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Newman College Ireland was a Catholic liberal arts college in Northern Ireland which was opened in 2014. Named after Cardinal John Henry Newman, the founder of the Catholic University of Ireland which became University College Dublin, the college aimed to create third level institution which embodies the Catholic ethos. The college was supported by disability rights campaigner and former MEP
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. Dr. Nicholas Healy was the CEO and served as president of Newman College Ireland. He is a president emeritus of
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and a former vice president of Franciscan University of Steubenville . Fundraisers and supporters for the establishment of the college were based in the United States. The economist and UCD Professor Ray Kinsella served as a board member for the college, as did the artist
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Curriculum

The aim was to be a Catholic college with liberal arts as its primary curriculum and offer courses in theology, history, philosophy, literature, mathematics, economics and natural science. The college pledged to "adhere fully" to Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Blessed John Paul II’s apostolic constitution on Catholic universities. Newman College commenced its courses in September 2014 accredited by Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in
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. Lectures in the first year were delivered in Rome, initially in rooms in St. Peter's Basilica, then in the second semester at the Thomas More Campus outside Rome. The 2015 academic year commenced in September of that year. Courses were based in the Drummond Hotel in Ballykelly, Limavady,
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, Northern Ireland. Over 2015 and 2016, during the Marian year, the college ran a course in Mariology. Newman College Ireland was also a sponsor of the Fatima Centenary Conference in 2017.


Academic staff

Among the academic staff of Newman College were Maghnus Monaghan (Music), Fr. Thomas Crean OP (Philosophy and Theology), Fr. Dermot Fenlon (History).Celtic Connections
www.ewtn.com, July 16, 2017.


Graduation

The first graduation ceremony for the college took place on 28 April 2018. A Graduation Mass took place in St. Finlough’s Church, Ballykelly, celebrated by Cardinal
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, with a reception in the parish hall. As part of the graduation, the college conferred an honorary degree to
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, and presented its ''Courage in the Public Square'' award to Katie Ascough - the impeached students' union president of University College Dublin.


Closure

The college did not reopen its doors for the academic year 2018/2019, but sent its remaining students to Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where they completed their degrees.


References


External links


Newman College Ireland
Official Website (defunct)
Newman College Ireland Facebook Page
(inactive) {{coord missing, Ireland Universities and colleges in Northern Ireland Educational institutions established in 2014 Educational institutions disestablished in 2018 2014 establishments in Ireland 2018 disestablishments in Ireland