ASTI survey reveals big classes, staff shortagesLARGE classes, staff shortages and a reliance on voluntary fund-raising are the norm in Irish second-level schools, a new survey…Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Scientist warns on world food needsSMALL-SCALE, organic farming is not a viable option for meeting the world's rapidly growing world food needs, a leading Irish…Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Role for Irish in WEU - professorIRELAND should be prepared to take part in military "crisis management operations" overseas undertaken by the Western European…Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Gap left by death of IVEA secretaryTHE SUDDEN DEATH of IVEA general secretary Joe Rooney last week has left a gaping hole in the organisation, one the embattled…Tue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
UCG adds to criticism of "stifling" BillTHE Universities Bill is a "heavy handed and bureaucratically stifling" piece of legislation which would paralyse creativity, …Tue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
Teaching quality by exampleNOT FOR Pat Fottrell a dusty grove of academe or an ivory tower for abstract reflectionTue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
Department statistics show large increases in education spendTHE number of children attending special schools for young offenders has fallen, according to the Department of Education's, …Tue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
Church "smothers" union educationTRADE union education should be allowed to "stand on its own two feet" without interference from the Catholic church, a labour…Mon Nov 04 1996 - 00:00
TUI says parents and pupils should sign code of conductPARENTS should sign a guarantee that their children will observe a code of behaviour at school, according to new proposals from…Mon Nov 04 1996 - 00:00
Plight of travellers has to be addressed in law, group saysTHE rights of Irish travellers are being undermined by discrimination and exclusion, an international conference on travellers…Mon Nov 04 1996 - 00:00
Rehab to assist in setting up new £10m Soweto community centreTHE Rehab group is to assist in a new £10 million plan to provide training, enterprise and community services for the five million…Mon Nov 04 1996 - 00:00
Education official dies suddenlyTHE Minister for Education has led the tributes to the general secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association, Mr Joe…Fri Nov 01 1996 - 00:00
Breathnach apology on Gaelscoil conditionsTHE Minister for Education has apologised to an Oireachtas committee for misleading comments about the sanctioning of new all…Fri Nov 01 1996 - 00:00
Over 100 children abducted here each yearMORE than 100 children are abducted by one or other of their parents in Ireland each year, an Oireachtas committee has been told…Fri Nov 01 1996 - 00:00
Students call for resumed talks on RTC strike threatTHE Union of Students in Ireland says an all out strike called by clerical, administrative and library staff in the RTCs from…Thu Oct 31 1996 - 00:00
TCD Fellows reject Bill "in present form"THE Universities Bill has been rejected by the Fellows of Trinity College as "unacceptable in its present form"Thu Oct 31 1996 - 00:00
"Irish Times" writer wins top awardTHE Social Affairs Correspondent of The Irish Times, Padraig O'Morain, has won this year's ESB National Media Award for supreme…Thu Oct 31 1996 - 00:00
140 `young tigers' get their teeth into European Parliament issuesTHE security was so tight that one speaker got, locked out and arrived late for his speechWed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00
Rejected Fianna Fail idea revivedTHERE are strong arguments for making technology and enterprise education a compulsory subject in second-level schools, the White…Wed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00
VEC head dismissed over expensesTHE Minister for Education has dismissed the head of Co Longford Vocational Education CommitteeWed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00
300 primary teachers likely to get first round of early retirementTHE Department of Education has written to all the State's 3,200 national schools looking for applications from primary teachers…Fri Oct 25 1996 - 01:00
University teachers join in criticism of BillUNIVERSITY teachers have added their voice to criticisms of the Universities Bill.Fri Oct 25 1996 - 01:00
Dublin school sues MinisterA DUBLIN multi denominational school is to sue the Minister for Education over her refusal to grant it official recognition.Fri Oct 25 1996 - 01:00
NUI criticises Universities BillTHE Universities Bill imposes on colleges coercive restrictions which are unnecessary and inappropriate, according to the Senate…Thu Oct 24 1996 - 01:00
Plea to Minister on mixed schoolsThe Minister for Education is coming under pressure from backbench Labour TDs to give greater assistance to multi denominational…Thu Oct 24 1996 - 01:00
Breathnach says she will amend Universities BillTHE Universities Bill is to be amended to meet criticisms from the third-level colleges after it is introduced in the Dail today…Wed Oct 23 1996 - 01:00
Women likely to take 70% of new jobs, conference is toldWOMEN are likely to take almost 70 per cent of new jobs soon, an EU conference on gender equality has been told.Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Girls neglected in co ed classes, research findsTEACHER neglect of female students in co educational classes is leading to low self esteem and, alienation among girls in spite…Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Minister announces drive for equal treatment in classroomTHE Minister for Education has announced a drive to encourage schools to promote equal treatment of boys and girls in the classroom…Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
A rational move for the VECs?RATIONALISING the VECs has been on the political agenda for well over a decade, without anything serious ever being done about…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
Inflammatory AttacksIT'S EVERY PRINCIPAL'S nightmare: you arrive at the school on Monday morning, only to find the windows smashed, books scattered…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
Report proposes reduction in number of VECsSEVENTEEN of the country's 38 vocational education committees should be abolished and the involvement of politicians in the VECs…Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
ASTI decision opens way for agreement in talksA MAJOR breakthrough in the long running talks on teachers' pay and conditions has been achieved with the decision by the Association…Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
Colleges asked to pay fee for photocopiesTHIRD LEVEL colleges are facing a bill of almost £100,000 a year for the right of students to make photocopies from academic …Thu Oct 10 1996 - 01:00
VEC head was given 2 week to defend jobTHE head of Co Longford VEC was given two weeks to explain to the Minister for Education why he should not be dismissed from …Thu Oct 10 1996 - 01:00
Union dispute delaying grants - studentsINDUSTRIAL action by Impact members in the RTCs is delaying the payment of student grants by up to six weeks, according to students…Thu Oct 10 1996 - 01:00
Book on St Mel's publishedTHE students washed themselves once or maybe twice a year, they supped on thin gruel in the morning and were in bed by 10 pThu Oct 10 1996 - 01:00
Union warning on school psychologistTHE lack of psychological services in schools is contributing to the demoralisation of pupils, many of whom leave school early…Tue Oct 08 1996 - 01:00
Breathnach asked to explain policy again to Dail bodyTHE Minister for Education, Ms Breathnach, is to be called to reappear before a pail committee to explain her policy on recognising…Mon Oct 07 1996 - 01:00
Third level grants delayed because of clerical disputeTHOUSANDS of third level students are undergoing unnecessary hardship, because of the late payment of their grants, a student…Mon Oct 07 1996 - 01:00
Concern returns to Liberia's `hidden famine'CONCERN is to go back into Liberia, three years after a vicious civil war in the West African state forced the withdrawal of …Sat Oct 05 1996 - 01:00
Gardai search law firm as part of Guerin case inquiryGARDA detectives have paid an unprecedented visit to the offices of a leading Dublin solicitor's firm which represents two of…Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
Shame keep adults out of literacy programmesEMBARRASSMENT, fear of the unknown and lack of information are the main factors preventing most adults with literacy problems…Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
Department "unwilling" to get Kilkenny VEC into lineCO KILKENNY VEC blatantly disregarded Department of Education procedures by over employing teachers over 15 years a Dail committee…Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
RTC dispute may affect student placesHUNDREDS of school leavers may miss out on college places because of an industrial dispute in the RTCs.Thu Oct 03 1996 - 01:00
Former FF minister suggests family limitsIT MAY be "economically rational" to encourage higher-income parents to have more children and low-income groups to have fewer…Thu Oct 03 1996 - 01:00
Fall in applications to UK collegesTHE number of students from the Republic applying for third level college places in the UK has dropped for the first time in …Wed Oct 02 1996 - 01:00
One in four fails to score a C in Junior CertALMOST one quarter of Junior Certificate students tailed to achieve even a single higher level C grade in last year's exam, according…Tue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
Crumlin school ordered to quit premisesCRUMLIN multi denominational school and its 30 pupils may be made homeless for the third time in three years when an order to…Tue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
1,000 lost to Irish due to lack of languagesALMOST 1,000 young people from outside Ireland are employed in the telemarketing sector here because local job seekers can't …Tue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
