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‘Prohibitive’ costs of training may have reduced interest in teaching
Academic calibre of trainee teachers has dipped but remains high
Féidearthachtaí le Gaeilge: Working in the Irish language
High demand prevails in many sectors for graduates of degrees through Irish
Academic calibre of trainee teachers dips, report finds
Irish teachers’ qualification standards still among the world’s top countries despite fall
Adam Kelly (16) wins SciFest 2018 for quantum computing solution
Will represent Ireland at 2019 international Science and Engineering Fair in Arizona
What Ireland’s specialist third-level institutions have to offer
Life on campus: Institutions around the country offer a diverse range of course options for prospective students
Gaelscoileanna report acute difficulties finding qualified Irish teachers
Some schools forced to advertise vacant positions on multiple occasions
Review of patronage process ‘an important day for education through Irish’
Coimisinéir Teanga commends Department of Education for move to address demand for Irish language schooling
Making your mind up: Why choose education?
Public perception of teachers in Ireland is quite different to many other countries
Student Hub: DCU calls for regulation of student rental sector
News, views and opinions fromStudent Hub contributors and Irish Times writers
Irish-medium teacher-training places announced in €7m push
Two programmes announced in effort to address shortage of Irish teachers
Can Parnell Square become Dublin’s cultural hot spot?
New Poetry Ireland HQ will add Seamus Heaney library to artistic environment
Migrant teachers looking for work invited to contact Marino teaching project
Majority white Irish teachers not reflective of increasingly ethnically diverse Ireland, say researchers
Other institutions: All you need to know about open days
Institutions around the country offer a diverse range of course options for prospective students
How to birdwatch in the garden this winter
Even a small suburban garden can host 25-30 species of birds in winter
Accommodation at Marino Institute ‘neither clean nor liveable’
Student union says many students are reporting no electricity, no running water and damp in apartments
Science Lives: using nature to grow an understanding of science
Dr Sandra Austin, lecturer in social, environmental and scientific education at the Marino Institute of Education, Dublin
Teachers say plans to teach children coding ‘not realistic’
New subject due in primary schools within two years under Government digital strategy
Why teaching? Rewarding career with attractive benefits
Teaching is a difficult job with greater scrutiny on the profession now than in the past
Ask Brian: My son in China wants to go to college in Ireland. What are his options?
Universities offer a range of foundation programmes for international students
Other Institutions: All you need to know about open days
Open days offer students opportunity to become informed about courses and campuses
Religious education: ‘I don’t know anybody who teaches the RE requirement’
As a proposed curriculum for religion, beliefs and ethics at primary level is circulated for consultation, what is the state of play with religious education in schools?
Grow: pretty as a picture
Not only are they painterly, vivid and gorgeous, ‘pictorial’ meadows are extremely supportive of pollinators
CAO points increase in line with economic recovery
Stem subjects, plus construction, law and business increase as expected
Hybrid course to allow teachers ‘span’ primary and secondary
Proposal by colleges likely to meet strong opposition from teacher unions
‘The care of older people is barbaric in this country’
Catherine Rose, who retires from Age and Opportunity tomorrow, talks about the realities of ageing in Ireland
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices