Taoiseach criticises ‘shocking’ level of ignorance about Holocaust
Department of Education working on plans to ensure schoolchildren are educated about the murder of six million Jews in second World War
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Department rejects ICCL claim schools are obliged to use trans students’ preferred pronouns
No legal obligation on schools to use preferred pronouns as stated in ICCL guide, says Department of Education
Campaigners warn Irish language action plan may fail to meet public service targets
Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028 is the first of two implementation plans to be implemented by 2030.
Concerns over use of post-primary students’ data in performance tracker
More than 400 schools use Athena Tracker, which predicts and monitors individual capabilities
Former teacher twice pretended to be pregnant to claim maternity benefit, court hears
It was alleged Eimear Carroll dishonestly made gains of approximately €12,425 from two Government departments
Ireland has ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to change education system, says Minister
Members of the public encouraged to take part in National Conversation on Education
Feeder Schools 2025: What you need to know about latest data for Irish schools
Data is compiled from State Examinations Commission Leaving Cert sits list and lists provided by higher education institutions
Teacher with 15 years’ experience facing €4,000 cost to pursue career in Ireland
‘I don’t think people realise just how many obstacles there are for teachers who qualify abroad’, says Sinéad Ryan
Threat of new schools strike action remains as pensions dispute goes to Labour Court
‘Considerable’ gap between desires of two sides, says Fórsa union
Bertie Ahern was involved in mediation to end industrial school hunger strike
HSE expressed concern about ‘high degree of risk’ associated with protest
Ireland’s outdoor primary school: ‘A lot of people panic about the weather’
The Outdoor Primary School (TOPS), in Greystones, Co Wicklow, functions outside the Department of Education’s remit, but staff and parents rhapsodise about the benefits of such an education
The most Ukrainian town in Ireland: ‘We had to get used to each other’s culture’
An influx of refugees to Cahersiveen in Kerry brought challenges but many benefits to the local community
Civil servants say targeted bursaries for teachers must be considered to boost supply
Naughton advised of shortage of personnel with qualifications in key subjects at post-primary level
Children with dyslexia ‘denied’ chance to learn Irish due to lack of support in schools
Wexford parent says there is a sense of the Irish language ‘not being all that important, so you can opt out’
School withdraws appeal for toilet rolls from pupils but funding strains remain
Primary school principals say balancing books is ‘impossible’ without seeking parental donations
Change to Catholic patronage of Irish schools is slow to come – for good reason
Rite & Reason: The Department of Education and Youth is currently running an online survey of parents and guardians
Why routine assessments for children with special needs are being scrapped
For parents scrambling to find places in special schools for 2027, a new system is on the way
Children with additional educational needs will not need assessment to access classes or schools
Minister for Children Norma Foley announces Government will replace existing process with new system
Leaving Cert AI reforms risk making a mockery of the principle of equality
Teachers are wearily getting on with the reformed Leaving Cert, but there are some things they just can’t do – like stopping students cheating
‘First of all, I don’t have summers off’: Teachers assess the reality of education in Ireland
Three teachers reflect on their experience of Ireland’s past and present and their hopes for the future
Talks on ending dispute over pensions for school secretaries and caretakers break down
‘If progress continues to be blocked, we cannot ... rule out further strike action,’ says Fórsa
Hot school meals: Junior infants served same portions as those in sixth class
Tackling portion size to help reduce food waste generated by scheme, says Department of Health official
‘Ireland’s loss is the world’s gain,’ says new Minister for Education on Donohoe’s resignation
Newly-appointed Minister for Education says she comes to role with ’360 degree understanding’ of brief
Ministers seek more than €2bn to cover costs in excess of this year’s budget
Gardaí require extra €20m for public order overtime, immigration activity and deportations
New Deis Plus plan for Ireland’s most disadvantaged areas needs to be bold
If Deis Plus is watered down, it will be horrifically depressing for everyone within education
Variation in primary teachers’ proficiency in Irish ‘a matter of significant concern’
Department inspectorate found ‘apparent lack of confidence’ among many teachers using Irish in English-medium schools
Irish-language education policy ‘ignores elephant in the room’, advocacy groups warn
Patron body says ‘little progress’ made on similar goals announced 20 years ago
Leaving Cert 2026 results will be lowest in six years as grade inflation tackled
‘It is essential that we return to normal, pre-pandemic arrangements,’ Helen McEntee says
Parents asked about religious and language-based preferences for primary school
Survey aims to assess demand in several areas with a view to evolving school environment
Hundreds of teaching posts remain unfilled amid ‘substitution crisis’, INTO warns
Special schools, disadvantaged areas and Irish-medium education are worst hit
Not having a special class is not a sign of a school’s non-commitment to inclusion
You cannot impose a vision of inclusion without attending to the granular context in which schools operate
Teachers who qualify overseas to be allowed to take induction in Ireland for limited time
Similar schemes have ‘proved valuable’ in tackling teacher supply pressures, department says
UK students are abandoning languages and the arts. Let’s make sure it never happens here
When governments signal that some subjects matter less, the cultural and human cost is far greater than imagined
Budget 2026: Tax cuts for developers of cost-rental apartments considered
Budget 2026: Measures geared towards boosting construction, but talks on childcare package go down to wire
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget
Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations
Third-level student fees ‘to be cut by €500 permanently in Budget’
Another €12 weekly rise in core welfare payments in doubt as talks go down to wire
Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year
DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely
The Irish Times view on Shakespeare and the Leaving Cert: hang on to the Bard
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More than one in five pupils missed over 20 days of last school year, data show
Figures still above pre-pandemic levels despite overall reduction in chronic absenteeism
Minister rejects proposal to make Shakespeare optional in Leaving Cert English
Teachers have questioned ‘necessity’ of having playwright as a requirement at higher level
McEntee rejects ‘misinformation’ about sexual orientation elements of new primary curriculum
Fifth and sixth class children should ‘understand what basic attraction is and respect each other’, Minister says
New primary school curriculum includes emphasis on language skills and Stem subjects
Updated specifications include fresh guidance on arts, social and environmental and health learning
Children in need of special school place promised ‘clear roadmaps’ by Minister
Anyone in need of a special school place or a special class in a mainstream school in September 2026 will know where they are going before the end of this year
Pensioners unaware they must return ‘significant’ education and training board overpayments
Almost €774,000 overpaid to 32 ex-education and training boards workers, report finds
School phone bans ‘not in best interests of children’, says Ombudsman
Policy needs to ‘move beyond an over-simplistic focus on bans’, says report
‘A generation of students is losing out’: State trailing behind globally in education spending, OECD finds
Report indicates Ireland’s ratio of 19 students per member of teaching staff exceeds OECD average of 15 to one
Schools work to clear backlogs after caretaker, secretary strike as union declares victory
Fórsa believes secretaries and caretakers have achieved their main goals, although negotiations lie ahead on detail
School secretaries and caretakers strike: Union agrees to withdraw industrial action and enter talks
Fórsa says ‘key element’ of agreement is a commitment to negotiate comparable pension entitlements to those of teachers and SNAs
Developer’s plan for nuns’ accommodation in Dublin 4 faces local opposition
Keith Craddock plans 38 bedroom unit block for elderly members of religious orders in need of care in Dublin 4
Teachers should refuse to pass pickets of secretaries and caretakers
The unions have over 86,000 members between them. If they stopped working, the strike would soon end
Losing friends, bullying and tests: Concerns around starting secondary school
UCD’s longitudinal Children’s School Lives project follows 4,000 across almost 200 schools
‘Our absence impacts the children’: School secretaries and caretakers continue strike over work conditions
Secretary says she wants ‘dignity’ and to retire not into poverty
The new Leaving Cert changes explained: ‘The most significant reforms in a century’
Updates are causing division and concern among educators - but what can students and parents expect in the classroom?
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