Leaving Cert appeals: more than 5,000 results upgraded
Nineteen per cent of the total number of 26,454 grade appeals resulted in an upgrade
Hot school meals scheme to be overhauled after reports find poor quality and high waste
Cold food options and more flexible menu options among the priorities for parents, according to Government research
‘Widespread concern’ among those tasked with senior cycle reform, ASTI says
Union tells Minister and curriculum council of ‘frustrations’ with running of subject development groups
Ireland’s falling reading rates: ‘There’s a crisis of literacy. There’s a crisis of reading’
Teenagers, both in Ireland and globally, are much worse at reading than they were 10 years ago, OECD finds
‘Children are constantly doom scrolling’: Teenagers on the EU’s social media age limits
Social media companies will face fast-track enforcement with investigations of rule breaches undertaken in 90 days
More children missing school today than before Covid pandemic, says ESRI report
Boys and girls are more likely to miss school if their parents have a harsher parenting style and if there is a lack of routine at home
Concerns raised across multiple Leaving Cert review groups that experts not being listened to
Subjects affected include maths, English, chemistry, physics, biology and construction studies
‘Pervasive’ decline: Educators must re-engage young people with reading, says OECD
Pisa results confirm we have a world-class education system – but the drop-off in reading and maths scores should not be ignored
Irish teenagers getting weaker at maths and reading, new international research shows
OECD says ‘increased digitalisation’ and ‘falling rates of reading for enjoyment have coincided with weaker literacy outcomes’
South Dublin hospital gifted to State with plans for new HSE facility on site
Leopardstown Park Hospital in Foxrock opened in 1917 to care for first World War soldiers
Irish woman (18) and two others killed in car crash in Iceland
The three young people died when their car veered off a road south of Reykjavík on Monday
‘I don’t have words to describe this stress’: No school places for twin sisters with autism
Girls’ parents Cristian Pistea and Ana Carolina Rodrigues Pimentel have been trying since 2024 to secure places at any school
Points rise in over half of all college courses across Ireland
Campaigners call for reform of ‘pressure cooker’ points system
CAO points 2026: Students receive round one offers
Leaving Cert students to find out points requirements for third-level courses amid CAO first-round offers
CAO round one offers bring delight, surprise and disappointment
Applications for veterinary medicine, physiotherapy and medicine all increased this year