Industrial school hunger strikers feel ‘trodden on’ as promised supports yet to arriveFinancial, housing and healthcare assistance not delivered since Taoiseach issued State apology in FebruaryThu Aug 13 2026 - 19:20
Irish students face losing thousands after child therapy course goes into liquidation‘My heart just sank,’ said one mature student after being informed the Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy was pulling the plug on courseTue Aug 11 2026 - 12:23
Teenage boys in Ireland: ‘Now that everyone has a phone, the bullying never stops’Four Irish teenagers talk about navigating friendships and social hierarchies in the era of social media and the manosphereSat Jul 25 2026 - 06:00
Integration of Carlow College into South East Technological University ‘never realistic’Students and staff had thought the process was under way, but institution is to closeMon Jul 20 2026 - 06:00
Man (20s) arrested as part of investigation into public order incident in Skerries Man (20s) arrested as part of investigation into public order incidentSun Jul 19 2026 - 20:30
New public services digital wallet has security and privacy issues, say campaignersGovernment app criticised for ‘weak’ security and ‘opaque’ governance and reliance on MyGovID for verificationFri Jul 17 2026 - 20:47
Closure of Carlow College a ‘smash and grab’ operation, campaigners sayCollege’s 87 staff will be made redundant following a consultation process and its courses have been withdrawnWed Jul 15 2026 - 21:32
Majority of parents say back-to-school costs are a financial burden, survey showsMore than one-quarter of respondents say they will go into debt to cover price of returning children to schoolTue Jul 14 2026 - 00:01
Back-to-school allowance 2026: Here’s what you need to knowState is set to provide more than €60m towards the scheme in advance of new school yearMon Jul 13 2026 - 17:03
Girls growing up in Ireland: ‘I’m sitting on the bus and there’s grown men making comments’ Four teenagers reflect on issues that affect them, including unwanted male attention, social media and the importance of female friendshipSat Jun 27 2026 - 06:00
Majority of parents with children in single-sex primary schools want change to coeducationalData shows county-by-county breakdowns on the preferences of parents on several areas relating to primary levelTue Jun 23 2026 - 12:00
How the lives of primary schoolchildren changed during and after CovidIrish children became less accomplished in reading and maths after the pandemic, with the gap between poor and affluent children wider than beforeSun Jun 21 2026 - 16:58
After more than 40 years of satire, The Phoenix confirms closure Creditors and subscribers asked to make contact after magazine announces ‘difficult decision’ Wed Jun 17 2026 - 21:36
Classroom to College: Two weeks into Leaving Cert 2026 and the finish line is in sight‘I’m surviving. I haven’t cried yet,’ one of our diarists saysWed Jun 17 2026 - 18:00
Emergency staff don hazmat suits to tackle fire at Trinity College biomedical science lab As many as 30 firefighters and paramedics attend scene which forced closure of building on Wednesday Wed Jun 17 2026 - 15:49
With the UK set to ban social media for under-16s, what is next for Ireland?Proposal will see children’s access to platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook and X restrictedMon Jun 15 2026 - 18:41
Limerick car crash leaves man dead and four others in hospitalMan (40s) died at scene of two-car incident that left two others with serious injuriesMon Jun 15 2026 - 10:07
Classroom to College: A tough Leaving Cert week as core subjects finishHigher level papers in both French and history were particularly trickyFri Jun 12 2026 - 19:24
Children with autism denied special class places due to ‘inappropriate’ admission policiesHalf of schools reviewed had clauses that could prevent those with greatest need getting a placeThu Jun 11 2026 - 18:31
Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study findsGap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report saysThu Jun 11 2026 - 06:00
Leaving Cert history paper was ‘very challenging’; Junior cycle French ‘an absolute horror show’State Examinations Commission apologises for error in higher level biology Wed Jun 10 2026 - 17:37
Leaving Cert biology paper contains mistake that may have caught out studentsState Examinations Commission apologises for error, which will be taken into account in markingTue Jun 09 2026 - 20:11
Leaving Cert 2026: Exams body apologises for error in biology paperIrish paper two praised as fair and manageable Tue Jun 09 2026 - 19:33
Leaving Cert day four: Irish paper one contains surprising omissionSecond week of State exams begins for more than 140,000 students across junior and senior cycleMon Jun 08 2026 - 18:27
Maths paper one ‘strikes the right tone’, teachers sayGeography exam earlier on Friday seen as ‘fair, well-balanced and student friendly’Fri Jun 05 2026 - 17:28
Leaving Cert day two: English papers should reflect ‘plummeting’ literacy levels, says teacherLeaving Cert students sit engineering and English paper twoThu Jun 04 2026 - 19:58
Leaving Cert day one: See English paper one and home economics examsState exams season for 2026 gets under way with English paper one and home economicsWed Jun 03 2026 - 17:10
Leaving Cert English paper one a ‘lovely’ exam, teachers sayStudents relieved and happy after sitting test with ‘terrific’ essay options and variety in reading comprehensionsWed Jun 03 2026 - 15:37
Number sitting Leaving Cert climbs to record levelOver the Leaving Cert, Leaving Cert Applied and Junior Cert, 146,553 candidates will sit their examsWed Jun 03 2026 - 00:01
Dyslexic students should get extra points, mother of Leaving Cert pupil says Extra 10 minutes given in each exam to students with special educational needs is ‘insulting’Tue Jun 02 2026 - 06:00
Mother fears daughter with dyslexia being ‘left behind’ as specialised reading class fullSupport classes provide targeted help for pupils for two years, but are heavily oversubscribedWed May 27 2026 - 06:00
Education, Tusla and health services caused bulk of complaints to Children’s OmbudsmanHuman rights body intervened after disabled boy’s SNA was changed, annual report revealsThu May 21 2026 - 05:00
‘Like a dirty little secret’: How is AI being used in Irish primary schools?Artificial intelligence has been compared to the ‘wild west’, and teachers say they need proper guidanceTue May 19 2026 - 06:00
More than 50 partially finished homes overlooking Rock of Cashel to be demolishedDecision by Tipperary County Council comes after long-running planning row between it and developer Liam CampionFri May 15 2026 - 21:30
Stressful, torturous and a scramble: report highlights issues around access to special school placesMother recounts one of ‘worst times in my life’ in her bid to secure placment for autistic son Mon May 11 2026 - 06:00
Student teachers will be taught to deliver ethical education under new frameworkProgramme to be delivered in multi-denominational primary schools as survey finds growing desire for non-religious run schoolsWed May 06 2026 - 19:42
Leaving Cert 2026: Tell us about how everything is going and how you are feelingThere is so much to prepare for, and plenty to digest in the aftermath, too – if you can imagine a world where this is actually over!Wed May 06 2026 - 09:33
‘I see Samantha in my head’: Woman trains as nurse in memory of sister killed in crashTertiary degree programme is extended to include primary teaching to offer route for those without CAO points traditionally neededWed Apr 29 2026 - 09:00
Department of Education to receive €646m to fill budget hole Other departments to contribute €446m while €200m drawn from contingency fundSat Apr 25 2026 - 06:00
Educators should adopt trust-based approach to AI in schools, committee hearsCo-ordinators of a proactive artificial intelligence schools programme in Estonia tell of their experienceThu Apr 23 2026 - 17:23
AI technology could render education a ‘wild, wild west’, says union official New schools taskforce designed to examine evolving implications for teaching, learning and policyWed Apr 08 2026 - 20:05
Teachers must receive substantial pay rise, ‘no ifs or buts’, says ASTIGeneral secretary of second-level teachers’ union says Government has not moved on from mindset of austerityWed Apr 08 2026 - 13:41
Teacher tells of being forced to return to work months after brain surgery due to lack of sick payMatt Molloy was exhausted but could no longer afford to rest and recover Wed Apr 08 2026 - 07:59
‘Living pay cheque to pay cheque’: Teachers feel pinch of cost-of-living crisisRecent pay rises leave teachers feeling they amounted to ‘half or less than half’ rate of inflation’Wed Apr 08 2026 - 06:00
Minister for Education seeks several hundred million in extra funds and budget ‘reset’Additional money would go towards special education services and school transport schemeMon Apr 06 2026 - 06:00
Teacher union conferences expected to focus on pay as inflation increasesConferences also scheduled to consider workplace stress, school inspections, assaults on staff and impact of recruitment and retention crisisMon Apr 06 2026 - 06:00
Serious row rages over existing spending levels as teachers demand more resourcesMinister for Education seeks reset in her core budget while Department of Public Expenditure is concerned about rising costs of special needs education and school transport scheme Mon Apr 06 2026 - 06:00
Ireland to provide extra €40m in aid to Ukraine this yearZelenskiy argues for progress on EU accession path during meeting with Helen McEnteeWed Apr 01 2026 - 21:57
After two-year delay, Government announces plan for 42,000 new beds for students Strategy will allow higher education institutions to make land available for private development through a license systemTue Mar 24 2026 - 18:43
Expert panel on education will have children as full members for the first timeThe Convention on Education will debate the future of education in Ireland, with children’s views carrying equal weightSat Mar 21 2026 - 00:01
