Irish politicians to visit Moldova to study influx of refugees
Delegation will seek to learn how other countries are providing humanitarian services
Covid-19: Varadkar not convinced new restrictions needed as Ireland on track with optimisitic scenario
Data suggests Ireland is tracking the more optimistic side of projections, says Tánaiste
Plight of mica-stressed homeowners dominates FG party gathering
Parliamentary party meeting hears support for 100% redress to remedy defective buildings
Mica crisis: Government ‘committed’ to better redress scheme
Minister not ruling out 100% redress for owners of homes affected by building defects
Homeowners in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to get 15% property tax cut
Councillors reject warnings from local authority chief about funding shortage for services in 2022
Motor insurance cost may fall after watchdog investigation
Findings of ‘price signalling’ among key players prompts deal to boost competition
Watchdog hopes to get additional powers to regulate motor insurers
Six insurers give binding undertakings to reform their competition law compliance
Leaving Cert classical studies & Latin: Fair, balanced and plenty of choice, say teachers
This year’s exam changes help ease some of the time pressure facing candidates
Proposed build-to-let ‘a complete monstrosity in Dún Laoghaire’
Councillors vote to consider judicial review of Bord Pleanála’s local high-rise decisions
Eight high-profile Fine Gael ministers have lost their Cabinet positions
Richard Bruton, Eoghan Murphy, Charlie Flanagan, Joe McHugh among those left out
Schools for children with special needs set to reopen next month
Government planning for a ‘full return to school in late August and September’
Opening Ireland’s schools: Government accused of ‘getting ahead of medics’ and ‘scaring' people
Minister wants schools opened fully in September using ‘class bubbles’
McHugh suggests 2m distancing rule may be reduced in schools
Students would only be able to attend one or two days a week if rule not changed, says Minister
Dublin city playgrounds to remain shut despite Taoiseach’s announcement
Council says it does not operate supervised playgrounds so will not be reopening facilities
McHugh confident changes to public health advice will allow more pupils resume school
Minister due to publish roadmap for school reopening at end of next week
All pupils will not be able to return to class at same time, INTO warns
Large class sizes will make it more difficult to accommodate students, says union leader
Pods of four and ‘tapered curriculum’ among suggestions for when schools reopen
Department considers plan that could allow most students return to school full-time in August
Q&A: How many days a week will children be able to attend school from late August?
Roadmap for reopening schools being drawn up over the next fortnight
Almost 1,000 students fail to register before calculated grades deadline
Some 98% of Leaving Cert pupils sign up and will receive their results in August
All students will not return to school even if social distancing relaxed – McHugh
School capacity will still be curtailed even if need for two-metre distance reduced to one
Taoiseach confirms creation of new Munster Technological University
Merger of institutes of technology in Cork and Tralee will cater for 18,000 students
Leaving Cert plan in doubt as teachers’ union tells members not to co-operate
ASTI says proposal to indemnify teachers against legal action is not strong enough
Primary schools unlikely to reopen in June as union sees ‘mammoth task’ in September
Minister says massive logistical work required to reopen schools in September
Minister outlines task to reopen schools in time for September
Comments dampen call from National Parents’ Council Primary for partial June reopening
Gifts for teachers to be treated as ‘serious attempt’ to undermine Leaving Cert grades
Official guidance for schools over use of calculated grades to issue this week
Government fears lawsuits over ‘calculated grades’ as Leaving Cert postponed
Minister for Education Joe McHugh admits there are ‘legal vulnerabilities’ with new plan
Teachers voice concerns about health implications if Leaving Cert goes ahead
Union agreement will be crucial in facilitating options such as expected grades
Covid-19: Survey shows just 15% of Leaving Cert students want exams to go ahead
Survey of 24,000 sixth years says 79% want exams to be replaced with predicted grades
Uncertainty faces 2,000 Leaving Cert students seeking college places abroad
Exam delay means results could come too late for some to start college in UK or EU
Leaving Cert contingency plans being examined, department says
Education sources say option of awarding grades in absence of exams being discussed
‘Plan B’ for Leaving Cert exams under active consideration
Officials looking at how to award grades if summer exams do not happen
Q&A: Will Leaving Cert go ahead following decision to keep schools closed until September?
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that schools will remain closed until autumn
Schools to decide whether to hold Junior Cycle assessments in May
Students to receive State certificate to mark their completion of three years of school
Thousands of Junior Cycle exams scripts unlikely to be used
Schools set to conduct their own assessments for students in May under revised plans
Junior cycle exams in September set to be replaced with school assessments in May
Move follows growing concern over impact of delaying exams for 60,000 students
Most parents opposed to postponement of Leaving Cert exams - survey
Hpat admissions test results deferred until after Leaving Certificate exams are complete
State exams Q&A: What is happening with the Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle?
Leaving Cert likely begin in late July and could run until early September
Minister urges schools to hold off cancelling Junior Cycle exams
Kilkenny secondary school is the latest to replace Junior Cycle with its own exams
Leaving Cert likely to get under way on July 29th, Minister says
Joe McHugh says predicted grades ruled out due to ‘inherent bias’ and lack of fairness
ASTI says it will work to support delayed Leaving Cert exams
Union had stated at weekend that plan ‘cannot be enforced’
Students fear delay to Leaving Cert will cause stress and burnout
School managers urge candidates to take complete break from study over Easter
Coronavirus: 16,000 special needs assistants put on support standby
SNAs will fill vacancies created by nurses and medical staff moving into frontline jobs
Junior Cert could be cancelled to prioritise Leaving Cert written exams
Taoiseach says school closures could be extended into April or May
Coronavirus: School closures could extend to April or May, Taoiseach says
Leaving and Junior Cert oral and practical exams were cancelled on Thursday due to pandemic
NUIG governing body to ask for reversal on proposed student rent hike
Students nationwide carry out protests against proposed on-campus rental increases
Floods in the midlands: ‘If this was happening in Dublin it would be front-page news’
Farmers in flood-hit areas of the midlands say their situations are being ignored
BT Young Scientists: Research on gender bias in children wins 2020 prize
Cork students Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan developed education programme to counter gender stereotyping
‘First step’ towards free books for primary school children
Pilot project will provide free books for 15,500 pupils in disadvantaged schools
Number of deals assessed by consumer watchdog halves
Higher turnover threshold sees 47 mergers notified to body in 2019, 52% down on 2018
Plan to double number of pupils in Irish-speaking schools
Joe McHugh to develop new blueprint to support Irish-medium education
Sex education review does not recommend changes to ethos opt-out rule
Ethos of religious schools will be protected, Minister for Education says
Schools get green light for online job interviews with teachers
Move aims to make it easier for qualified educationalists based abroad to move home
Report containing submissions from abuse survivors will not be made public
Report relates to proposed Bill of not making survivors’ testimonies public for 75 years
Plan to prevent schools asking about special needs ‘ill-conceived’
Teachers criticise measure which is set to apply to enrolment policies within two years
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