School closures to go ahead after last-ditch talks end without dealUnion leaders met with Government officials in attempt to avoid strikeThu Oct 27 2016 - 13:37
Over 500 schools close as ASTI teachers stage industrial actionGovernment determined to hold firm line in row over pay rates for new staffWed Oct 26 2016 - 21:57
Hundreds of schools to close for day as ASTI talks make no progressGovernment prepares to remove teachers from payroll if dispute is not resolvedWed Oct 26 2016 - 20:44
Strike looms: Schools warn may not reopen after midtermThursday’s one-day strike action likely to close more than 500 secondary schoolsTue Oct 25 2016 - 20:34
ASTI’s leadership focused on conflict rather than compromiseUnion backed itself ever deeper into a cul-de-sac with little space to manoeuvreTue Oct 25 2016 - 05:00
Pay offer to cause tension in schoolsTeachers not planning to strike will be paid if declarations are signedTue Oct 25 2016 - 01:00
Union warns special pay deals will trigger knock-on claimsSpecial treatment for striking gardaí and teachers ‘unacceptable’, Impact cautionsMon Oct 24 2016 - 09:13
Study finds few students in further education go on to collegeResearch shows lack of transparency over third level places for students in training coursesFri Oct 21 2016 - 18:30
TUI to meet to discuss response to planned ASTI strikeTUI adamant members will not carry out any duties usually done by ASTI colleaguesFri Oct 21 2016 - 08:28
Hundreds of schools ‘may not reopen’ after mid-term breakSecondary schools may close on health and safety grounds over teachers' disputeThu Oct 20 2016 - 20:33
Broke Irish universities are slipping down the rankings and missing Brexit opportunitiesState could become global hub for research but underfunding has hamstrung collegesThu Oct 20 2016 - 18:00
TUI must cross ASTI picket lines in order to be paidTUI’s executive committee due to meet on Friday to provide guidance for membersWed Oct 19 2016 - 20:55
Dublin’s private Notre Dame girls’ school to closeSome 230 pupils affected by plan to close school by June 2019 due to financial difficultiesWed Oct 19 2016 - 19:31
ASTI to resume talks with Government in bid to avert school closuresUnion concerns on pay up for discussion but separate talks to tackle junior cycle reformWed Oct 19 2016 - 16:29
Doctors latest group to threaten strike over pay claimSenior officials say if demands of gardaí and teachers are met budget will unravelWed Oct 19 2016 - 01:00
Secondary schools seek supervisors to keep strike-hit schools openParents in schools affected by industrial action will get supervisor application formsWed Oct 19 2016 - 01:00
Teachers’ pay gap narrows but is not going away soonTwo unions are willing to wait for pay parity, but the ASTI is demanding a timetableTue Oct 18 2016 - 08:57
Meet the changemaker schoolsSt Oliver’s national school in Killarney is part of a network of schools challenging teaching conventionsTue Oct 18 2016 - 00:01
Parents may run schools if teachers strikeGovernment plans to hire parents as supervisors to avert closure of hundreds of schoolsSat Oct 15 2016 - 01:00
Department to pay parents to supervise students during strikeUp to six weeks of funding for supervison to be available to schools hit by ASTI actionSat Oct 15 2016 - 01:00
No fees hike for Irish students applying to college in England next yearAnnouncement comes amid Brexit uncertainty among 10,000 Irish students in UKFri Oct 14 2016 - 08:37
Universities should not chase world league tables - HEA chiefHigher Education Authority head says colleges should focus on their strengthsThu Oct 13 2016 - 20:47
Secondary school closures loom as ASTI backs industrial actionUp to 525 schools may close as union prepares to withdraw supervision coverThu Oct 13 2016 - 16:17
Q&A: How will the ASTI teachers’ dispute affect schools?Timing of directive over withdrawal of supervision and substitution duties will be crucialThu Oct 13 2016 - 16:11
Budget 2017: Investment in education has long road aheadRichard Bruton has ambitious plans but cuts and a growing population stand in his wayTue Oct 11 2016 - 20:50
Budget 2017: Extra funds for higher education after decade of cutsCritics say extra €36.5 million falls well short of €100 million needed to boost sectorTue Oct 11 2016 - 20:04
UL rejects calls for independent inquiry into misconduct allegationsClaims relate to staff concerns over alleged financial irregularities or HR practicesTue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
How University of Limerick expenses claims sparked rowAmong allegations were that some staff got mileage for trips between homes and ULTue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
University chiefs to appear before Oireachtas over funding crisisInternational expert says Irish authorities should avoid a UK-style student loan schemeMon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Richard Bruton asks ASTI to end junior cycle oppositionUp to 40,000 students face losing 10% in their English exams due to union disputeMon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Hundreds of special needs posts still to be filled due to vetting backlogSome 34,000 teachers recruited prior to 2006 also face Garda checks for the first timeSun Oct 09 2016 - 19:53
First Church of Ireland secondary school since State’s foundation opensTemple Carrig in Greystones says it caters for the educational needs of entire communityFri Oct 07 2016 - 16:28
Irish universities have chance to become ‘global research hub’UK-based businessman Niall Fitzgerald says colleges in British face an existential crisisFri Oct 07 2016 - 01:00
Secondary schools may close due to ASTI disputeTeachers’ withdrawal from supervision duties could lead to widespread disruptionFri Oct 07 2016 - 01:00
Q&A: How real is threat of widespread school closures?ASTI ballot on supervision and substitution could affect more than 500 secondary schoolsFri Oct 07 2016 - 01:00
Brexit: Government plans to attract foreign studentsInternational education strategy targets students in China, India, Brazil and Gulf regionFri Oct 07 2016 - 00:01
University of Limerick appoints senior UCD academic as new presidentProf Des Fitzgerald’s appointment strong signal UL is seeking to move up in world rankingsThu Oct 06 2016 - 15:35
In the classroom children’s eyes light up when art attacksTeachers at most creative when using art and drama to instruct literacy and numeracyWed Oct 05 2016 - 19:31
FF calls on Minister to withdraw ‘threat’ over junior cycle examUp to 40,000 students to lose 10% in English exam if they cannot take part in assessmentsWed Oct 05 2016 - 11:05
Sharp differences in children’s cultural engagement among social classesChildren from middle-class families spend less time watching TV than those from less well-off backgroundsWed Oct 05 2016 - 09:40
No extra marks for junior cycle students in ASTI disputeUp to 40,000 to lose 10% in English exam if they cannot take part in assessmentsTue Oct 04 2016 - 01:00
Parents queue overnight to secure children places at Dublin schoolClonturk Community College Educate Together facility oversubscribed within hoursMon Oct 03 2016 - 16:03
Bruton: Junior cycle students to lose 10% unless reforms acceptedSecond level teacher union tells members it is doubtful authorities will allow English exam lossThu Sept 29 2016 - 14:19
More focus needed on maths in primary school, study findsReport recommends greater emphasis on teaching children problem-solvingThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
Smartphone use can hinder children’s reading skillsParents have big impact with overuse of computer games linked to poorer performanceThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
Pupils’ attitude to school plays big role in performance, study findsPoor reading skills linked to schools with higher number of non-native English speakersThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
Three fishermen rescued off west Cork coastCourtmacsherry RNLI lifeboat comes to the aid of men on board sinking vesselMon Sept 26 2016 - 22:00
South Dublin homeowners will not face property tax hikeCork County Council votes to keep tax at national rate to ‘protect public services’Mon Sept 26 2016 - 19:40
Study raises questions over quality of Leaving Cert learningTCD research: Key skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving ‘starkly absent’Mon Sept 26 2016 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in: university rankingsTrinity’s slip from the top 200 is blamed on a data error. Does that make it a dunce?Sat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
