Teacher ‘hugely ashamed’ over forging documents to secure second level teaching post‘It is still something I am very embarrassed about’ says teacher at centre of fitness-to-teach inquiryFri Aug 12 2022 - 15:01
Plan to fast-track cuts to €3,000 student contribution feeColleges advised to delay collection of charge for September amid suggestion of €500 reductionFri Aug 12 2022 - 03:00
TUI to ballot members on industrial action next month unless pay deal is improvedAll three teachers’ unions set to vote after proposed 5% salary hike over two years rejected as ‘not credible’Thu Aug 11 2022 - 18:41
Court ruling highlights ‘unacceptable’ waiting lists for children, disability campaigners sayThousands of vulnerable children waiting years to access to speech and language, occupational therapy and other interventionsThu Jul 21 2022 - 12:30
Proportion of students attending fee-charging schools falls‘Free’ school sector growing at faster pace as overall student numbers at second level climb to record 390,000Wed Jul 20 2022 - 19:46
Updating sex education is the easy bit. Ensuring the topic is taught effectively will be far more difficultAnalysis: Lack of training, low status and a crowded timetable mean sex education is neglected in most schoolsMon Jul 18 2022 - 16:18
Consent, online pornography and gender stereotyping part of new proposals in sex education syllabusAll issues would be covered in a safe environment to ensure that students were given the skills to cope with all aspects of real lifeMon Jul 18 2022 - 09:00
State may part-fund construction of student beds on university campusesPlanning permission for thousands of purpose-built student accommodation shelved due to soaring cost of constructionMon Jul 18 2022 - 04:00
Student accommodation crisis: ‘I think it will be worse than ever’ Hotels are being approached to help supply student accommodation due to an acute shortage of bedsMon Jul 18 2022 - 04:00
Cut-off button for children’s smartphones and robots to collect litter: Ideas from the Irish public on how to create a better future18,000 submissions form part of a national campaign to inform State-funded researchFri Jul 15 2022 - 18:57
Foley defends €38,000 starting salary for teachers amid calls for ‘Dublin allowance’Teachers’ unions warn that schools in the capital risk losing staff due to soaring rents, rising house prices and a cost-of-living crisisWed Jul 13 2022 - 16:47
Families paying thousands to have children privately assessed due to HSE backlog Autism charity chief tells Oireachtas committee of long waits for access to supportsTue Jul 12 2022 - 21:10
CAO 2022: Surge in applications for environment, architecture and artsStrong demand and high grades mean points likely to be close to last year’s record-high levelsTue Jul 12 2022 - 20:23
Additional 60 medicine course places to be offered through CAO in SeptemberTotal of 200 extra places over five years aims to boost supply of doctors and ease pressure on college pointsTue Jul 12 2022 - 19:12
More than 800 children in receipt of home tuition due to lack of appropriate school placesOireachtas due to pass emergency legislation aimed at speeding up access to school for vulnerable childrenMon Jul 11 2022 - 02:00
‘It’s not fair’: Leaving Cert student who had epileptic seizure not allowed to resit examGalway student unable to access deferred exam under SEC rules on basis that she had started paperMon Jul 11 2022 - 01:30
Religious groups to retain ownership of schools that become multidenominationalGovernment has pledged to ‘reconfigure’ patronage of hundreds of religious-run schools to improve parental choiceThu Jul 07 2022 - 16:34
Ireland should move towards publicly funded third-level system - reportGrant system should be reformed to include cost-of-living assessment, Oireachtas committee recommendsWed Jul 06 2022 - 19:52
About 4,000 vulnerable children waiting on assessments to get school placesAbout 4,000 children waiting on a diagnostic assessment to get a school place, Oireachtas Committee hearsTue Jul 05 2022 - 16:51
‘It’s shocking’: Many disadvantaged schools will not have access to free school meals in SeptemberOver 300 schools added to the Deis programme will not be entitled to school meals in SeptemberTue Jul 05 2022 - 05:00
More than 7,000 Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schoolsNumbers expected to increase when schools reopen in SeptemberMon Jul 04 2022 - 00:01
Fine Gael TD calls for updated sex education at primary level to be expeditedRevised curriculum at primary level due to be completed in 2025Sun Jul 03 2022 - 16:49
‘It may be time to cap university places’: Can school leavers be convinced to ditch CAO points race?As CAO deadline looms, Government is sending mixed messages to school leavers over future career and study optionsFri Jul 01 2022 - 01:00
Emergency legislation aims to deliver school places for 100 children with special needsMinisters unable to guarantee all children who require a school place will have one for SeptemberWed Jun 29 2022 - 05:00
The Leaving Cert is over. What happens to your exam script now?Most students’ exam papers are being marked online in a system which authorities say reduces errors and speeds up turnaround timesTue Jun 28 2022 - 17:05
Extra 1,000 CAO places aim to take heat out of points raceHarris says new places in nursing, IT, architecture, construction, engineering, education and welfare coursesTue Jun 28 2022 - 12:11
Ukrainian pupils adapt to life in Irish schools: ‘They are very, very strong at maths’Teachers say Irish education system has responded well in meeting the needs of 7,000 Ukrainian pupilsSun Jun 26 2022 - 16:30
College applicants must wait until September 8th for CAO offersMany applying abroad will have to accept places before knowing if they have a place in an Irish universityFri Jun 24 2022 - 21:20
Leaving Cert economics: ‘No short cuts and nowhere to hide’ Topics such as market failures and sustainability feature in a diverse paper with plenty of choiceFri Jun 24 2022 - 17:29
Leaving Cert students must wait until September 2nd to receive resultsLater date will delay college for thousands of students and spark last-minute scramble for accommodationThu Jun 23 2022 - 12:00
Special needs pupils without school places are being ‘failed’ by department, says children’s ombudsmanThousands of children must travel outside their communities to access special education places, says MuldoonWed Jun 22 2022 - 00:00
‘Outdated’ minimum entry requirements for special needs assistants under reviewThree Ds in the Junior Cert, or equivalent, are currently required to become an SNATue Jun 21 2022 - 20:41
Leaving Cert students sit first ever Chinese exam: ‘It’s definitely easier than Irish’About 290 students sat the Mandarin Chinese paper on MondayMon Jun 20 2022 - 18:39
Leaving Cert results ‘likely’ to be issued in late AugustGovernment sources signal release date, with examiner shortage one of several factors behind uncertaintyMon Jun 20 2022 - 06:22
Depression rates soared among young adults during Covid-19 pandemic - ESRI reportAbout 40% of young men and 55% of young woman classified as ‘depressed’Mon Jun 20 2022 - 00:00
Ministers object to ‘special education centres’ as solution to crisis in school placesControversial plan, which critics say amounts to ‘segregated education’, not yet formally ruled outSun Jun 19 2022 - 18:40
Student who left Leaving Cert exam due to medical emergency permitted to re-sit paperRules state that candidates who take ill during exam are not allowed access to deferred Leaving Cert papersSun Jun 19 2022 - 14:27
Exams commission acknowledges error in Irish version of LC maths paperMistake meant question made ‘no sense’ and left some students ‘bewildered’, teachers sayThu Jun 16 2022 - 19:36
Strong teacher-training colleges’ performance under new social mobility rankings for higher educationSt Angela's College in Sligo tops the league table, followed by Letterkenny IT and Mary Immaculate College in LimerickFri Jun 10 2022 - 00:01
Junior Cycle Irish: 20 schools get correct papers after last-minute scramblePaper targeted at English-medium schools posed a greater challenge, say teachersThu Jun 09 2022 - 15:01
Trinity climbs into top 100 universities worldwide as others slip down rankingsMost Irish universities lose ground in the latest QS World University Rankings for 2023Wed Jun 08 2022 - 21:00
Leaving Cert day one: ‘Curve ball’ question may have caught some students outLeaving Cert exam wrapWed Jun 08 2022 - 20:37
Leaving Cert English paper 1: A ‘beautiful’ paper which gave opportunities for original writingxams got underway at 9.30am for almost 60,000 Leaving Cert studentsWed Jun 08 2022 - 14:16
More than 131,000 students to sit Junior and Leaving Cert exams todayState Examinations Commission appeals for teachers to work as examiners to meet shortfallWed Jun 08 2022 - 06:00
Last-minute appeal for teachers to take examiner roles as Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams begin More than 131,000 students to sit first full set of in-person State exams in three yearsWed Jun 08 2022 - 06:00
More than 1,000 new CAO places to be created to ease points raceSimon Harris to seek Cabinet approval for extra capacity in nursing, construction, climate and social care college coursesTue Jun 07 2022 - 06:00
Leaving Cert maths exam not advanced enough for top students — studyIreland has relatively few high-achieving maths and science students compared with other countriesMon Jun 06 2022 - 06:00
Two motorcyclists killed in M50 crash as northbound closed for several hoursGardaí appeal to members of the public not to share graphic images of the fatal crash which claimed one lifeFri Jun 03 2022 - 23:16
Barristers sign petition to improve ‘miserable’ payments Rates for criminal legal aid in District Court described as ‘unsustainable’ and ‘damaging’Fri Jun 03 2022 - 21:43
Emergency legislation could be used to fast-track special school placesAt least 80 children in Dublin area with special needs do not have appropriate school placeFri Jun 03 2022 - 20:58
