An international conference on 'The Spirit of the Child' was held at Waterford Institute of Technology, from May 12-14, 2011.  It was the first conference of its kind in Ireland.

The conference was organised by the Spiritual Capital Ireland Centre, an inter-institutional research and educational centre between All Hallows College and Waterford Institute of Technology.  Among those who addressed the conference were Dr Rebecca Nye (Cambridge Theological Federation), Dr Annemie Dillon (Leuven), Prof Eamonn Conway (President of the European Catholic Theology Society), Dr Michael O'Sullivan (Head of Theological Studies and Director of the MA in Applied Christian Spirituality, All Hallows College), and Dr Bernadette Flanagan (Director of Research, All Hallows College).

Pictured in the photo (left to right)are: Dr Bernadette Flanagan (Co-Director of the Spiritual Capital Centre, All Hallows), Jacqui Quinn (WIT, Co-Director of the Spiritual Capital Centre, WIT), Dr Michael O'Sullivan (Co-Director of the Spiritual Capital Centre, All Hallows), Dr Michael Howlett (Co-Director of the Spiritual Capital Cente, WIT), Prof Eamonn Conway (Mary Immaculate College, Limerick), and Dr Rebecca Nye (Cambridge Theological Federation).