Paul Crone
Paul Crone is the director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) in Ireland, where he advocates for the educational community's response to emerging health issues among students, including the rising use of nicotine pouches. He has expressed concern that this trend is normalizing nicotine addiction among youths and complicating efforts to manage student behaviors linked to substance use.
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Paul Crone, director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD), does not think the presence of a woman principal at all-boys school should be news.
‘Boys love clarity, fairness and consistency’ – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-10-24
Paul Crone, director of the National Association of Principals and Deputies, said many Dublin schools were having difficulty finding qualified teachers.
More than 1,800 teaching posts vacant amid ‘supply crisis’ for new school year – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-07
Paul Crone, director of the National Association of Principals and Deputies, said school leaders would prefer if this level of funding was made available for more pressing educational needs.
Schools told they cannot spent €9m phone pouch budget on other education needs – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-12
Paul Crone is the director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) and has raised concerns about the use of nicotine pouches by students.
‘This is heading towards epidemic proportions’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-26
