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Disused UCD performance space transformed into €2.5m Trapdoor theatre

Disused UCD performance space transformed into €2.5m Trapdoor theatre

UCD's old drama society venue has been transformed into Trapdoor, a €2.5 million state-of-the-art performance theatre

Tue Feb 27 2024 - 15:07
Staff requirement to promote ‘gender ideology’ is threat to academic freedom, say lecturers

Staff requirement to promote ‘gender ideology’ is threat to academic freedom, say lecturers

Universities in Ireland required to participate in charter to be eligible for State research funding

Tue Feb 27 2024 - 05:00
‘It was carnage’: Why schools are powering off students’ smartphones

‘It was carnage’: Why schools are powering off students’ smartphones

Once seen as the future of self-directed learning, secondary schools are increasingly moving to restrict or ban phones

Sun Feb 25 2024 - 07:00
School transport fees to remain frozen at lower levels next year

School transport fees to remain frozen at lower levels next year

Pupils living one to two kilometres from schools may become eligible for transport under planned expansion by 2030

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 00:01
Legal students crowned winners of the Irish Times Debate final

Legal students crowned winners of the Irish Times Debate final

Contestants debated the motion that ‘referendums are no way to run a country’

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 21:22
Hundreds of children will struggle to get school places due to building delay, say campaigners

Hundreds of children will struggle to get school places due to building delay, say campaigners

Work yet to commence on promised 1,000-pupil secondary school in Greystones despite enrollment pressure

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 18:02
Calls to pause rollout of controversial changes to teaching hours for vulnerable pupils

Calls to pause rollout of controversial changes to teaching hours for vulnerable pupils

Campaigners warn that one in three schools will lose support for disabled children while others would gain enhanced hours

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 14:17
Study shows declining wellbeing and high rates of self-harm among teens

Study shows declining wellbeing and high rates of self-harm among teens

Young people who suffered adversity are substantially more at risk of self-harm, University of Galway study shows

Thu Feb 22 2024 - 00:01
‘An animal wouldn’t be treated this way’: 35% of children with disabilities secluded or restrained at school, poll shows

‘An animal wouldn’t be treated this way’: 35% of children with disabilities secluded or restrained at school, poll shows

Campaigners call for urgent guidance and regulation for schools in managing pupils’ behaviour

Wed Feb 21 2024 - 05:30
Vulnerable pupils risk ‘losing out’ under changes to allocation of teaching hours for schools

Vulnerable pupils risk ‘losing out’ under changes to allocation of teaching hours for schools

New special education teacher model removes ‘complex needs’ as criteria for allocating resources

Sun Feb 11 2024 - 10:20
More than 80 pupils without school places accessing home tutors

More than 80 pupils without school places accessing home tutors

Mother says impact on daughter (13) of being outside school has been ‘devastating’

Fri Feb 09 2024 - 06:00
Teacher rejects as ‘absolute nonsense’ claims that he ‘shouted’ and ‘pulled’ at autistic pupil (9)

Teacher rejects as ‘absolute nonsense’ claims that he ‘shouted’ and ‘pulled’ at autistic pupil (9)

Inquiry hears of close relationship between mother and special needs assistant who made complaints

Thu Feb 08 2024 - 19:58
Oversubscribed schools may get temporary classrooms to ease enrolment ‘crisis’

Oversubscribed schools may get temporary classrooms to ease enrolment ‘crisis’

Campaigners say shortages are result of poor planning and delays in providing school buildings

Wed Feb 07 2024 - 18:34
No secondary school places for some first-years amid enrolment ‘crisis’

No secondary school places for some first-years amid enrolment ‘crisis’

Some pupils may be forced to stay at home and avail of home tutoring due to shortage of places

Tue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
‘We don’t serve the elite’:  How Diarmuid Hegarty built Ireland’s largest private third-level institution

‘We don’t serve the elite’: How Diarmuid Hegarty built Ireland’s largest private third-level institution

Griffith College president says there has been an ideological bias against the private sector - but that may be changing

Tue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
‘We’ve been failed by the Government’: Families left without school places

‘We’ve been failed by the Government’: Families left without school places

Some children in receipt of home tutoring due to enrolment pressures in places such as Kildare, north Wicklow, Dublin and Cork

Tue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
‘The savings are huge’: Surge in parents taking children out of school for holidays - but not everyone is happy

‘The savings are huge’: Surge in parents taking children out of school for holidays - but not everyone is happy

Some principals say a dramatic increase in absences due to holidays is disrupting school life

Sat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
CAO 2024: Slight dip recorded in number of students applying for college places

CAO 2024: Slight dip recorded in number of students applying for college places

Point requirements for many courses climbed in recent years due to grade inflation and high numbers of applicants

Thu Feb 01 2024 - 18:53
More students to avail of ‘game-changing’ degree courses outside CAO system

More students to avail of ‘game-changing’ degree courses outside CAO system

Initiative being widened later this year to include more than 40 study areas including business, nursing, engineering, construction, music and software development

Wed Jan 31 2024 - 19:35
University of Limerick writes down value of former Dunnes Stores site in accounts by €3m

University of Limerick writes down value of former Dunnes Stores site in accounts by €3m

Third-level institute purchased site in Limerick city centre for €8m in 2019

Wed Jan 31 2024 - 18:30
Schools must record all bullying incidents under new guidelines

Schools must record all bullying incidents under new guidelines

Measures aimed at tackling cyberbullying, racism, gender identity bullying and sexual harassment

Tue Jan 30 2024 - 06:00
‘This is about fairness’: Call for dyslexic students to be given extra time in Leaving Cert exams

‘This is about fairness’: Call for dyslexic students to be given extra time in Leaving Cert exams

Lauren Lynch ‘ended up in a class for students who teachers didn’t want to teach’ and says too many pupils labelled ‘stupid’ for disability

Thu Jan 25 2024 - 16:48
Up to a quarter of 17-year-olds provide regular care to siblings, parents or grandparents - ESRI

Up to a quarter of 17-year-olds provide regular care to siblings, parents or grandparents - ESRI

ESRI study estimates a quarter of 17-years-olds provide regular care to family members

Thu Jan 25 2024 - 00:01
Trinity College uncovers 100 baby birch trees during no-mow May: ‘It’s a happy accident’

Trinity College uncovers 100 baby birch trees during no-mow May: ‘It’s a happy accident’

University to give away seedlings on first-come, first-served basis from 10am at Trinity’s front square

Wed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
‘Today’s graduates can walk in anywhere in the world’: NUI chancellor Maurice Manning steps down after 15 years

‘Today’s graduates can walk in anywhere in the world’: NUI chancellor Maurice Manning steps down after 15 years

More than a quarter of a million graduates will be entitled to vote in the election of his successor later this year

Thu Jan 18 2024 - 13:33
School transport scheme operates at ‘considerable cost’ but provides wider economic benefits, review finds

School transport scheme operates at ‘considerable cost’ but provides wider economic benefits, review finds

Department of Public Expenditure has previously flagged ‘unsustainable’ cost increases in €340 million-a-year scheme

Wed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
All special needs students ‘should be educated in mainstream schools’, council recommends

All special needs students ‘should be educated in mainstream schools’, council recommends

National Council for Special Education urges move towards ‘fully inclusive’ schools for all pupils over the coming years

Tue Jan 16 2024 - 18:11
Leaving Cert reforms watered down after plans for teachers to assess their own students shelved, records show

Leaving Cert reforms watered down after plans for teachers to assess their own students shelved, records show

Norma Foley ‘deferred’ school-based assessments last year, citing need to research impact of artificial intelligence

Mon Jan 15 2024 - 06:00
‘Talent attachés’ to be posted across  globe to attract international students to Ireland

‘Talent attachés’ to be posted across globe to attract international students to Ireland

Strategy aims to increase number of ‘high-calibre’ PhD researchers in Ireland by end of decade

Mon Jan 15 2024 - 00:01
Record number register as apprentices, with stigma over ‘earn and learn’ options fading

Record number register as apprentices, with stigma over ‘earn and learn’ options fading

Almost 9,000 new registrations made last year, with the bulk in areas such as electrical, plumbing and carpentry

Fri Jan 12 2024 - 20:18
Student wellbeing sharply declining amid increased smartphone use, conference hears

Student wellbeing sharply declining amid increased smartphone use, conference hears

Sense of belonging among 15-year-olds declined in Ireland between 2003 and 2022, by margin well in excess of developed countries’ average

Thu Jan 11 2024 - 18:37
‘Higher levels of antisocial behaviour and truancy’ among students in fee-charging schools

‘Higher levels of antisocial behaviour and truancy’ among students in fee-charging schools

Research finds concentration of advantage did not have positive effect on adolescent behaviour

Tue Jan 09 2024 - 17:00
Teacher-sharing scheme to tackle school shortages results in single full-time post

Teacher-sharing scheme to tackle school shortages results in single full-time post

Many secondary schools say they have been forced to drop key subjects due to lack of qualified teachers

Wed Jan 03 2024 - 06:00
More than 20 schools seek emergency funding amid rising costs but only one granted

More than 20 schools seek emergency funding amid rising costs but only one granted

Just one school successful in securing additional money, latest records show

Tue Jan 02 2024 - 06:00
Surge in number of exemptions for study of Irish at second level

Surge in number of exemptions for study of Irish at second level

Principal questions whether relaxation of rules is ‘stealthy plan to kill Irish by slow death’

Fri Dec 29 2023 - 06:00
Up to €20 million in funds for school sex abuse victims unspent amid 'restrictive' terms

Up to €20 million in funds for school sex abuse victims unspent amid 'restrictive' terms

Leo Varadkar apologised in 2019 to those sexually abused in day schools, pledging they would not be failed again

Fri Dec 29 2023 - 06:00
School abuse: Religious orders asked whether they will co-operate with an inquiry that identifies individual members

School abuse: Religious orders asked whether they will co-operate with an inquiry that identifies individual members

Scoping inquiry established following series of abuse allegations at schools such as Blackrock College

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 12:58
Norma Foley on gender identity: ‘Kindness and inclusion must always be the heartbeat of schools’

Norma Foley on gender identity: ‘Kindness and inclusion must always be the heartbeat of schools’

Interview: the relentlessly positive former teacher is upbeat in the face of challenges such as culture wars, Leaving Cert reform and teacher shortages

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 06:45
Students may be punished if caught using artificial intelligence

Students may be punished if caught using artificial intelligence

ChatGPT and other AI tools which can generate essays within seconds are regarded as a significant threat to academic integrity

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 06:00
Parents to be polled next year on multi-denominational education in effort to ‘accelerate’ school choice

Parents to be polled next year on multi-denominational education in effort to ‘accelerate’ school choice

Almost 90 per cent of the 3,600 primary schools in the State remain Catholic in ethos

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 20:45
Ukrainian pupil numbers set to climb above 27,000 by end of school year

Ukrainian pupil numbers set to climb above 27,000 by end of school year

Pressure most intense at second level but Minister for Education not keen to use hotels or community centres as temporary schools

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 06:30
‘There was just disbelief’: Irish lecturer at Prague university describes fear and confusion as shooting unfolded

‘There was just disbelief’: Irish lecturer at Prague university describes fear and confusion as shooting unfolded

14 staff and students killed and 25 injured in Thursday’s shooting at Charles University

Sat Dec 23 2023 - 09:52
Schools express anger over ‘lottery’ to award Stem grants

Schools express anger over ‘lottery’ to award Stem grants

Successful schools were chosen at random and later assessed on ‘case by case’ basis for science, technology, maths and engineering grants

Thu Dec 21 2023 - 14:14
Irish population educated to record level with half having 3rd-level qualification, census finds

Irish population educated to record level with half having 3rd-level qualification, census finds

Some 58 per cent of people aged 15 to 44 had a third-level qualification last year, Central Statistics Office data show

Tue Dec 19 2023 - 12:48
Private school fees climb above €10,000 for day pupils as sector criticises ‘exclusion’ from State grants

Private school fees climb above €10,000 for day pupils as sector criticises ‘exclusion’ from State grants

Cost of sending children to fee-charging schools has risen for most parents this year

Sat Dec 16 2023 - 05:00
Why fees for Ireland’s most prestigious private schools are on the rise

Why fees for Ireland’s most prestigious private schools are on the rise

Leaders in the fee-charging sector defend their right to exist as they face increased exclusion from the public purse

Sat Dec 16 2023 - 05:00
Two men hospitalised following shooting in Co Wicklow

Two men hospitalised following shooting in Co Wicklow

A man in his mid-40s sustained a number of gunshot wounds during the incident at Bellevue Hill in Delgany

Thu Dec 14 2023 - 19:50
Leaving Cert oral exams to be held during Easter holidays, despite opposition from students and teachers

Leaving Cert oral exams to be held during Easter holidays, despite opposition from students and teachers

Representatives had called for return to term-time assessments to give candidates a ‘much-needed break’

Thu Dec 14 2023 - 16:05
Mother tells of shock over allegations her autistic son (9) was ‘assaulted’  by teacher

Mother tells of shock over allegations her autistic son (9) was ‘assaulted’ by teacher

Fitness-to-teach inquiry hears claim school principal failed to inform pupil’s parents of allegations

Wed Dec 13 2023 - 16:36
Leaving Cert students to complete science ‘research investigations’ worth 40% under new reforms

Leaving Cert students to complete science ‘research investigations’ worth 40% under new reforms

Physics, biology and chemistry will include project to be done in fifth year as part of measures aimed at reducing pressure on pupils

Wed Dec 13 2023 - 05:00
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