Smartphone bans in isolation fail to equip children for healthy use of tech, say experts
‘Schools, teachers and parents require training and guidance to help them support children’s healthy use of technology’
Helen McEntee
Almost all Irish primary schools employed unqualified substitutes in last academic year
Principal says staff shortages placing ‘immense pressure’ on schools
Teacher training to include mandatory placements in special education
Move comes after threefold increase in prevalence of autism in the last 10 years
Oral exams for Leaving Cert English: How will they work?
Oral presentations are increasingly being used at third level in response to AI – and secondary schools are set to follow suit
Leaving Cert students to face oral exams in English under sweeping changes
Draft plan would see candidates quizzed on plays or books at end of fifth year
Grind schools create an injustice at the heart of Ireland’s education system
Unthinkable: How fair are the State exams if some students can buy an advantage in the form of specialised tuition?
Q&A: Why are teachers worried about AI and the Leaving Cert?
Teachers' union seeks legal indemnity to protect members who must authenticate students' work
UK-Ireland summit: How it sought to repair diplomatic damage of recent years
The two governments on message as joint initiatives on everything from wind energy to security abound at convivial UK-Ireland summit
As Fergus Finlay and Tom Clonan’s spat escalates, Sarah McInerney relishes the radio gold
Radio: The whiff of cordite in the RTÉ studio is strong enough to warrant a UN peacekeeping mandate of its own
Schools in poorest areas to get extra support under ‘Deis-plus’ scheme
McEntee plans to tackle drop-off in school attendance with supports for at-risk pupils
‘Why must we fight for our children’s basic rights?’ – Parents sleep out over lack of school places for pupils with special needs
McEntee says department doing ‘everything possible’ to help
State loses appeal to High Court finding designation of UK as ‘safe third country’ was unlawful
Judge says legislative changes since the ruling raised questions of mootness
Two issues on Helen McEntee’s desk will provide an early clue to her ambitions as Minister for Education
How she proposes to address them – and the extent of her resolve and ambition in managing her new portfolio – will become clear over the coming months
Can Jim O’Callaghan live up to his brand as the law and order politician?
In Justice, political ambition quickly collides with political reality
Creeslough: Woman who lost relatives in explosion says she would never enter shop built on site of tragedy
Families who lost loved ones received letters on Thursday telling them of decision to grant permission for new service station on blast site
No unilateral roster changes for thousands of HSE staff, say unions
Senior Minister earlier said Government ‘expects and insists’ that HSE should work within agreements
Man (34) killed in Dublin stabbing is named as asylum seeker from Nigeria
Minister for Justice says those responsible for fatal attack on South Anne Street will be tracked down
Amid all of the toxic masculinity, no one mentions the toxic femininity that supports it
When the institutions of the land imply women are inferior, it’s hard not to doubt yourself
School meals to be made available during summer in bid to tackle ‘holiday hunger’
Many pupils taking part in summer programme will have access to ‘nutritious’ lunches
Protest at Dáil gates for Synge Street Gaelcholáiste
Students call on Minister for Education Helen McEntee to provide a timeline for promised Gaelcholáiste
Big tech is bullying teachers into premature adoption of AI. We need to slow down
Most of the Irish debate concerns potential for cheating in the assessment components of new senior cycle. Why are widespread calls for a delay being ignored?
‘We’ve lost 11 days of school ... attendance has collapsed’: Principals on the enduring effects of Storm Éowyn
While power has been restored to most schools, teachers feel children’s needs have not been prioritised
McEntee to push ahead with €9m smartphone pouches as study casts doubt over their merits
Phone ban in schools not linked to pupils getting higher grades or better mental health, new research finds
Ireland to set up new trade advisory bodies amid Trump EU tariff threats
Cabinet expected to approve new ‘resilience plan’ for ESB to ensure the State’s energy grid is better equipped to withstand extreme weather events
Ireland saw record number of asylum applicants in 2024
New fast-tracking measures introduced in mid-year for applicants from Nigeria and Jordan significantly reduced numbers applying from those countries
‘It’s 2025 - not the Stone Age’: Government to face extra pressure to promote female TDs as junior ministers
Labour leader Ivana Bacik said there were the same number of Ministers with the name James as there were women
Who’s in the Cabinet? All the Ministers appointed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and their roles
Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice
Chaos in the Dáil - as it happened: McDonald accuses Government of ‘incredible arrogance’ as Opposition says it will not back down over speaking demands
What was essentially a pro forma day has descended into a fiasco
Ministers to be unveiled today as almost all departments set to change
Fianna Fáil’s Mary Butler and Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon are among TDs tipped for promotion
Ireland’s next Cabinet: Who are the frontrunners and how do they rank?
Who is likely to end up where after the confabulations are done and dusted?
Bashed tables, dad dancing and pizza: how the deal for a new government was done
The bulk of the six-week negotiations happened between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but the Regional Independent Group played a vital role in forming the new government
Ministers, super juniors and chief whips - what jobs are filled in the cabinet?
Explainer: decisions about government policy and proposals for legislation are made at cabinet meetings
‘It has been intense’: Inside the room of Government formation
Across the different parties and groups, more than 20 negotiators have been working hard to hammer out a deal
Intensive government coalition talks to get under way today
Regional Independent group and two Healy-Rae brothers set to join new government if negotiations are successful
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