by DunleaCentre | Aug 22, 2017 | Annual Report 2016
Young people are in residence from 9am Monday morning, through to 12pm Friday each week throughout the school term. The young people return home for the weekends and for school holidays. Young people are in residence from 9am Monday morning, through to 12pm Friday...
by DunleaCentre | Aug 8, 2017 | Annual Report 2016
In today’s society there are increasing pressures put on families socially, financially and emotionally. Add the pressures and temptations their children are exposed to in society and the media, it makes for a dangerous mix. It can be difficult for parents to know...
by DunleaCentre | Jul 25, 2017 | Annual Report, Annual Report 2016
To any visitors, it is immediately apparent that much has happened over the past year with the Dunlea buildings. The old dormitory and administration blocks from Boys’ Town developments in the 1960s have been extensively refurbished to meet contemporary needs fifty...
by DunleaCentre | Jul 11, 2017 | Annual Report, Annual Report 2016
In 1938 Father Tom Dunlea viewed the Academy Award winning performance of Spencer Tracy in the movie Boys Town. He was particularly inspired by the work of Father Edward Flanagan (1886-1948) on which the movie was based and he could see the increasing need for a...
