{"id":3631,"date":"2015-07-22T14:03:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derrynooseps.co.uk\/?page_id=3631"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:57:08","slug":"a-changemaker-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/derrynooseps.co.uk\/website\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Our Lady&#8217;s &#038; St Mochua&#8217;s Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;1&#8243; row_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; row_head_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; row_link_color=&#8221;&#8221; row_link_color_hover=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;top-to-bottom&#8221; bg_style=&#8221;bg-effect-lg&#8221; overlay_row=&#8221;&#8221; background_color_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_arrow=&#8221;&#8221; arrow_position=&#8221;top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1437683169362{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #df3740 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column font_size_col=&#8221;&#8221; 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