# Vibrant and Viable: the future for Catholic Schools w/ Clare Kilroy Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/education-nation-6810585/vibrant-and-viable-the-future-for-catholic-schools-w-clare-kilroy Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/education-nation-6810585/vibrant-and-viable-the-future-for-catholic-schools-w-clare-kilroy.md Podcast: [Education Nation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/education-nation-6810585) Published: 2026-09-15T09:09:40+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/stateofthenation/3154034 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/255486/3154034/stateofthenation/2026_09_15_09_09_11_4efd7cae-8378-44fd-a2ec-4c3f2727e661.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/education-nation-6810585/episodes/vibrant-and-viable-the-future-for-catholic-schools-w-clare-kilroy Duration seconds: 2316 ## Resource Clare Kilroy, CEO of APTCS, joined Nicky Cuddihy as the first guest of the second series of Education Nation. . She reflects on her leadership journey, the evolving role of patrons and trustees, and major developments including the new Vision Document, strengthened faith‑formation supports, and upcoming senior‑cycle RE and RSE programmes. A compelling conversation on ethos, collaboration, and the strategic direction shaping Catholic education in Ireland. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/education-nation-6810585/episodes/vibrant-and-viable-the-future-for-catholic-schools-w-clare-kilroy/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/education-nation-6810585/vibrant-and-viable-the-future-for-catholic-schools-w-clare-kilroy.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.