Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde made Honorary North Mon Student

On Thursday, September 29th Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde visited our school and to mark the occasion Ms. Forde was given the title Honorary North Mon Student.

Speaking to the Echo the Lord Mayor said she was honoured to be the honorary first female student in the new era of the secondary school.

“North Mon has folklore status almost in terms of Cork. You couldn’t but be impressed because of the history of the school. I was absolutely thrilled that I got the honour of being the honorary first female student for the school.”

After 211 years as single-sex boys school, the school has been informed by the Department of Education it has been granted co-educational status. The North Monastery Secondary School will become a co-educational school from September 2023.

For further information on our school going co-ed see here.

Photo: The Echo