UK professor warns state of Irish higher education a ‘national crisis’Colleges will plummet further down rankings unless action taken, says Hugh BradyFri Oct 04 2019 - 17:14
Junior Cert results out Friday show high failure rate in higher level historyMore than 64,000 students due to receive results, almost a month later than scheduledFri Oct 04 2019 - 06:00
Parents urged to talk about alcohol risk with teens ahead of Junior Cert resultsTeenagers need parents to steer them in the right direction, says health expertThu Oct 03 2019 - 18:40
Health service expected to get bailout this year of over €300mReports of Government tensions over next year’s education budget due to costs of pay, pensionsThu Oct 03 2019 - 02:34
Storm Lorenzo: Schools urged to close if there is risk to studentsDepartment says schools should make closure decisions based on their own judgmentWed Oct 02 2019 - 16:42
Trinity considering plan to cut 3,000 places for Irish studentsMove would lead to increase in CAO points for courses at Dublin city centre universityWed Oct 02 2019 - 16:28
Trinity College seeks female nominees to join collection of 40 male bustsProvost says it is time for sculptures in Long Room library to better represent diversityWed Oct 02 2019 - 14:36
McHugh rules out giving special status to other Junior Cycle subjectsState schools say move to make history mandatory will decrease options for studentsTue Oct 01 2019 - 21:05
Making history mandatory will be popular - but could damage Junior Cycle reformsPrincipals fear decision could hamper efforts to engage some of the hardest-to-reach pupilsTue Oct 01 2019 - 11:58
Special status planned for history in junior cycleDecision amounts to rejection of advice given by State advisory body on the curriculumTue Oct 01 2019 - 08:03
Schools to notify social services when pupils on reduced hoursCampaigners say vulnerable pupils excluded from education through short school daysMon Sept 23 2019 - 01:51
Universities told to find spaces for 35 students without college placesSome students told there were no college places this year after they secured places following Leaving Cert upgradesSun Sept 22 2019 - 20:35
How climate-action children are winning over parents‘Iona’s always giving out to me about driving, this year we decided not to do any air travel’Sat Sept 21 2019 - 01:00
Up to 1,000 school secretaries to stage work stoppage over ‘precarious’ conditionsFórsa warns of ‘significant’ work-to-rule action by secretaries following the protestFri Sept 20 2019 - 00:05
Growing student interest in apprenticeships stands out at this year’s Higher OptionsThousands of students get chance to quiz colleges in person about study optionsThu Sept 19 2019 - 18:27
Google defends online safety role after fine over children’s privacyGoogle chief visits Dublin to announce €1 million grant for charity BarnardosWed Sept 18 2019 - 19:22
Almost 3,000 Leaving Cert results upgraded in record yearHundreds of students set to receive higher CAO offers following successful appealsWed Sept 18 2019 - 06:00
Government gives €5m in emergency funding to keep IT Tralee afloatMoney needed to ensure ‘stability’ of third-level institution with 2,800 studentsWed Sept 18 2019 - 02:58
Changes in world of work are ‘destabilising and dangerous’International Labour Organisation director general warns of growing inequalityWed Sept 18 2019 - 00:09
Government urged to reverse cuts in third level fundingStudent numbers set to grow by 40,000 over coming decade, Oireachtas committee toldTue Sept 17 2019 - 19:51
Archbishop shocked that food banks used by some schoolsDiarmuid Martin warns Irish education system remains ‘marked by inequality’Tue Sept 17 2019 - 19:30
Catholic school backs ‘homework pass’ for attending religious eventAtheist parent alleges son discriminated against for not attending Communion choirTue Sept 17 2019 - 03:45
Parents finding it ‘impossible’ to opt children out of religion educationConstitution gives parents a right to withdraw their child from religion classesTue Sept 17 2019 - 00:41
20 ‘inspirational’ teachers shortlisted for new national awardNew initiative aims to recognise contribution of the teaching profession to societyMon Sept 16 2019 - 18:55
Review to begin into fast-track school building programmeAcademics to examine use of ‘design and build’ construction model abroadMon Sept 16 2019 - 02:29
Schools ‘misusing’ special needs teachers, say parentsDepartment investigates more than 50 cases of ‘potentially inappropriate’ use of resourcesMon Sept 16 2019 - 02:04
Mandatory purchase of iPads for school ‘forcing’ parents into debtNo financial support towards €800 cost of devices, Oireachtas committee hearsThu Sept 12 2019 - 17:01
Parents welcome change of patron for two Dublin secondary schoolsEducate Together in new partnership to run schools in Cabra and CrumlinWed Sept 11 2019 - 21:02
Most secondary school girls face ‘confidence gap’ over science, technology and mathsSurvey shows many feel there are easier ways to get CAO points than studying StemWed Sept 11 2019 - 20:12
Trinity College Dublin drops 44 places in world university rankingsSharp decline in Times Higher Education rankings sparks call for urgent State fundingWed Sept 11 2019 - 19:04
Irish universities tread water while rivals make wavesSteady performance no longer good enough in competitive world of global educationWed Sept 11 2019 - 19:00
No figures on shortage of special needs school places, says McHughLack of official engagement a central challenge for families, says charityTue Sept 10 2019 - 18:08
Schools which fail to consult parents may be ‘named and shamed’Law to set up ‘customer service charter’ may not, however, commence for another two yearsTue Sept 10 2019 - 14:48
Young people in Ireland among world’s most educatedOECD report shows Irish degree-holders earn signifant wage premiumTue Sept 10 2019 - 12:25
Legal threat over Leaving Cert appeals in south Dublin schoolsParents of pupils say their marks were unfairly reducedTue Sept 10 2019 - 02:04
Barnardos warns of record demand among vulnerable childrenChildren’s charity says waiting lists are the result of 16% increase in demand for supportsTue Sept 10 2019 - 00:00
More than 7,000 unqualified staff employed to plug teaching gapsSchool management bodies say there are growing difficulties recruiting teachersMon Sept 09 2019 - 03:00
Islamic body seeks to become patron of new school in west DublinVarious patron body bids to run six new secondary schools to be voted on by parentsMon Sept 09 2019 - 00:07
McHugh says use of reduced timetables for vulnerable pupils is ‘unacceptable’Minister stops short of taking new steps to monitor or restrict the practiceThu Sept 05 2019 - 17:23
‘My son is in third class but finishes at the same time as junior infants’Scott Saunders is on a reduced timetable due to the lack of an appropriate school placeThu Sept 05 2019 - 02:52
Without training, ‘there’s a lack of understanding’ of children’s needsKaiden Cunningham was placed on reduced hours at school before being expelledThu Sept 05 2019 - 02:04
Short school days: A quiet, hidden practiceThe practice, involving families with little voice, is almost certainly illegal in most casesThu Sept 05 2019 - 01:00
Schools ‘illegally’ imposing short school days on vulnerable childrenOne in four children with disabilities and behaviour issues are on curbed timetablesThu Sept 05 2019 - 00:42
Row over move to designate new schools as GaelscoileannaIrish language groups welcome move but Educate Together says parents’ choice will be ‘restricted’Wed Sept 04 2019 - 01:00
‘Obsession’ with third level means further education bypassedIncoming Solas chief hopes to include vocational ‘taster’ courses in secondary schoolsMon Sept 02 2019 - 02:24
Protest over ‘postcode inequality’ in accessing multidenominational schoolsParents in Dublin 8 and 12 say they will be unable to access school on their doorstepFri Aug 30 2019 - 20:24
Irish exemptions to be made available in ‘exceptional circumstances’New directive for pupils receives mixed response from education groupsFri Aug 30 2019 - 18:10
State to invest nearly €100m in five third-level building projectsHigher-education construction schemes to generate 14,000 more places when completeFri Aug 30 2019 - 09:00
Surge in Leaving Cert students appealing gradesNumber hits record high amid greater awareness and online access to exam scriptsFri Aug 30 2019 - 06:00
Traffic congestion outside schools poses ‘incredibly dangerous’ risks to childrenRoad Safety Authority distributes free high-visibility vests to children starting schoolWed Aug 28 2019 - 18:52
