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Education

College Fees

Minister indicates universal college fee cuts of €1000 won't be replicated in next budget

29 Jun

17.3k

Drumcondra

Delayed classrooms at Dublin school could be ready in November if no planning appeal lodged

22 Jun

10.9k

Drumcondra

Autism classes face delays at Dublin school in dispute over parish hall

13 Jun

12.0k

climate action

Twenty-eight schools to undergo major retrofit works this summer

9 Jun

29.5k

Equality in Education

Protest held in Dublin over lack of additional needs education provision

7 Jun

8.1k

Education

Threat of industrial action in secondary schools as ASTI rejects Leaving Cert reform package

7 Jun

13.8k

Higher Education

Three-quarters of Irish universities fall in global rankings - but TCD still best in the country

2 Jun

27.2k

ageing out

Young people who have been in care face struggles leaving school and care, research determines

23 May

4.7k

Education

Children’s Ombudsman received 371 complaints last year as part of 'campaign' against SPHE syllabus

22 May

5.1k

child mental health

Irish teens 'succeeding in school but struggling in life', says UN report

14 May

13.6k

The Dreaded Leaving Cert

Ministers discuss Leaving Cert reforms - and how to leverage teachers' pay to get them implemented

13 May

9.9k

Education

Opinion: Normalising the corporate funding of higher education in Ireland is a dangerous game

Jennie C Stephens & Conchur O Maonaigh

11 May

9.6k

Sráid Synge

Teachers protest at Dublin's Synge Street school over plans to switch to Gaelcholáiste

It was announced last year that Synge Street CBS will transition into a Gaelcholáiste by September 2026.

8 May

11.6k

FactCheck

FactCheck: Are there really more teachers in Ireland than ever before?

30 Apr

9.8k

Secondary SChools

Opinion: Ireland is changing — our schools need to change with it

Jen Cummins

Updated 29 Apr

14.9k

110

Education

Special Needs Assistants who lose positions in a school to benefit from redeployment scheme

24 Apr

29.6k

junior cycle

Changes made to Junior Cycle grade bands to be applied to upcoming exams

22 Apr

17.3k

Education

New teachers to get permanent contracts sooner in effort to make teaching 'more sustainable'

21 Apr

20.5k

Reach For the Stars

Irish teenagers to address space experts in US after beating 26,000 other schools

11 Apr

11.0k

Stressed Out

Vast majority of teachers in Ireland suffering 'moderate to high' burnout

10 Apr

15.0k

teacher shortage

Helen McEntee tells Cabinet she's willing to compel schools to open special education classes

8 Apr

23.2k

A1 from AI

Leaving Cert examiners offer €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers

7 Apr

40.1k

The Morning Lead

The number of schools needing financial crisis help has increased by 540% in two years

Almost half of schools receiving financial guidance are Deis and special schools.

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

15 hrs ago

8.7k

The Daily Poll

Should the Leaving Cert have fewer traditional written exams?

20 Mar

14.3k

Chin Wag

Oral exam in English on the cards for Leaving Cert students

19 Mar

17.3k

irish schools

Mass collaboration: The untapped potential of collective problem-solving

Kim Mackenzie-Doyle

25 Feb

4.5k

class sizes

Over 51,000 primary school pupils were in classes of 30 children or higher last year

25 Feb

5.8k

Education

McEntee says 'her intention' is that all children with additional needs will be offered a school place in September

13 Feb

12.8k

Phone Ban

Banning phones at school does not improve grades or mental health, says new UK study

5 Feb

6.2k

hot meals

Experts hit out at 'ultra-processed' hot school meals ahead of scheme's expansion

5 Feb

33.9k

Prefabs

Ireland has spent €86 million on prefabs for schools over the past three years

24 hrs ago

18.2k

Childcare

Opinion: When it comes to early years education, we're waiting for the Donogh O’Malley moment

Grainne McKenna & Dr Sheila Garrity

9 hrs ago

11.7k

The Morning Lead

Number of secondary pupils given Irish exemptions has almost doubled since before the pandemic

One in every 20 pupils was exempt from learning the language last year.

26 Dec 2024

26.8k

110

Education

State exam fees to be waived next year and cap on school transport fees to be extended

5 Nov 2024

9.8k

personal relationships

Secondary teacher: Pushing against the SPHE curriculum does nothing for the welfare of children

Eoghan Cleary

3 Nov 2024

16.4k

The Morning Lead

Norma Foley says there are enough special ed places for every child in Dublin 15 - but parents disagree

Two parents who sit on the Dublin 15 Taskforce, dispute the Minister’s claim.

Jane Matthews

1 Nov 2024

12.5k

failte ireland voices

Different pathways to success: I became a chef and lecturer despite having dropped out of school

Alex Quilter

31 Oct 2024

9.1k

Kyran Durnin

Minister seeks Tusla report on Kyran Durnin as Harris says 'structure' needed to find out what happened

23 Oct 2024

6.8k

Leaders' Questions

Taskforce needed on teacher shortage ‘crisis’, Dáil told

23 Oct 2024

6.0k

fire and brimstone

Niamh O'Reilly: Why do I bring my children to mass to hear how unworthy they are?

Niamh O'Reilly

21 Oct 2024

28.0k

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