Teacher training for Junior Cycle plan ‘totally inadequate’, claims unionASTI and TUI meetings open today amid concerns over education reformsTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
Ruairi Quinn contributing to low morale in classroom - INTOTeachers organisation president says Minister for Education is ‘overly negative’ about quality of teachingMon Apr 21 2014 - 17:23
Helping schools to reclaim their purposeProposals may help take some pressure off Leaving Cert studentsMon Apr 21 2014 - 06:24
Leaving Cert grades face radical change under planEight-band grading system due to replace 14-band system by summer 2017Mon Apr 21 2014 - 01:11
When it comes to human rights, we want duty-freeHuman rights are brought ‘into disrepute by trying constantly to inflate all of them’, says Onora O’NeillFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Sixty per cent of teachers ‘feeling continuously stressed’Survey finds only 44 per cent of secondary teachers satisfied with jobWed Apr 16 2014 - 11:50
New Leaving Cert science courses may not ‘set the bar high enough’, report warnsLeading researcher says Irish teaching plan out of step with international normMon Apr 14 2014 - 01:01
Rise in school indiscipline blamed on staff cutsTeachers also concerned at apparent lack of will to deal with issueMon Apr 14 2014 - 01:00
Universities focus on ‘fixing the women’ rather than system to improve gender balance in academiaManagers believe women primarily responsible for gender imbalance in higher educationSun Apr 13 2014 - 18:45
What duty do you have to future beings?Is it fair to class anonymous sperm donors as ‘deadbeat dads’?Fri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
NUI plan targets online accreditationBody’s online degrees could help overseas students graduate in their own countriesFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
DIT sets the pace at student media eventDublin Institute of Technology leads the field with seven prizes in national student media awardsThu Apr 10 2014 - 12:08
Number of one-teacher schools set to rise from eight to 60 as cuts biteOireachtas committee hears of leadership ‘crisis’ in schools with principals responsible for everything down to ‘fixing the photocopier’Wed Apr 09 2014 - 19:52
Quinn announces 100 new primary school places for south DublinMinister says he is responding to high demand with extra places in south DublinWed Apr 09 2014 - 07:48
Failure to attract international students at the root of third level crisis, says reportColleges should consider outsourcing functions unrelated to ‘brand characteristics’Wed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Colleges need to become ‘more commercial’ to balance booksReview recommends more outsourcing and seeking greater funds from alumniWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
TCD says it will ‘act’ on rebranding suggestionsProvost heckled at scholars dinner over identity initiativeWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Questions raised over teachers’ hearings in publicLegislation ‘contemplates but does not necessarily require’ hearing held in publicTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Action by teachers action likely to affect short coursesTeacher unions oppose reforms to Junior Cycle with industrial action beginning todayMon Apr 07 2014 - 09:15
Number of women filling top university posts ’unacceptably low’Irish Federation of University Teachers says females given less than a fifth of professor gradesMon Apr 07 2014 - 07:31
TCD provost defends rebranding as staff turn on ‘insipid’ logoProfessors say ‘botched’ redesign amounts to ‘throwing away the family jewels’Sat Apr 05 2014 - 01:01
Does Ireland’s ‘greatest’ philosopher stand the test of time?Ever wondered whether a falling tree heard by no one makes a sound? George Berkeley has an answer for youFri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
‘Basics of language’ need more attention, say examinersReview raises concerns over Leaving Cert pupils’ grammar and critical thinkingFri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
Gerry Adams entitled to a right of reply over critical article but no further actionPress ombudman rules Irish Daily Mail met its obligations to the Sinn Féin presidentWed Apr 02 2014 - 22:14
Medical college says it would be wrong to ‘cut and run’ from Bahrain despite abusesMedical Council planning visit to Gulf state to inspect RCSI campus later this yearWed Apr 02 2014 - 19:15
Call for tax on high earners to fund third-level coursesEconomic think tank says future education funding should come from increased taxesTue Apr 01 2014 - 10:49
Is nothing sacred? Trinity College scraps Bible from its crestNew college shield part of €100,000 image revampSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
TCD changes colour to avoid clash with ‘value’ brands Ryanair and Ikea‘Symbolic’ change sees Bible replaced in college crest by open bookSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Academics to still use TCD’s traditional nameComplaints about lack of consultation over new name for Trinity College DublinFri Mar 28 2014 - 07:42
Unthinkable: Are freedom and equality inevitably in conflict?In the cry for freedom, what exactly are people looking for?Fri Mar 28 2014 - 01:00
TCD backs rebranding as ‘Trinity College, the University of Dublin’Initiative to create ‘shared visual identity’Thu Mar 27 2014 - 01:01
In his own words: The Garda Commissioner and his ‘disgust’Remarks came during exchange with TD Shane Ross before Public Accounts CommitteeSat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00
Hawkes backs criticism of whistleblowers data leaksData Protection Commissioner says gardaí have a duty to prevent ‘wholesale access’ to Pulse dataFri Mar 21 2014 - 15:27
Unthinkable: Irish radical’s challenge to notion of God still relevantAs the Richard Dawkins of the early Enlightenment, John Toland created a pantheist outlook that’s still relevant todayFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
Michael O’Leary in heaven as he lands four winnersSix Irish-trained winners brings tally of raiders from Ireland to 12Sat Mar 15 2014 - 01:01
Q: What is Cheltenham’s enduring appeal?There are few things you can do legally which thrill as much horse racingSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Should the nation be divorced from the state?National identity plays a role in binding citizens but, as with religion, should the state stand above it?Fri Mar 14 2014 - 08:55
A safe place for Bertie – if only he loved racingPolitics is left at gate here, and even a former taoiseach could enjoy himselfThu Mar 13 2014 - 06:46
Cheltenham wins overshadowed by death of Our ConorAfter two winners on opening day Mullins now favourite for trainers’ titleWed Mar 12 2014 - 07:05
Bookies expecting €120m in Irish bets at Cheltenham festivalUp to 20,000 make journey from Ireland, writes Joe Humphreys in CheltenhamTue Mar 11 2014 - 10:03
Safety to the fore after ‘traumatic’ yearJT McNamara is ‘looking forward to setting a date’ for his return home a year after breaking his neck in a fallTue Mar 11 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Could philosophy in the community aid Ireland’s recovery?The pub is ‘an unrivalled space for civic discussion’, but discussion must lead to action, says an Inishowen community activistFri Mar 07 2014 - 08:54
Parents welcome school admissions recommendationsGroups say the system needs to ensure special education needs are metThu Mar 06 2014 - 19:17
Clinton tells Dublin dinner guests that Northern peace process a template for UkraineCity restaurant booked for private engagement with former US presidentThu Mar 06 2014 - 01:01
Only half of doctors feel duty to report incompetenceSome 41 per cent of Irish doctors reported knowledge of unprofessionalism compared to 73 per cent in the UK, says reportWed Mar 05 2014 - 06:40
Catholic schools should remain ‘true to ethos’ despite challengesVatican official claims ‘teaching of faith’ acts as a guard against fundamentalismSat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Unthinkable: Are the good things in our lives our own doing?Do we acknowledge the role of luck sufficiently in political and personal affairs?Fri Feb 28 2014 - 09:55
Unthinkable: Should we ever be ashamed of our bodies?Is obsessing about appearances, and the ‘spectacle of the public putdown’, all driven by economics?Fri Feb 28 2014 - 09:52
Lawyer heading up whistleblower inquiry has led high-profile prosecutionsSeán Guerin SC has extensive experience in criminal lawThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
Deal between charity, bank and city council provides ‘new model’ for social housingPensioner (81) looking forward to moving off the ‘fold-up bed’ and into a homeWed Feb 26 2014 - 22:34
