reputation in event-driven integration, Solace is uniquely positioned to help companies turn their AI ambitions into reality," said Fitzpatrick. "I'm looking forward to helping further establish Solace as the digital nervous system for the real-time, event-driven agentic world." Over the past two decades, Solace has helped many of the world's leading companies realize the potential of real-time data, or events, to grow revenue, improve operational efficiencies and deliver optimal customer experiences. Solace is a core technology for leading organizations including global investment banks, retailers, telcos, and manufacturers. About Solace: Solace helps enterprises adopt AI by enabling real-time, event-driven data movement across their entire business. Built on a modern event-driven architecture, Solace Platform connects systems, applications, and AI agents with the data they need — securely, seamlessly, and at scale. Established enterprises worldwide – including RBC Capital Markets, Heineken, PSA Singapore and Schwarz Group – trust Solace to enable time-sensitive applications and processes; modernize their application and integration landscape; and create seamless digital experiences for their customers, partners and employees. Learn more at Press Contacts Europe & Americas UK APAC IBA International Positive Rice Communications Jamie Kightley Daniel Brown Neil Mirano Jkightley@ dbrown@ +44 (0) 1572 757932 +44 7480 924144 +65 3157 5685 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Solace Corporation View original content to download multimedia:
Cision Canada
12-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Solace Announces Paul Fitzpatrick as Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer
OTTAWA, ON, June 12, 2025 /CNW/ -- Solace, the leader in powering real-time, event-driven integration for the agentic age, announced today that Paul Fitzpatrick has joined the company as its new Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer. Fitzpatrick brings deep experience in enterprise software go-to-market, having held senior leadership roles with IBM, Cognos and Halogen Software. His resume also includes a prior stint at Solace where he led partnerships, global customer education, field enablement and performance management. Fitzpatrick joins Solace from Shopify, where he led the development of the company's enterprise partner ecosystem, and evolution of global partner programs and education. "Paul brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of building strong brands and driving growth in the technology sector," said Denis King, President and CEO, Solace. "His strategic vision and leadership will be instrumental as we continue to expand our global presence and help more organizations capitalize on the transformative potential of data and AI through an event-driven integration strategy." "Enterprises worldwide are embracing AI into their everyday workflows and processes, and with that comes the critical need to move data in real-time. As a product-led company with a proven reputation in event-driven integration, Solace is uniquely positioned to help companies turn their AI ambitions into reality," said Fitzpatrick. "I'm looking forward to helping further establish Solace as the digital nervous system for the real-time, event-driven agentic world." Over the past two decades, Solace has helped many of the world's leading companies realize the potential of real-time data, or events, to grow revenue, improve operational efficiencies and deliver optimal customer experiences. Solace is a core technology for leading organizations including global investment banks, retailers, telcos, and manufacturers. Solace helps enterprises adopt AI by enabling real-time, event-driven data movement across their entire business. Built on a modern event-driven architecture, Solace Platform connects systems, applications, and AI agents with the data they need — securely, seamlessly, and at scale. Established enterprises worldwide – including RBC Capital Markets, Heineken, PSA Singapore and Schwarz Group – trust Solace to enable time-sensitive applications and processes; modernize their application and integration landscape; and create seamless digital experiences for their customers, partners and employees. Learn more at
Irish Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Cavan and Spurs enjoy feeling of defying the odds and ending a drought
It's not often, perhaps, that you'd link Spurs and Cavan's sporting fortunes, but in the space of four days, they both found a different way to slay a badger to bring to an end lengthy droughts. Until Wednesday night in Bilbao, it had been 17 years since Spurs got their paws on silverware , and on Sunday in Castlebar, it had been 77 years since Cavan beat Mayo in the championship. Yes, admittedly, the links are tenuous, but a sporting drought is a sporting drought. And there's no little joy when they end. Not that Paul Fitzpatrick, the sports editor of the Anglo-Celt newspaper, had time to celebrate on his way home to Cavan on Sunday. ' I had reports to write of discarded pitchforks and slain badgers and famous wins and generations of the same family, 77 years apart, in the same colours, fighting the same fight. That's the beauty of it and that's why, despite it all, we love it.' For quite a while, Limerick's hurlers and Dublin's footballers had no trouble slaying badgers at all , but they'd lost their killer instinct of late. Last weekend? 'An old lion is still a lion,' writes Ciarán Murphy after seeing them prove there's life in the old dogs yet, just to add another creature to the mix. 'Watching Limerick and Dublin, with 14 All-Ireland titles between them in the last 15 years, was a case study in greatness,' he says. Dublin's hurlers are hoping for a memorable day themselves when they play Galway on Sunday, the meeting 'effectively a playoff to meet Kilkenny in the provincial decider' . Gordon Manning talks to Dublin's Seán Currie ahead of the game, and he also previews this evening's Special Congress vote on the skorts issue , detailing all you need to know about the event. READ MORE And after Uefa attempted to confirm the qualification process for Euro 2028 on Wednesday, David Gorman brings you a Q&A to explain the convoluted business. Put it this way: the Republic of Ireland, co-hosts for the tournament, might automatically qualify - and, well, might not. In cricket, Nathan Johns reports on a mighty fine day for Ireland at Castle Avenue where they beat the West Indies by a chunky 124 runs in the first of their three-match ODI series, Andrew Balbirnie helping himself to a century. In rugby, John O'Sullivan hails the impact of the IRFU's much under-reported 'A' Interprovincial Championship , which Leinster won last weekend. And in his America at Large column, Dave Hannigan writes about the oft beleaguered New York Knicks faithful having the 'time of their lives' this weather. Granted, they lost the opening game of their NBA Eastern Conference best-of-seven series against The Indiana Pacers last night, but after knocking out the reigning champion Boston Celtics last Friday, 'this team has the city believing anything is possible'. TV Watch: Scottie Scheffler's US PGA Championship celebrations didn't last long, he's back in action at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas today (Sky Sports Golf, 5pm) - and he's aiming for his third Tour victory in a row, having won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson before his trip to Quail Hollow.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Tributes to Pope who 'crossed all the boundaries'
Members of the Catholic community in the south of England have been paying tribute to Pope Francis, who has died aged 88. The Vatican's announcement of his death came just a day after he appeared in a wheelchair at St Peter's Square to wish thousands of worshipers gathered there a "Happy Easter". "He was a person who crossed all the boundaries," said Canon Paul Fitzpatrick, of The Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Henley. While Francis Davis, a Catholic author from Portsmouth and community activist who works across the Solent and Wessex region, said meeting Pope Francis at The Vatican had been an "overwhelming" experience. Canon Fitzpatrick said more people than usual attended his service on Sunday, where there was "a subdued feeling and sadness". "Pope Francis had done so much, not just for Catholics but for the world," he added. Mr Davis said he told the Pope he had been working to protect vulnerable elders locally, when he met him. "He said, 'Defend the poor', which is quite a mandate really. "This is a man who set an example with his own life and devoted that life to defending the poor, spending time with the weakest and trying to find a way to include them in the decision-making structures of the church." Writing on X, he said: "Go well @Pontifex. Thank you for walking the margins towards the centre." The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, the Right Reverend Philip Egan described the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church as "a very human Pope" who had "called us to put our Christian faith into action". "He has also championed the marginalised, the poor, the invisible... working for a more fraternal world and for peace," he continued. "His role internationally is a very, very important one and there's been a wonderful legacy." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Pope Francis dies aged 88 Francis: Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church What next after the death of Pope Francis?
