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Parents’ group criticises closure of hundreds of schools to facilitate general election

Parents’ group criticises closure of hundreds of schools to facilitate general election

Schools to shut for third time this year following last March’s referendum and local elections in June

Thu Nov 21 2024 - 14:40
Journalists’ union expresses ‘grave concern’ over Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ objectivity on Gaza

Journalists’ union expresses ‘grave concern’ over Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ objectivity on Gaza

Séamus Dooley said he would write to Mary Lou McDonald over ‘implied criticism’ of broadcaster

Wed Nov 20 2024 - 16:25
Explainer: why are second level teachers protesting outside schools today?

Explainer: why are second level teachers protesting outside schools today?

Unions want Leaving Cert reforms to be delayed, but Norma Foley says millions is being invested to support changes

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 16:27
Students ‘cannot afford to wait’ for Leaving Cert reform - Norma Foley

Students ‘cannot afford to wait’ for Leaving Cert reform - Norma Foley

Second level teachers’ unions call for delay over plans to ‘accelerate’ senior cycle changes

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 14:02
Man (20s) killed and another injured after two-car collision in Co Cork

Man (20s) killed and another injured after two-car collision in Co Cork

Woman injured in separate Co Limerick collision last month has died in hospital

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 21:06
Gardaí arrest two as part of investigation into suspected insider trading

Gardaí arrest two as part of investigation into suspected insider trading

Investigation launched after Garda alerted to transactions by Central Bank

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 18:53
More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - study

More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - study

Teacher supply posing challenges for schools, especially in the greater Dublin area where rents are high

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00
Ireland has highest rate of third-level education in EU

Ireland has highest rate of third-level education in EU

Some 56% have degree-level qualification with rates higher among young people and women

Wed Nov 13 2024 - 14:23
Teachers to protest next week in bid to delay Leaving Cert reform

Teachers to protest next week in bid to delay Leaving Cert reform

ASTI and TUI say school day will not be disrupted by planned demonstrations

Tue Nov 12 2024 - 12:03
Leaving Cert students may face single English exam, with project in fifth year

Leaving Cert students may face single English exam, with project in fifth year

New plans aimed at easing stress facing students in the traditional high stakes written exams

Tue Nov 12 2024 - 06:00
‘We pay high taxes, but we don’t really have any services’: How will the Dryrobers vote in the Taoiseach’s home town?

‘We pay high taxes, but we don’t really have any services’: How will the Dryrobers vote in the Taoiseach’s home town?

Creaking transport and shortages of school places are among the big issues in the affluent seaside town of Greystones, Co Wicklow

Fri Nov 08 2024 - 06:00
Learning outcomes slide for Irish pupils, report finds

Learning outcomes slide for Irish pupils, report finds

Education levels have stagnated or slowly declined across much of the world, says Unesco

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 17:40
Government provides funding to conserve Robert Fisk’s archive at Trinity College Dublin

Government provides funding to conserve Robert Fisk’s archive at Trinity College Dublin

Veteran war reporter’s records over 50-year career include notes from interviews with Osama bin Laden

Tue Nov 05 2024 - 18:39
DCU says viral video ‘misrepresents’ graphic material shared with secondary teachers as part of SPHE course

DCU says viral video ‘misrepresents’ graphic material shared with secondary teachers as part of SPHE course

Viral video claimed students would be exposed to inappropriate sexual material under new curriculum

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 18:15
‘It feels like a bomb was dropped on us’: Parents protest over plan to move secondary school 8km away

‘It feels like a bomb was dropped on us’: Parents protest over plan to move secondary school 8km away

Children face 40-minute journey time in rush-hour traffic to get to new school location, say parents

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 15:43
Boy (15) who competed in Ireland’s Fittest Family ‘will be hugely missed by everyone who knew him’

Boy (15) who competed in Ireland’s Fittest Family ‘will be hugely missed by everyone who knew him’

Cillian Flaherty was a third year students at Blakestown Community College in Dublin 15

Wed Oct 23 2024 - 09:44
Dozens of pupils unable to secure school places using grant for nine hours’ tuition at home

Dozens of pupils unable to secure school places using grant for nine hours’ tuition at home

Enrolment pressure at second level most acute in Greater Dublin Area

Wed Oct 23 2024 - 06:00
Concern over ‘competence and confidence’ of some teachers in all-Irish schools

Concern over ‘competence and confidence’ of some teachers in all-Irish schools

Minister for Education urged to ‘urgently’ release draft of long-awaited policy on Irish language education

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
Thousands of children left with unqualified teachers amid staffing ‘crisis’

Thousands of children left with unqualified teachers amid staffing ‘crisis’

Primary school leaders say difficulties filling staff vacancies is having a ‘profound’ impact on the quality of education

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
Teacher supply crisis: ‘There are times when we’ve had no applications for vacant positions’

Teacher supply crisis: ‘There are times when we’ve had no applications for vacant positions’

Recruitment challenges mean vulnerable children can end up without vital support, says principal Conor McCarthy

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
Storm Ashley live updates: More than 29,000 without power as flights cancelled at Dublin, Cork and Belfast airports

Storm Ashley live updates: More than 29,000 without power as flights cancelled at Dublin, Cork and Belfast airports

ESB working to repair damage amid orange and yellow wind warnings affected country with ongoing travel disruption

Sun Oct 20 2024 - 22:12
‘We’re fully booked’: How grind schools became big business

‘We’re fully booked’: How grind schools became big business

Rugby stars such as Brian O’Driscoll and Caelan Doris are among the investors in a booming private tuition sector which promises top grades in the Leaving Cert points race. But is it piling too much pressure on students?

Sun Oct 20 2024 - 06:00
Five new special schools to be established next year amid rise in pupils with additional needs

Five new special schools to be established next year amid rise in pupils with additional needs

Two of schools will be based in Dublin, while the remainder in Cork, Monaghan and Tipperary

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 16:18
New college places for medicine, dentistry and other high-points courses

New college places for medicine, dentistry and other high-points courses

Galway and Limerick universities to offer medicine courses next year to ease CAO points pressure

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 13:49
National University of Ireland elects former UCC president as chancellor

National University of Ireland elects former UCC president as chancellor

Prof Michael Murphy succeeds Dr Maurice Manning as NUI’s sixth chancellor since 1908

Thu Oct 17 2024 - 17:32
Trinity gives green light for students to leave lectures to attend national protest

Trinity gives green light for students to leave lectures to attend national protest

Thousands of students set to walk out of classes to attend national protest over tuition fees and rising costs

Thu Oct 17 2024 - 08:00
Government to provide €24m for initiative aimed at tackling educational disadvantage in North

Government to provide €24m for initiative aimed at tackling educational disadvantage in North

Funds will be provided under Shared Island initiative with NI department of education to be responsible for delivery of programme

Wed Oct 16 2024 - 18:32
Parents advised to apply to ‘multiple’ secondary schools due to pressure on places

Parents advised to apply to ‘multiple’ secondary schools due to pressure on places

As post-primary enrolments climb to highest level on record, Department of Education says there are sufficient school places in most areas

Wed Oct 16 2024 - 06:00
Female school principals face much higher rates of bullying and violence, study finds

Female school principals face much higher rates of bullying and violence, study finds

Study based on data collected from more than 600 school leaders in Irish second level schools

Wed Oct 16 2024 - 00:01
Visually impaired pupils ‘excluded’ from PE classes and school trips

Visually impaired pupils ‘excluded’ from PE classes and school trips

Oireachtas committee told students need much greater levels of support to access curriculum

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 16:57
Pupils will not watch sexually explicit material ‘under any circumstance’ in SPHE classes, Foley says

Pupils will not watch sexually explicit material ‘under any circumstance’ in SPHE classes, Foley says

Teacher claimed in viral video new resources include graphic videos on masturbation and sex acts

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 17:19
Free schoolbooks extended to Leaving Cert and free meals for all primary pupils from next year

Free schoolbooks extended to Leaving Cert and free meals for all primary pupils from next year

Budget 2025: Last year’s ‘one-off’ €1,000 cut to third level fees extended into the new academic year

Tue Oct 01 2024 - 16:49
We asked a renter, a landlord, a pensioner, a carer and a wheelchair user what they want from Budget 2025

We asked a renter, a landlord, a pensioner, a carer and a wheelchair user what they want from Budget 2025

‘It was alright before my husband died. But on my own, coming into the winter, I am worried’

Mon Sept 30 2024 - 06:00
One in five Leaving Cert results upgraded after rechecks

One in five Leaving Cert results upgraded after rechecks

Thirty-one students who did not appeal results get upgrades following quality assurance checks

Fri Sept 27 2024 - 14:33
Abolishing college fees not a priority if returned to Government, say Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

Abolishing college fees not a priority if returned to Government, say Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

Sinn Féin and Labour express support for scrapping €3,000 student registration charge, but two main Government parties say boosting student grants is more equitable

Wed Sept 25 2024 - 21:45
Higher Options opens to 30,000 school students

Higher Options opens to 30,000 school students

European and UK universities seeking to attract Irish college applicants amid rising rental costs at home

Wed Sept 25 2024 - 18:27
Universities required to phase out car parking in some areas under climate targets

Universities required to phase out car parking in some areas under climate targets

Many students say they are forced to commute long distances due to accommodation shortages

Mon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00
Single-school enrolment system planned for children with special needs

Single-school enrolment system planned for children with special needs

New approach aims to end practice of parents having to apply to dozens of schools to find appropriate places

Mon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00
Do students really need  homework? A new study has come up with the answer

Do students really need homework? A new study has come up with the answer

Researchers at Maynooth University find short-tasks, lasting up to 15 minutes, are just as effective as longer assignments

Sun Sept 22 2024 - 06:00
Victim of Tuskar Rock air crash awarded posthumous degree by UCC

Victim of Tuskar Rock air crash awarded posthumous degree by UCC

Michael Cowhig had submitted thesis to UCC shortly before tragedy in which 61 died

Fri Sept 20 2024 - 13:43
Anger as ‘paltry’ €2,000 incentive scheme for new teachers will be taxable

Anger as ‘paltry’ €2,000 incentive scheme for new teachers will be taxable

Teachers’ union says new measure will have negligible impact on teacher supply

Fri Sept 20 2024 - 13:13
All schoolchildren to be invited to take part in ‘folklore project for the 21st century’

All schoolchildren to be invited to take part in ‘folklore project for the 21st century’

Initiative follows ‘groundbreaking’ project of 1930s which captured thousands of pupils’ voices

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 17:55
Students perform best with regular homework tasks of up to 15 minutes, research shows

Students perform best with regular homework tasks of up to 15 minutes, research shows

Maynooth University study finds ‘little and often’ approach is just as effective as longer assignments

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 00:01
Children’s exposure to harmful online content a ‘public health crisis’, says Minister

Children’s exposure to harmful online content a ‘public health crisis’, says Minister

Stronger laws may be needed to safeguard young people, according to Stephen Donnelly

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 16:35
Two new veterinary colleges to almost double number of such graduates each year

Two new veterinary colleges to almost double number of such graduates each year

New places at South East Technological University and Atlantic Technological University may ease CAO pressure

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 12:28
‘It’s a powerful responsibility’: Meet the 22-year-olds representing Ireland at the UN

‘It’s a powerful responsibility’: Meet the 22-year-olds representing Ireland at the UN

Natasha Maimba, a former asylum seeker and direct provision resident from Athlone, and Lauren Jones Brennan, who grew up in a single-parent household in west Dublin, have been selected to be UN youth delegates for Ireland

Tue Sept 17 2024 - 18:22
Churches are half-empty. So why does the Catholic Church still control so many of our primary schools?

Churches are half-empty. So why does the Catholic Church still control so many of our primary schools?

Catholic Church’s influence on Irish life is waning, yet only Israel spends more time on religious education at primary level

Sat Sept 14 2024 - 07:11
Tenant ordered to pay rent arrears of almost €19,000 over three years

Tenant ordered to pay rent arrears of almost €19,000 over three years

Residential Tenancies Board orders repayment of €500 a month to landlord over 37 instalments

Fri Sept 13 2024 - 15:10
Irish universities risk ‘quiet and gradual decline’ due to funding shortages, Trinity provost warns

Irish universities risk ‘quiet and gradual decline’ due to funding shortages, Trinity provost warns

Prof Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratios

Fri Sept 13 2024 - 05:30
Road safety classes to begin for transition year students amid crash-deaths concern

Road safety classes to begin for transition year students amid crash-deaths concern

Twelve road fatalities recorded among under-16s last year as well as 48 in 16-to-26 age group

Thu Sept 12 2024 - 19:00
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