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
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
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
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
Media scrutiny of housing plan ‘could lead to inaccurate representations,’ department warnedWarnings made in briefing documents before publication of Government’s new housing planSat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
The New Year’s Day Swiss ski resort fire: ‘I can still see people trying to ... get out’Dozens dead and more than 100 injured after fire erupted at Constellation bar in Crans MontanaFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
DCU rents comply with RPZ rules ‘to the letter’, university’s president tells GovernmentUniversity president rejects ‘any suggestion that DCU has sought to exploit loopholes in rent pressure protections’Wed Dec 31 2025 - 06:00
Number of renters seeking advice on eviction notices spiked in September, charity saysIncrease in eviction-related queries to Threshold came months after announcement on new rental controlsTue Dec 30 2025 - 12:00
Christmas in emergency housing: ‘No child should ever have to wish for a house off Santy’Stacy Boyd and three daughters are among more than 16,000 in emergency accommodation for the homelessTue Dec 23 2025 - 06:00
Drummer from The Script is landlord of mould-ridden ‘uninhabitable’ garden studio Glen Power ‘is fully committed’ to resolving issues and has spent more than €9,000 on works, spokesman saysSat Dec 20 2025 - 11:50
Living in a mould-covered garden studio: ‘Christmas is going to be miserable’Oriel Corway says her lungs and mental health have been affected by the state of her rented living quarters in TallaghtSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Ryan Tubridy leaving Virgin Radio slot in UK after two years to focus on ‘speech radio’Former Late Late Show presenter moved to UK following RTÉ payments scandal to present midmorning music showFri Dec 19 2025 - 18:05
Mass eviction on Mountjoy Square: ‘I don’t know where to go with the babies’Landlord intends to sell apartments and has issued notices of termination through estate agent Buckley Real EstateWed Dec 10 2025 - 10:58
Living in cold, mouldy, damp council homes in south DublinSurvey finds problems including inability to keep house warm due to lack of insulation, old windows and inefficient heating systemsThu Dec 04 2025 - 06:00
Met Éireann forecasts unsettled week ahead with heavy rainTemperatures remain low, with frost possible at the start of the weekMon Dec 01 2025 - 10:01
Are new rental rules really causing a landlords ‘mass exodus’ from housing market?Rise in number of eviction notices issued by landlords intending to sell their property comes before regulations take effect in MarchFri Nov 28 2025 - 16:42
Number of eviction notices increases by third due to landlords selling property Some 5,405 notices of termination received in third quarter of 2025, up from 3,995 in same period last yearThu Nov 27 2025 - 20:15
Ireland’s Changing Suburbs: The ‘Dubification’ of Navan, Co MeathUnable to afford homes in the capital, thousands moved to the Co Meath town but services have been slow to developTue Nov 18 2025 - 06:00
‘We want people living there’: How Dundrum in south Dublin became a housing battlegroundSouth Dublin neighbourhood has seen an intensification of apartment block construction over the past two decades, despite some objectionsSun Nov 16 2025 - 06:00
Family ‘angry and frightened’ after being locked out of affordable housing for second time Homes in Barrackfield West development start at €243,477 for a one-bedroom apartment, with three-bedroom homes priced at €365,216Mon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00
Weather Ireland: Heavy rain forecast for next week as Met Éireann issues warningStatus yellow rain warning issued from Monday night until Tuesday middaySun Nov 09 2025 - 15:38
Infrastructure court challenges could be restricted under new proposalsGovernment to examine measures aimed at introducing higher threshold for pursuing judicial review casesMon Nov 03 2025 - 06:00
Terence Crosbie case: Firefighters, nurses and former teacher among 80 who wrote character letters Appeals for leniency submitted to Boston court in advance of seven year minimum sentenceSat Nov 01 2025 - 06:00
The Housing Crisis and Me: Can anything be done to fix this runaway train? Government unveiled a plan to end homelessness by 2016, but things have only got worseSat Nov 01 2025 - 06:00
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie sentenced to at least seven years for rape in Boston Crosbie committed an act of ‘extraordinary sexual violence’, says judgeThu Oct 30 2025 - 14:20
‘Is it really worth this much?’: How costs spiralled on a couple’s derelict home renovationThe Housing Crisis & Me: Ed Williams (40) and Alannah Horne (36) used vacant property funding on Dublin homeThu Oct 30 2025 - 06:00
Couple apply to build log cabin after failing to find rented home within €1,600 monthly budget The Housing Crisis & Me: Aiva Tuohy and partner Dylan Tone, in their 20s, say they feel ‘forgotten’ by GovernmentWed Oct 29 2025 - 06:00
‘There’s no other option’: Leitrim woman’s commute went from six minutes to six hoursThe Housing Crisis & Me: Martha Gilheaney did not think it would be possible to buy anywhere in the country, let alone DublinTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim named Tidy Towns winner for 2025Rosscarbery, Co Cork, Dalkey in Co Dublin, and Tralee, Co Kerry, among winnersFri Oct 24 2025 - 13:40
Catherine Connolly confirms she used parliamentary allowance on trip to Syria in 2018Humphreys ‘sorry’ if mother of hit-and-run victim feels she did not do enough for family; Connolly says former prisoner she employed in Dáil was recommended by Éamon Ó’CuívMon Oct 13 2025 - 23:05
Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to close temporarily over suspected bird fluContagious disease spreads among poultry, wild birds and pet ones, but is rare in humansMon Oct 13 2025 - 21:31
The budget bet big on apartments. Will it help fix the housing crisis?Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026Sat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
