A new principal has been appointed at Monaghan Collegiate School. The Board of Management has announced in recent days that Mrs Tara Cowan has been appointed as the new principal of Monaghan Collegiate School succeeding Mr Johnston Reid. Mrs Cowan has spent most of her career in the Royal and Prior Comprehensive School Raphoe, Co Donegal. She has been Deputy Principal of the Royal and Prior for the past five years.
Mrs Cowan said that she was delighted to have been appointed Principal of Monaghan Collegiate and was looking forward to meeting the students, staff, parents and members of the wider school community over the coming weeks. Chancellor Berry, speaking on behalf of the Board of Management, wished Mrs Cowan every blessing and success in her new role. The appointment follows the announcement by Mr Johnston Reid that after 14 years at the local school he is due to retire at the end of this academic year.