Affluent graduates earn more within months of leaving collegeHigher proportion of well-off students earned in excess of €40,000 after graduationThu Feb 16 2023 - 00:01
Fee-charging schools do not greatly enhance students’ chances of securing high CAO points – studyFactors such as family background, gender and school type ‘minor and marginal compared to individual variation in ability’Wed Feb 15 2023 - 15:29
‘I was quite shocked’: Student gets record-matching 9 H1s after appealing Leaving Cert resultsCaraíosa O’Farrell (18) matches joint-highest result any Leaving Cert student is known to have achievedTue Feb 14 2023 - 00:01
‘Free fees’ aimed to make college accessible for all – did it work?More than 25 years after former minister Niamh Bhreathnach introduced measure, it is back on political agendaSat Feb 11 2023 - 03:00
Frustration as delayed Leaving Cert results may cut university term short Students say release of results in September will spark last-minute scramble for accommodationThu Feb 09 2023 - 17:32
Summer school aims to boost participation of children with complex needsJust 400 out of 8,000 children in special schools accessed last year’s programmeThu Feb 09 2023 - 17:01
Leaving Cert results may not issue until early September - Norma FoleyDelay set to result in later college start and last-minute scramble for college accommodationWed Feb 08 2023 - 20:27
Munster Technological University plans ‘phased’ reopening next week after IT breachUniversity engaging with National Cyber Security Centre and others as investigations into incident continueWed Feb 08 2023 - 17:53
School-based screening can improve mental health of teenagers, new study findsRCSI research is first to examine impact of school-based interventions on preventing mental health disordersWed Feb 08 2023 - 15:34
No plastic bottles, cups or cutlery: UCC eliminates single-use materials from campus Cork university to create first sustainability and climate action office in higher educationTue Feb 07 2023 - 19:07
Munster Technological University to remain closed on Wednesday as staff assess IT breachMTU says security systems detected security breach ‘at an early stage’Tue Feb 07 2023 - 18:09
Principals seek ‘right to disconnect’ due to additional working hours outside school dayNew research shows most school leaders work weekends and during holidaysTue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00
‘There’s a lot of hostility online’: How students are trying to make the internet a safer placeTeenage ambassadors for Safer Internet Day are educating classmates on the importance of empathy and respect onlineTue Feb 07 2023 - 03:00
Sharp division over teaching of gender identity and use of pronouns in updated sex education syllabusA number of Catholic bodies, while welcoming the move to update the curriculum, said the ethos of schools must be respected in delivering the programmeMon Feb 06 2023 - 05:00
Decline in students taking foreign languages for Leaving CertGovernment strategy aims to increase Ireland’s presence on the ‘global stage’ by boosting numbers studying languagesMon Feb 06 2023 - 00:00
Lessons of The Troubles discussed in Irish Times Debate semi-finalWinners go through to next month’s grand finalFri Feb 03 2023 - 20:53
Teachers to play key role in education needs assessments for vulnerable childrenAttempt to introduce changes last year was halted amid criticism from schools and campaignersThu Feb 02 2023 - 17:46
Government mining policy risks ‘degrading’ environment and damaging health, campaigners sayNew blueprint on mineral exploration aims to support 'environmentally sustainable mineral exploration and mining'Thu Feb 02 2023 - 11:19
CAO points race: applications match last year’s high levelMore than 78,000 applications for higher education courses this yearWed Feb 01 2023 - 20:13
Number of Ukrainian pupils in Irish schools rises to almost 15,000Education system still has spare capacity on a national basis but pressure points remain in some local areasWed Feb 01 2023 - 17:34
Teachers who qualified abroad to be fast-tracked into Irish schoolsMove aimed at supply of registered primary and second level teachers available to fill vacanciesTue Jan 31 2023 - 21:36
One in five secondary schools do not have a sports hall despite PE becoming exam subjectProvision of facilities must be priority given development and need to tackle obesity, says SF spokesmanTue Jan 31 2023 - 18:23
Templeogue College tells parents it stands against discrimination as it commits to addressing staff complaintsSpiritan-run school at centre of staff grievances including taking down of Pride flag in canteenSun Jan 29 2023 - 12:48
‘Poor performance, interpersonal problems’: Schools with ‘serious weaknesses’ identified by departmentSeven primary schools, three secondary and two special schools are being assisted by a ‘school improvement group’Sat Jan 28 2023 - 05:00
Trinity advises academics to adjust assignments in light of ChatGPT cheating threatStaff asked to review formats such as essays and consider more oral presentationsFri Jan 27 2023 - 18:33
At least seven asylum seekers told there is no State accommodation available following Citywest closurePeople ‘need to be aware of the fact that accommodation is not necessarily available in Ireland’, says VaradkarThu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00
Free schoolbooks at primary and second level would cost €120mExtending free books for post-primary students likely to be a feature of forthcoming Budget talksThu Jan 26 2023 - 00:01
Government defends request for asylum seekers to avoid travelling to Ireland at UN committeeO’Gorman says numbers seeking protection have jumped from 8,000 last year to 73,000 in just over a yearWed Jan 25 2023 - 17:06
UN questions Ireland over ‘alarming’ delays to assess children with disabilities, mental health issuesIrish officials brief committee on areas ranging from gender recognition for under-16s to lowering the voting ageTue Jan 24 2023 - 19:22
Ireland has one of highest school enrolment rates for Ukrainian childrenAbout 92% of refugee children here are enrolled in Irish schools while an estimated 66% of such children across Europe are not listed in education systemsTue Jan 24 2023 - 18:56
Staff report ‘toxic atmosphere’ and ‘clash of cultures’ at Spiritan-run secondary school in south DublinTempleogue College at centre of staff grievances including taking down of Pride flag in school canteenTue Jan 24 2023 - 17:17
‘We see hunger, homelessness, destitution’: The hidden struggle of overseas students in IrelandTens of thousands of Brazilians attend English language schools and work part-time - but many are unprepared for the cost of livingTue Jan 24 2023 - 00:00
Millions in charity given to third-level students for college fees and expensesSociety of St Vincent De Paul spent €2 million last year to support 600 students in higher educationMon Jan 23 2023 - 01:00
Report highlights ‘challenge’ of allowing children to opt out of new sex education syllabusSome parents say they intend to withdraw their children from updated Social and Personal Health Education (SPHE) syllabusMon Jan 23 2023 - 01:00
Concern among teacher unions over handling of Enoch Burke’s dismissalTeacher entitled to appeal outcome of disciplinary hearing within 10 school daysSun Jan 22 2023 - 19:37
Enoch Burke saga far from over with further appeals likelyUnder school disciplinary procedures Burke is entitled to appeal within 10 working daysSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Enoch Burke formally dismissed by Wilson’s Hospital School Move follows disciplinary hearing on Thursday which was disrupted by members of the Burke familyFri Jan 20 2023 - 19:36
TUI and ASTI exploring possible merger into single secondary teachers’ unionProposal to create join forces first floated by TUI officials in discussions over sectoral bargaining in current pay dealThu Jan 19 2023 - 19:40
Students oppose ‘inadequate’ plans to move Leaving Cert exams to fifth yearNorma Foley pledges to press ahead with reforms she says will ease pressure on studentsThu Jan 19 2023 - 14:44
Irish universities to review how they assess students following threat posed by AI chatbotChatGPT, released in November, generates nuanced essays within seconds in response to short promptsWed Jan 18 2023 - 19:43
Leaving Cert: Predicted grades may replace deferred exams for ill and bereavedStalled results lead to later start at college and last-minute scramble for college accommodationFri Jan 13 2023 - 05:00
Rapid increase of school transport scheme costs sparks concern over its ‘sustainability’Cost has jumped by almost 50% since 2020 to more than €330 millionThu Jan 12 2023 - 05:00
Taxpayer may end up paying most of €1.5bn redress for abuse by religious ordersDespite attempts to share bill on a 50:50 basis, contributions from congregations amount to just €480m, a shortfall of €270mMon Jan 09 2023 - 05:00
Multidenominational primary schools more likely to be oversubscribed than Catholic Of multidenominational schools, almost 26% have insufficient places to meet demand compared to nearly 6% of Catholic schoolsMon Jan 09 2023 - 05:00
Most fee-charging schools received millions in extra Covid-19 funding Applications for cleaning, PPE, supervision and minor works considered on ‘case-by-case’ basis, says Department of EducationMon Jan 09 2023 - 05:00
Enoch Burke returns to Wilson’s Hospital SchoolTeacher had been in prison before Christmas for contempt of orders restraining him from attending the schoolThu Jan 05 2023 - 16:37
Ukrainian pupils: plenty of spare capacity in Irish schools but risk of local shortagesSchools have absorbed 13,000 newcomers and most believe they can accommodate moreThu Jan 05 2023 - 05:00
Hotels and churches could be used as schools for Ukrainian pupils on emergency basisContingency plans envisage use of alternative settings if local demand for school places outstrips supplyThu Jan 05 2023 - 05:00
‘Baptism barrier’ is stumbling block to reconfiguring patronage, says Catholic schools bodyGroup claims removal of right for Catholic schools to discriminate on basis of religion in admission policies is a ‘discriminatory law’Wed Jan 04 2023 - 18:37
Cost of building hundreds of schools soars amid construction inflationRising costs are making it difficult for contractors to stand over tendered costs, records showWed Jan 04 2023 - 05:00
