Is Irish literature too local to have philosophical heft?In broader European and American literature, it is easier to find genuine marriages of philosophy and fictionFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
Students back junior cycle reforms but fear 'bias'Most student âvery positiveâ about continuous assessment planThu May 22 2014 - 01:00
Task force to âaccommodateâ language studentsStudents claim they have been left in âlimboâ after college closures as visas run outWed May 21 2014 - 18:12
Are institutes of technology better than universities?Question of the week: Does academic snobbery allow certain institutions to rest on their laurels?Sat May 17 2014 - 01:00
Landmark Protestant cathedral school scrap feesSt Patrickâs Cathedral Grammar School is third minority faith school to abandon âprivateâ statusFri May 16 2014 - 01:19
UCD amends job advert allowing only âuniversityâ PhD graduatesHigher Education Authority to discuss board memberâs remarks next weekFri May 16 2014 - 01:04
How equal should we strive to become?Political philosopher John Baker makes the case for âequality of conditionâ and a basic incomeFri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Irish teachers need to be upskilled to catch up with Asia, says OECD education chiefPlan to reform junior cycle âcould tremendously strengthen the professionâThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
New ranking seeks to put power back in hands of the studentsStatus of European universities lifted compared to US counterpartsWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
Many institutes of technology outrank universities in new EU higher education tableLetterkenny IoT gets an A in artistic output, while DCU gets an EWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
Quinn prepared to address junior cycle concerns but no change on examTeachers are ânot the only expertsâ in education, Minister tells Oireachtas committeeTue May 13 2014 - 19:09
Irish universities score top marks in new EU university ranking but devil in detailDCU performs well in business links but low on artistic outputTue May 13 2014 - 15:20
O'Reilly urges school leavers to look at EU optionsTells Erasmus+ launch many are unaware of âbounty on our doorstepsâTue May 13 2014 - 01:10
âFitness to teachâ inquiries in public rejectedTeaching Council decides against similar model to legal and medical professionsTue May 13 2014 - 01:00
Underperforming courses to lose funds in further education shake-upFive-year plan âwill inevitably disturb the status quoâ, says Solas chairmanMon May 12 2014 - 19:41
US-EU trade agreement will make higher education âmore commercialâUniversity lecturers hear warning over âpredatoryâ for-profit collegesSat May 10 2014 - 13:03
Historians fear Boston tapes controversy will damage research into the TroublesCollegeâs decision to return interviews ânot a good precedent for researchersâSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Artistic pursuits give digital generation âspace for risk takingââThis is the first generation where creativity has dropped significantly,â conference toldFri May 09 2014 - 15:40
ESRI urges âgreater flexibilityâ in learning disability classesMajor increase in provision of classes but âwide variationâ in how they are managedFri May 09 2014 - 01:01
Zombie blues and the hard problem of consciousnessExplaining consciousness is âlast great challenge for scienceâ, says philosopher David ChalmersFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Is a Trinity degree worth more? Tech entrepreneur hits a nerveWeb summit founder stirs debate by placing premium on qualifications from alma materThu May 08 2014 - 15:46
Eoin Colfer is third Laureate na nĂg for childrenâs literatureNovelist âincredibly honoured and petrifiedâ to be taking on roleThu May 08 2014 - 11:32
School-based Holocaust memorial project grows across EuropeHolocaust survivors and school children gather for launch of Crocus Project 2014-2015Tue May 06 2014 - 13:59
Former âIrish Pressâ journalist Noeleen Dowling diesLeading feature writer remembered as kind and generous colleagueSat May 03 2014 - 01:22
Funds of âŹ35m allocated to repair school toilets and roofsTotal of 386 primary and secondary schools granted fundsFri May 02 2014 - 14:00
How atheists can still believe in GodâIf you ever stop deconstructing God and then reconstructing God, you get an idolâFri May 02 2014 - 07:08
Schools at âbreaking pointâ over budget cuts for special educational needsManagers say they have lost 17 resource teaching hours per week on averageThu May 01 2014 - 07:14
Trinity College tones down rebranding plan after staff backlashNew logo design tweaked to more closely reflect university shieldThu May 01 2014 - 01:00
DIT makes âtop 100â for up-and-coming third-level institutionsCollege listed 94th on Times Higher Educationâs 100 under 50 rankingWed Apr 30 2014 - 21:00
Quaker school scraps its fees for day studentsNewtown School in Waterford enters Free Education schemeWed Apr 30 2014 - 14:31
Teachersâ conferences: itâs been a noisy week down at ASTIâs animal farmThis weekâs ASTI conference sank into rancour and disunity as protesters â including âMegaphone Manâ â loudly opposed RuarĂ Quinnâs reforms and compared union leaders to Orwellian pigsSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Tired of capitalism? Try ecofeminismEconomies undervalue âwomenâs workâ â but are men to blame?Fri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
TUI threatens strike over summer courses in further educationEmergency motion instructs union to protect teachersâ terms and conditionsFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
End of era for St PatâsAfter decades of calls for its closure, finally the end is in sight for juvenile detention centre St Patrickâs Institution in DublinFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
Secondary teachers opt against escalating dispute with QuinnAsti hopes to persuade other stakeholders to back campaign against changes to Junior CycleFri Apr 25 2014 - 00:29
Junior Cycle assessment âopen to abuseâTeachers fear new system will put them under pressure to increase gradesThu Apr 24 2014 - 06:24
Analysis: Divisions within the ASTI reflect deeper rift between older and newer membersMajor cuts in entry salaries and casualisation have radicalised someThu Apr 24 2014 - 01:01
ASTI general secretary Pat King calls for unityIn key address, King says âthe media world is far from sympathetic to teachersâ interestsâThu Apr 24 2014 - 01:01
Teachers âhorrifiedâ at Quinnâs lack of consultationâMinister for Announcementsâ has no interest in negotiation, says TUI presidentThu Apr 24 2014 - 01:00
Quinn says âfear of changeâ is reason for opposition to reformsProtestersâ behaviour at teacher conference described as âextremistâ by ASTI general secretaryWed Apr 23 2014 - 13:43
Junior Cycle reforms here to stay, Quinn tells teachersMinister asks ASTI why there is fear of changeWed Apr 23 2014 - 08:12
Appeal to Quinn on Junior Cycle proposalsMinister tells delegates that union turned down chance to make input on reformsWed Apr 23 2014 - 01:01
Unions less than impressed by educationâs answer to Action ManQuinnâs incendiary âhighly feminisedâ remark a foot-in-mouth momentWed Apr 23 2014 - 01:00
Quinn heckled during ASTI conference addressSecondary teachers union calls on Minister to retain State examinations as part of Junior CycleTue Apr 22 2014 - 20:51
Quinn challenges church over patronage of schoolsMinister suggests teaching of religion at either end or start of school dayTue Apr 22 2014 - 07:47
Volunteerism of teachers keeping society going, says CodyUnion president sharply critical of Minister for Education over cuts to pay and resourcesTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:04
Teacher training for Junior Cycle plan âtotally inadequateâ, claims unionASTI and TUI meetings open today amid concerns over education reformsTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
Ruairi Quinn contributing to low morale in classroom - INTOTeachers organisation president says Minister for Education is âoverly negativeâ about quality of teachingMon Apr 21 2014 - 17:23
Helping schools to reclaim their purposeProposals may help take some pressure off Leaving Cert studentsMon Apr 21 2014 - 06:24
Leaving Cert grades face radical change under planEight-band grading system due to replace 14-band system by summer 2017Mon Apr 21 2014 - 01:11