‘Worrying’ rise in repeated self-harming among teenagers, study finds
Rates significantly higher among females, trans and gender-diverse adolescents, and early school leavers
Youthreach
Instagram star Garron Noone: ‘I’ve been broke most of my life. I’ve cleaned up people’s puke for money. Success is a transient thing’
The TikTok and Instagram star, who is hosting a new podcast, has grown used to attention from strangers. Not all of it is welcome
Education service ‘almost invisible’ despite key role in tackling early school leaving
Report finds many Youthreach staff do not have equivalent pay and conditions to colleagues in secondary education
‘I was riddled with anxiety’: Finding a way back after dropping out of school
Youthreach training programmes are helping many early school leavers get their lives back on track
My education snobbery vanished when I saw my brother struggle, then thrive
To my shame, I initially advised him to grin and bear the stress of the Leaving Cert
'I thank further education every day for helping me get to this point'
From early school leaver to PhD scholarship, Stephanie Thompson’s life has been transformed by education
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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