Christian Brothers make learning more rewardingTHE Christian Brothers are setting out to make learning more rewarding in their primary schools, tackling pupils' specific problems…Sat Feb 17 1996 - 00:00
Stores remove "lemonade"ALCOHOLIC "lemonades" have been taken off the shelves of several supermarket chains following complaints from parents that they…Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Politics to become compulsory subject in schoolsPOLITICS is to become a compulsory subject in the school curriculum, the Minister for Education has announcedFri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
ASTI hails transition year reportTHE Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) has welcomed the Department of Education's evaluation of the transition…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
Education authority report advises higher grants for disabledSTUDENTS with disabilities should be able to apply directly to third level colleges without having to go through the CAO system…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
Department tells 10% of secondary schools to improve their transition year programmesONE in 10 second level schools offering the transition year has been told by the Department of Education its programme is unacceptable…Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
Local authorities to start on 3,950 houses this yearLOCAL authorities have been authorised to build or acquire almost 4,000 new houses this year under the 1996 housing programme…Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
No Roddy Doyle, ha, ha, haTHE NEW Leaving Cert syllabus in English will probably not be introduced until next year that is, autumn 1997 according to sources…Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
Minister wants power to drop college bodiesTHE Minister for Education will have the power to dissolve the governing body of a university for up to a year under draft legislation…Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
President stresses ethics to business students' gatheringBUSINESS ethics is becoming increasingly important in Western society, where the gap between rich and poor is widening, the President…Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
Plan for heads' pay scale hampers talksPROPOSALS to introduce a separate pay scale for the State's 4,000 school principals are contributing to the delay in finishing…Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
Delay in finalising package for teachersTHE finalisation of a £60-£70 million pay and conditions package for teachers is being delayed by disagreement between the Government…Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
Couple report massive support for `peace postcards' appealLIKE so many others, Gavin and Margaret Walker of Bangor, Co Down, watched the unravelling of the ceasefire on television on …Tue Feb 13 1996 - 00:00
Teachers to get 6% pay rises in £70m packageTEACHERS are to get a pay rise averaging 6 per cent under a £70 million deal between the Government and their unionsMon Feb 12 1996 - 00:00
Power lines may raise cancer risk, says researchPEOPLE living near high tension power lines and pylons may be exposed to a greater than average risk of certain types of cancer…Mon Feb 12 1996 - 00:00
Principals oppose new guidelines on wearing of school uniformsSECONDARY school principals shave expressed dissatisfaction with new draft guidelines from the Department of Education on the…Sat Feb 10 1996 - 00:00
A degree of competitionForget the points race the fastest growing area of intense competition between students is now at degree levelTue Feb 06 1996 - 00:00
Department issues guidelines on wearing of uniforms for examsSCHOOLS should be able to insist that students wear uniforms during the Junior and Leaving Certificate exams, but should not …Mon Jan 29 1996 - 00:00
Conferences plan to show learning should never stopTWO major education conferences will be held later this year as part of the Irish contribution to the European Year of Lifelong…Sat Jan 27 1996 - 00:00
Chancellor of NUI to step downTHE chancellor of the National University of Ireland (NUI), Dr T.KFri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Fianna Fail says it would spend more on early educationA FIANNA Fail government would increase spending on early education and primary schools at expense of other education the party…Fri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Quinn told twins are more than two singlesYOU'D think anyone who called their organisation POTI must have a sense of humour, but Ms Mairead Hilliard of Parents of Twins…Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
TCD softens opposition to Breathnach proposalsTRINITY College, Dublin and the Minister for Education are close to resolving their differences over Ms Breathnach's plans for…Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Early school leavers cite abuseALMOST a third of participants in the Youth reach training programme for early school leavers are victims of difficult domestic…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
Parish school contribution may goTHE local contribution paid by parishes to the cost of running primary schools may be abolished, the Minister for Education has…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
UCD union apologises for `offensive' chantsTHE president of UCD students' union has apologised to his counterpart in Trinity College after UCD students chanted "obscene…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
AMCSS puzzles over vacancyONE OF THE top jobs in Irish education, the generals secretaryship of the Association for the Management of Catholic Secondary…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Private colleges want fees abolition to include themTHE abolition of third level fees should be extended to cover students on approved courses in private institutions, according…Mon Jan 22 1996 - 00:00
End of grants for Northern students to hit some collegesPRIVATE third level colleges have blamed the Department of Education for a decision by the Northern Ireland education minister…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
£14m development at DCU announcedA £14 million development in applied chemistry and biotechnology at Dublin City University (DCU) will create an additional 800…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Minister gives assurances on primary school boardsTHE Minister for Education has assured the Church of Ireland that plans to revamp the composition of primary school boards of…Fri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
Religion to join exam listLEGISLATION to remove the voting majority enjoyed by the churches on primary school boards is to be introduced next July, the…Thu Jan 18 1996 - 00:00
Ireland's second mistressA LITTLE over a year ago, Caroline Hussey was a lecturer in biochemistry at UCD with a sideline in thriller writing.Tue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
Ireland near bottom of science spending leagueSCIENCE and technology face a make or break" time in 1996, when the Government must begin to deliver on the recommendations of…Tue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
Minister's TCD plans opposed by studentsSTUDENTS of Trinity College, Dublin, have joined academics and other staff in expressing concern at the Minister for Education…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
Primary teachers threaten strike action next monthMORE than 20,000 primary teachers could go on strike next month following a threat by the Irish National Teachers' Organisation…Mon Jan 15 1996 - 00:00
Owen rejects appeal to reopen rural Garda stationsFARMING organisations met the Minister for Justice yesterday to press for the reopening of village Garda stations and the use…Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
EU may issue public statement on China's orphanagesTHE EU may issue a public statement of concern over conditions in Chinese orphanages, according to the Minister of State for …Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
Health board, union agree to set up body to assess childcare needsIN the dispute in which social workers are refusing to carry out some duties, the Eastern Health Board and IMPACT are to set …Fri Jan 12 1996 - 00:00
Teenager is the latest victim of meningitisA 19 YEAR OLD woman has died of meningitis in St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin.Thu Jan 11 1996 - 00:00
Councils must notify owners of disconnectionCOUNTY councils wishing to disconnect the water supply of homes which have not paid water charges will have to notify all owners…Thu Jan 11 1996 - 00:00
Worst of storm is overFURTHER heavy rain tomorrow may cause renewed flooding in areas affected by the stormy conditions of the past weekWed Jan 10 1996 - 00:00
Pat Tierney's final joyful journey after a lifetime of hardshipFOR three days the coffin had lain on the balcony of his 11th floor flat in one of Ballymun's tower blocks while his friends …Wed Jan 10 1996 - 00:00
EU proposal for `skills cards' to detail educationALL EU citizens should be issued with "personal skills cards" detailing their knowledge and formal qualifications, according …Tue Jan 02 1996 - 00:00
Threefold rise in UCD student total since 1960STUDENT numbers at UCD have grown threefold since 1960, according to the latest annual report from the college's presidentTue Jan 02 1996 - 00:00
UCD cancels intake into evening courseUNIVERSITY College Dublin (UCD) has unexpectedly cancelled intake into its evening commerce degree programme next October, saying…Tue Jan 02 1996 - 00:00
