Parents’ group criticises closure of hundreds of schools to facilitate general electionSchools to shut for third time this year following last March’s referendum and local elections in JuneThu Nov 21 2024 - 14:40
Journalists’ union expresses ‘grave concern’ over Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ objectivity on GazaSéamus Dooley said he would write to Mary Lou McDonald over ‘implied criticism’ of broadcasterWed Nov 20 2024 - 16:25
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 changesTue Nov 19 2024 - 16:27
Students ‘cannot afford to wait’ for Leaving Cert reform - Norma FoleySecond level teachers’ unions call for delay over plans to ‘accelerate’ senior cycle changesTue Nov 19 2024 - 14:02
Man (20s) killed and another injured after two-car collision in Co CorkWoman injured in separate Co Limerick collision last month has died in hospitalFri Nov 15 2024 - 21:06
Gardaí arrest two as part of investigation into suspected insider tradingInvestigation launched after Garda alerted to transactions by Central BankFri Nov 15 2024 - 18:53
More than 4,600 Irish teachers working abroad as schools at home struggle with staff shortages - studyTeacher supply posing challenges for schools, especially in the greater Dublin area where rents are highFri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00
Ireland has highest rate of third-level education in EUSome 56% have degree-level qualification with rates higher among young people and womenWed Nov 13 2024 - 14:23
Teachers to protest next week in bid to delay Leaving Cert reformASTI and TUI say school day will not be disrupted by planned demonstrationsTue Nov 12 2024 - 12:03
Leaving Cert students may face single English exam, with project in fifth yearNew plans aimed at easing stress facing students in the traditional high stakes written examsTue 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?Creaking transport and shortages of school places are among the big issues in the affluent seaside town of Greystones, Co WicklowFri Nov 08 2024 - 06:00
Learning outcomes slide for Irish pupils, report findsEducation levels have stagnated or slowly declined across much of the world, says UnescoThu Nov 07 2024 - 17:40
Government provides funding to conserve Robert Fisk’s archive at Trinity College DublinVeteran war reporter’s records over 50-year career include notes from interviews with Osama bin LadenTue Nov 05 2024 - 18:39
DCU says viral video ‘misrepresents’ graphic material shared with secondary teachers as part of SPHE courseViral video claimed students would be exposed to inappropriate sexual material under new curriculumThu Oct 24 2024 - 18:15
‘It feels like a bomb was dropped on us’: Parents protest over plan to move secondary school 8km awayChildren face 40-minute journey time in rush-hour traffic to get to new school location, say parentsThu Oct 24 2024 - 15:43
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 15Wed Oct 23 2024 - 09:44
Dozens of pupils unable to secure school places using grant for nine hours’ tuition at homeEnrolment pressure at second level most acute in Greater Dublin AreaWed Oct 23 2024 - 06:00
Concern over ‘competence and confidence’ of some teachers in all-Irish schoolsMinister for Education urged to ‘urgently’ release draft of long-awaited policy on Irish language educationMon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
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 educationMon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
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 McCarthyMon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
Storm Ashley live updates: More than 29,000 without power as flights cancelled at Dublin, Cork and Belfast airportsESB working to repair damage amid orange and yellow wind warnings affected country with ongoing travel disruptionSun Oct 20 2024 - 22:12
‘We’re fully booked’: How grind schools became big businessRugby 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 needsTwo of schools will be based in Dublin, while the remainder in Cork, Monaghan and TipperaryFri Oct 18 2024 - 16:18
New college places for medicine, dentistry and other high-points coursesGalway and Limerick universities to offer medicine courses next year to ease CAO points pressureFri Oct 18 2024 - 13:49
National University of Ireland elects former UCC president as chancellorProf Michael Murphy succeeds Dr Maurice Manning as NUI’s sixth chancellor since 1908Thu Oct 17 2024 - 17:32
Trinity gives green light for students to leave lectures to attend national protestThousands of students set to walk out of classes to attend national protest over tuition fees and rising costsThu Oct 17 2024 - 08:00
Government to provide €24m for initiative aimed at tackling educational disadvantage in NorthFunds will be provided under Shared Island initiative with NI department of education to be responsible for delivery of programmeWed Oct 16 2024 - 18:32
Parents advised to apply to ‘multiple’ secondary schools due to pressure on placesAs post-primary enrolments climb to highest level on record, Department of Education says there are sufficient school places in most areasWed Oct 16 2024 - 06:00
Female school principals face much higher rates of bullying and violence, study findsStudy based on data collected from more than 600 school leaders in Irish second level schoolsWed Oct 16 2024 - 00:01
Visually impaired pupils ‘excluded’ from PE classes and school tripsOireachtas committee told students need much greater levels of support to access curriculumTue Oct 15 2024 - 16:57
Pupils will not watch sexually explicit material ‘under any circumstance’ in SPHE classes, Foley saysTeacher claimed in viral video new resources include graphic videos on masturbation and sex actsThu Oct 10 2024 - 17:19
Free schoolbooks extended to Leaving Cert and free meals for all primary pupils from next yearBudget 2025: Last year’s ‘one-off’ €1,000 cut to third level fees extended into the new academic yearTue 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‘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 rechecksThirty-one students who did not appeal results get upgrades following quality assurance checksFri Sept 27 2024 - 14:33
Abolishing college fees not a priority if returned to Government, say Fine Gael and Fianna FáilSinn Féin and Labour express support for scrapping €3,000 student registration charge, but two main Government parties say boosting student grants is more equitableWed Sept 25 2024 - 21:45
Higher Options opens to 30,000 school studentsEuropean and UK universities seeking to attract Irish college applicants amid rising rental costs at homeWed Sept 25 2024 - 18:27
Universities required to phase out car parking in some areas under climate targetsMany students say they are forced to commute long distances due to accommodation shortagesMon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00
Single-school enrolment system planned for children with special needsNew approach aims to end practice of parents having to apply to dozens of schools to find appropriate placesMon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00
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 assignmentsSun Sept 22 2024 - 06:00
Victim of Tuskar Rock air crash awarded posthumous degree by UCCMichael Cowhig had submitted thesis to UCC shortly before tragedy in which 61 diedFri Sept 20 2024 - 13:43
Anger as ‘paltry’ €2,000 incentive scheme for new teachers will be taxableTeachers’ union says new measure will have negligible impact on teacher supplyFri Sept 20 2024 - 13:13
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’ voicesThu Sept 19 2024 - 17:55
Students perform best with regular homework tasks of up to 15 minutes, research showsMaynooth University study finds ‘little and often’ approach is just as effective as longer assignmentsThu Sept 19 2024 - 00:01
Children’s exposure to harmful online content a ‘public health crisis’, says MinisterStronger laws may be needed to safeguard young people, according to Stephen DonnellyWed Sept 18 2024 - 16:35
Two new veterinary colleges to almost double number of such graduates each yearNew places at South East Technological University and Atlantic Technological University may ease CAO pressureWed Sept 18 2024 - 12:28
‘It’s a powerful responsibility’: Meet the 22-year-olds representing Ireland at the UNNatasha 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 IrelandTue Sept 17 2024 - 18:22
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 levelSat Sept 14 2024 - 07:11
Tenant ordered to pay rent arrears of almost €19,000 over three yearsResidential Tenancies Board orders repayment of €500 a month to landlord over 37 instalmentsFri Sept 13 2024 - 15:10
Irish universities risk ‘quiet and gradual decline’ due to funding shortages, Trinity provost warnsProf Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratiosFri Sept 13 2024 - 05:30
Road safety classes to begin for transition year students amid crash-deaths concernTwelve road fatalities recorded among under-16s last year as well as 48 in 16-to-26 age groupThu Sept 12 2024 - 19:00
