Major concession for teachersGOVERNMENT negotiators have made a major concession in talks with the teacher unions by offering to drop a controversial demand…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
More Leaving Cert students upgradedRECORD numbers of Leaving Certificate students have had their marks upgraded, according to figures published by the Department…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
Mater puts X-rays on computerTHE days of viewing fractures and broken bones on film are numbered, following the introduction of a computerised imaging system…Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00
RTE woos pre-school children with ~Morbegs'JUST what do they think they're doing over at RTE - first they lash out millions of pounds on an Irish-language television station…Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00
Carysfort claimed to owe £847,000THE Department of Education is trying to recoup up to £847,000 it claims it is owed since the former Carysfort teacher training…Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00
Academic says colleges should be national powerhousesUNIVERSITIES are more like endangered species when they should be national powerhouses, Prof Frank Rhodes, the former president…Wed Sept 25 1996 - 01:00
Non-working teacher cost £1/2 million over 20 yearsA MEDIATOR is to be appointed to try to resolve the case of a school principal with the City of Limerick VEC who has been on …Wed Sept 25 1996 - 01:00
Work experience may count for third level entryWORK experience and enterprise education are likely to count for entry to third level under new proposals for recognising the…Tue Sept 24 1996 - 01:00
Leaving Cert irrelevant - religious groupTHE Leaving Certificate has been condemned by CORI, the Conference of Religious of Ireland, as "irrelevant to some students and…Tue Sept 24 1996 - 01:00
Scholarship a public trust, lecturer saysIT would be tragic if freedom of expression on university campuses was to be limited by the demands of political correctness, …Mon Sept 23 1996 - 01:00
Campaign launched to fight Bill on church in educationA NEW campaign has been launched to oppose the plans of the Minister for Education to give legal backing to the churches' role…Mon Sept 23 1996 - 01:00
ASTI issues strike ballot ultimatum to governmentSECONDARY teachers are to ballot on industrial action if the Government fails to make a satisfactory new offer on pay and conditions…Mon Sept 23 1996 - 01:00
Minister called on to complete reform of college grants systemTHE Minister for Education should "finish the job" of reforming the third-level grants system, according to the president of …Fri Sept 20 1996 - 01:00
ICTU joins talks on teachers' payTHE Irish Congress of Trade Unions has been called in to help break the deadlock in the talks on teachers' pay and conditions…Fri Sept 20 1996 - 01:00
Inquiry into expenses of VEC head in LongfordTHE head of Co Longford VEC was paid travel expenses over a period of nine years for his journeys to and from work in spite of…Fri Sept 20 1996 - 01:00
O'Rourke pays funeral tribute to Christina MurphyCHRISTINA MURPHY was a "happy, warm, bright" person whose greatest attribute was her clarity of thought, the former Minister …Thu Sept 19 1996 - 01:00
Interest increases in overseas studyTHE availability for the first time of grants to study at British universities is contributing to a significant increase in overseas…Thu Sept 19 1996 - 01:00
Dispute at RTCs to affect studentsWIDESPREAD disruption is expected in the State's 11 RTCs as result of industrial action by members of IMPACT over the creation…Wed Sept 18 1996 - 01:00
Students criticise procedures in Aliens OfficeFOREIGN students have complained about unfriendly staff, excessive documentation and unclear procedures when they register as…Wed Sept 18 1996 - 01:00
Higher Options event opens in RDSRECORD attendances are forecast for this year's Higher Options conference which opens this morning at the RDS in Dublin.Wed Sept 18 1996 - 01:00
Hundreds attend removal of journalistHUNDREDS of people, family, friends and colleagues from the worlds of education and journalism, attended the removal yesterday…Wed Sept 18 1996 - 01:00
Lowry rebukes critics of light rail systemThe Minister for Transport has made a fierce counter attack on "opportunist, half baked and cynical" criticisms of plans for …Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
A shaper of dreamsCHRISTINA MURPHY was a writer of the people, for the peopleTue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
LRT to cut rush hour traffic by 2% - reportTHE introduction of the £220 million Luas light rail system: would cut rush hour traffic in Dublin by two per cent, according…Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
Baby blues as falling births threaten schoolsGOVERNMENT hopes of making massive savings in education through rapidly falling pupil numbers are likely to be dashed by the …Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
Health board wrote off £0.6m owed for care after accidentsTHE Western Health Board wrote off £600,000 which it was owed by patients who received treatment after road traffic accidents…Fri Sept 13 1996 - 01:00
Criminal Assets staff's partners protectedANY person cohabiting with an officer in the new Criminal Assets Bureau - part of the measures announced by the Government in…Fri Sept 13 1996 - 01:00
Hard times, or much ado about nothing?IS English teaching in a state of chassis? Can schools do any thing about bad spelling, faulty grammar, errant punctuation? Indeed…Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Publicans asked to refrain from serving Junior Cert studentsTHE National Parents' Council has warned publicans not to serve alcohol to Junior Certificate students celebrating their results…Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Report throws the book at class of `96THE ASTI says the report is "dyspeptic" other have praised its bluntness and honestyTue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Juniors Cert results down on last year in many subjectsRESULTS are down in many subjects for the 68,000 Junior Certificate students who collect their grades in schools throughout the…Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Scheme to employ up to 100,000 outlinedUP TO 100,000 part time jobs could be created if the Government agreed to make a pilot employment scheme available throughout…Mon Sept 09 1996 - 01:00
FF criticises inaction on disabledA FIANNA Fail TD has accused the Government of failing to take significant action on integrating children with disabilities into…Mon Sept 09 1996 - 01:00
Collins film "could contain metaphor for North"THE release date in Ireland and the UK for the film Michael Collins will not be influenced by concerns about its possible effect…Mon Sept 09 1996 - 01:00
Rehab to provide more trainingREHAB is to create an additional 700 training places for the disabled and the long-term unemployed as part of a £12 million restructuring…Fri Sept 06 1996 - 01:00
Visa for peace studies deniedTHE Department of Justice has refused a Rwandan student a visa to study peace and conflict resolution at the newly established…Fri Sept 06 1996 - 01:00
116,000 adults are now in part time educationMORE than 116,000 people are involved in part time adult education, of which more than 70 per cent are women, according to figures…Fri Sept 06 1996 - 01:00
Limerick divided in reaction to Universities BillSTAFF and students at the University of Limerick vowed to continue their opposition to the Minister for Education's Universities…Thu Sept 05 1996 - 01:00
Parents want say over teaching postsTHE National Parents' Council - Primary has called on the Minister for Education to take action to avert the strike threatened…Thu Sept 05 1996 - 01:00
Some landlords racist, says council for overseas studentsTHE Irish Council for Overseas" Students (ICOS) says racism by a minority of landlords is causing major problems for some overseas…Thu Sept 05 1996 - 01:00
USI seeks funding for college GPsALL third level colleges should get funding for at least one medical doctor as part of a health promotion programme, the Union…Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
AIDS might topple the new UgandaTHE HUMBLE bicycle gains a new lease of life in the hands of the average UgandanTue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
Few tears shed as all Irish school opens in WicklowIT was billed as Ireland's first inter denominational school, but for the four year olds starting at Gaelscoil Chill Mhantain…Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
Massive drop in children starting primary schoolTHE number of children beginning primary school today is down by a massive 11,000 on last year, raising the prospect of major…Mon Sept 02 1996 - 01:00
Widespread industrial action threatened as schools reopenMORE than 800,000 first and second level schoolchildren return to school today to the threat of widespread industrial action …Mon Sept 02 1996 - 01:00
Fewer graduates emigrate as jobless total hits a lowGRADUATE unemployment has fallen to record low levels as the proportion of college leavers starting work in the Irish economy…Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Funds drive to aid schoolsA major fundraising drive is to be launched to help parents at four all Irish schools which are due to open on Monday without…Sat Aug 31 1996 - 01:00
Government "reneging" on science research fundingTHE Government has reneged on its commitment to science yet is "pouring" money into other areas, according to the chairman of…Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
NCEA threatens legal action over reportTHE National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA) has threatened to take legal action if the full version of a highly critical…Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
Former TCD professor sues British college over sackingA FORMER Trinity College professor is suing a British university which sacked him after an appraisal in which his academic work…Thu Aug 29 1996 - 01:00
