Baby Eliza escaped Famine Ireland to a life of beatings, prostitution and prison
The Haunting: Why horrifically abused female Irish immigrants need to be remembered
Interest groups work together to set up early childhood care body
Professional body would engage with Government over funding and staffing levels
Creche practices ‘a recipe for disaster’, says childcare expert
Dr Mary Moloney ‘shocked’ at poor safety procedures highlighted by RTÉ documentary
Ruth McGowan named new festival director of Dublin Fringe Festival
McGowan replaces Kris Nelson, who is leaving after four years in the job
Why we need more men working in our creches
By the numbers: Only 1% of our childcare workers are male – 19% behind EU target
CoderDojo event attracts more than 10,000 to Dublin’s RDS
Rubik’s Cube-solving robot among 700 projects on display at Coolest Projects Awards
CoderDojo unveils coding events for visually impaired
The first event took place at the Salesforce World Tour Event, with teams mixing students with visual impairment and sighted children
Microsoft invites schools to ‘hour of code’
Tech company asks employees to participate in event as coding teachers in Irish schools
My Education Week: Milad Alucozai – Mitchell scholar, scientist, entrepreneur
George J Mitchell scholar Milad Alucozai is doing his master’s in immunology and global health at Maynooth University. His busy week involves lectures, meetings, prayer and more than 1,000 emails
Sci-tech festival Inspirefest comes to Dublin
Three-day event aims to showcase diversity and leadership in Stem sectors
Child designers crack the code at CoderDojo awards
Seven-year-old wins overall prize in design category at Coolest Projects Awards
Interview: Eventbrite’s Julia Hartz on building a global ticketing marketplace
Since it was set up eight years ago Eventbrite has sold more than 200m tickets in 190 countries
From CoderDojo to online travel, with a lot of couch-surfing in between
While James Whelton says he misses CoderDojo, he finds it a lot less stressful working for someone else
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