Q&A: How the proposed student loan scheme would workAn ‘income-contingent’ loan system is a future funding option for third-level education, the Cassells report saysMon Jul 11 2016 - 11:00
How will State pay for the third-level funding crisis?Analysis: Little appetite for student loan scheme in minority governmentMon Jul 11 2016 - 01:00
Delay in approving maritime course ‘puts jobs at risk’National Maritime College of Ireland calls on Irish authorities to recognise its coursesSun Jul 10 2016 - 22:16
Secondary school disruption in autumn likely, signals BrutonComments follow Asti rejection of proposals aimed at halting rows over Croke Park hoursFri Jul 08 2016 - 18:58
Schools fear legal actions over waiting list banSouth Dublin principals say they expect parents will challenge admissions reformsFri Jul 08 2016 - 12:00
Brexit may lead to surge in third-level students in IrelandIrish education authorities are concerned about the fallout of the UK vote on the EUFri Jul 08 2016 - 01:00
Cork Institute of Technology president likely to step down earlyMove appears to follow concerns over public sector staff working beyond retirement ageFri Jul 08 2016 - 01:00
Government to talk with teachers over new entrants’ payTUI and INTO say they made strong representations over pay for new graduatesWed Jul 06 2016 - 20:45
Reforms to limit places schools can hold for children of ex-pupils‘Old school tie’ rule will see no more than 25% of places held for children of past pupilsWed Jul 06 2016 - 15:00
Mature students and deferred applicants receive CAO offers‘Round A’ offers are being sent to a total of just under 6,400 studentsWed Jul 06 2016 - 09:43
Schools draw up plans to hire staff as cover in case of strikesASTI members to be hit with financial penalties for refusing to work additional hourSat Jul 02 2016 - 01:00
Analysis: When teachers go to war, students and parents will sufferThe dispute over junior cycle reform threatens to cause disruption on a huge scaleSat Jul 02 2016 - 01:00
CAO countdown: Deadline surge of applicants expectedSchool leavers urged to avoid last-minute changes on the basis of exam performanceFri Jul 01 2016 - 01:00
Third-level college chaplaincies to be open to lay peopleReview finds €2m a year in State funding spent mostly on Catholic chaplainsThu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
CAO Countdown: Financial firms compete for school-leaversGovernment projects at least 10,000 more jobs will be created in sector by 2020Thu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
How much do chaplaincy services cost each third-level institution?Higher Education Authority report shows how much each college pays to provide serviceThu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
CAO countdown: Demand builds for construction graduates‘Even if we filled all these courses we would face horrendous shortages for next four years’Wed Jun 29 2016 - 01:00
UCD alerts gardaí to ‘theft’ of world timbers collectionCampaigner refuses to hand back rare tree samples collected by Viscount PowerscourtWed Jun 29 2016 - 01:00
ASTI instructs teachers to cease working extra hour a weekUnion decision likely to trigger a range of penalties and pay freezes for membersTue Jun 28 2016 - 14:55
CAO countdown: Tech graduates in demand amid skills shortagePolicymakers out to encourage ICT careers ahead of Friday’s change-of-mind deadlineTue Jun 28 2016 - 01:00
Universities face funding cuts if they fail to promote more womenKey decision-making bodies in colleges must be gender balanced, HEA report saysMon Jun 27 2016 - 15:38
Hunger for chefs as hospitality sector faces skills shortageRange of courses open to CAO applicants as experts suggest graduates need to doubleMon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00
Third-level institutions face targets for women in senior postsHigher Education Authority report aims to tackle under-representation of womenMon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00
Irish students in UK could face hike in fees after Brexit voteTrinity College Dublin says vote will have long-term impact on Irish universitiesFri Jun 24 2016 - 21:20
Education experts highlight urgent need to reform ‘outdated’ Leaving Cert‘Mass assessment’ system is neglecting crucial skills needed in modern worldFri Jun 24 2016 - 01:01
Anne Looney named interim head of Higher Education AuthorityAdviser on curriculum and assessment takes over as third level faces funding issuesThu Jun 23 2016 - 15:02
Measures to combat religious exclusion under reviewLabour to move Bill which would ‘ensure children have access to their local school’Thu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Hundred of teachers march over pay inequalityYoung professionals demonstrate over two-tier system for public sector educatorsTue Jun 21 2016 - 20:50
Junior Cert technical graphics: ‘almost impossible to complete’Expert reaction: ‘Questions are growing increasingly complex’Mon Jun 20 2016 - 21:59
Leaving Cert physics: ‘This was not student-friendly’Expert reaction: ‘Straightforward to pass, but challenging for those seeking higher grades’Mon Jun 20 2016 - 14:40
No resolution in sight to divisive junior cycle disputeStudents in ASTI schools will lose 10% in English exams at year end if no deal agreedMon Jun 20 2016 - 01:00
CIT wants its president to be allowed to work beyond retirement ageDr Brendan Murphy due to reach 65, but institute wants him to stay in office until 2019Mon Jun 20 2016 - 00:00
Department of Education to implement pay freezes for ASTI teachersTUI members to be asked to sign document to receive €800 paymentFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:00
Universities may be obliged to compete for funds, says Bruton‘Competitive tendering’ under review as incentive for courses in response to skills deficitThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
Thousands of jobseekers to receive free third level coursesSpringboard to offer training in sectors with ‘good prospects’ such as IT, financial servicesWed Jun 15 2016 - 16:33
Up to 6,000 with special needs to get supports for free preschoolMany children with disabilities unable to access early childhood care and educationWed Jun 15 2016 - 01:00
Surge in first-class honours at institutes of technology‘Grade inflation’ on rise as proportion of first-class honours doubles in 15 yearsTue Jun 14 2016 - 21:45
Go-ahead for 860 new special needs assistantsCabinet to approve plan for bringing total number of school assistants to 12,900Tue Jun 14 2016 - 01:01
New plan aims to tackle educational disadvantageMinister wants to grow the number of schools that benefit from extra supportMon Jun 13 2016 - 20:53
Leaving Cert maths: Most challenging in years – teachers‘Project Maths’ paper contains some surprises for studentsMon Jun 13 2016 - 13:56
Bruton to provide extra help for children in disadvantaged schoolsNew action plan being drawn up by Richard Bruton will include updated Deis schemeMon Jun 13 2016 - 07:26
‘Valid reasons’ for Irish-exempt students to take other languagesDyslexia support group says some children are unfairly branded as cheating the systemMon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00
Philip Cairns: ‘We’re shocked a suspect is being named’Ballyroan Road in Rathfarnham still haunted by disappearance of 13-year-old boySat Jun 11 2016 - 19:06
Leaving Cert: Irish-exempt pupils taking other languagesDepartment of Education excuses pupils from learning Irish on basis of disabilityWed Jun 08 2016 - 01:00
Numbers taking Leaving Cert higher maths climbs to new highSome 35 per cent intend to sit exam which attracts bonus pointsWed Jun 08 2016 - 01:00
Rise in college points likely as more students seek placesMore than 120,000 Junior and Leaving Cert students to begin exams with EnglishTue Jun 07 2016 - 01:00
Bruton plan backs Church to transfer primary patronageGovernment plans to raise number of multi-denominational schools to 400 within 15 yearsMon Jun 06 2016 - 10:31
Patronage debate: Hopes for Community National School modelChurch may transfer patronage of many schools to local education boards under initiativeMon Jun 06 2016 - 01:00
Student loan scheme unlikely as all-party support seen as keyFianna Fáil has reservations over such a move while Sinn Féin fiercely opposedFri Jun 03 2016 - 01:00
