How the lives of primary schoolchildren changed during and after Covid
Irish children became less accomplished in reading and maths after the pandemic, with the gap between poor and affluent children wider than before
After more than 40 years of satire, The Phoenix confirms closure
Creditors and subscribers asked to make contact after magazine announces ‘difficult decision’
Classroom to College: Two weeks into Leaving Cert 2026 and the finish line is in sight
‘I’m surviving. I haven’t cried yet,’ one of our diarists says
Emergency staff don hazmat suits to tackle fire at Trinity College biomedical science lab
As many as 30 firefighters and paramedics attend scene which forced closure of building on Wednesday
With the UK set to ban social media for under-16s, what is next for Ireland?
Proposal will see children’s access to platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook and X restricted
Limerick car crash leaves man dead and four others in hospital
Man (40s) died at scene of two-car incident that left two others with serious injuries
Classroom to College: A tough Leaving Cert week as core subjects finish
Higher level papers in both French and history were particularly tricky
Children with autism denied special class places due to ‘inappropriate’ admission policies
Half of schools reviewed had clauses that could prevent those with greatest need getting a place
Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds
Gap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report says
Leaving Cert history paper was ‘very challenging’; Junior cycle French ‘an absolute horror show’
State Examinations Commission apologises for error in higher level biology
Leaving Cert biology paper contains mistake that may have caught out students
State Examinations Commission apologises for error, which will be taken into account in marking
Leaving Cert 2026: Exams body apologises for error in biology paper
Irish paper two praised as fair and manageable
Leaving Cert Irish paper one contains surprising omission
Second week of State exams begins for more than 140,000 students across junior and senior cycle
Leaving Cert maths paper one ‘strikes the right tone’, teachers say
Geography exam earlier on Friday seen as ‘fair, well-balanced and student friendly’
Leaving Cert day two: English papers should reflect ‘plummeting’ literacy levels, says teacher
Leaving Cert students sit engineering and English paper two