‘It may be time to cap university places’: Can school leavers be convinced to ditch CAO points race?As CAO deadline looms, Government is sending mixed messages to school leavers over future career and study optionsFri Jul 01 2022 - 01:00
Emergency legislation aims to deliver school places for 100 children with special needsMinisters unable to guarantee all children who require a school place will have one for SeptemberWed Jun 29 2022 - 05:00
The Leaving Cert is over. What happens to your exam script now?Most students’ exam papers are being marked online in a system which authorities say reduces errors and speeds up turnaround timesTue Jun 28 2022 - 17:05
Extra 1,000 CAO places aim to take heat out of points raceHarris says new places in nursing, IT, architecture, construction, engineering, education and welfare coursesTue Jun 28 2022 - 12:11
Ukrainian pupils adapt to life in Irish schools: ‘They are very, very strong at maths’Teachers say Irish education system has responded well in meeting the needs of 7,000 Ukrainian pupilsSun Jun 26 2022 - 16:30
College applicants must wait until September 8th for CAO offersMany applying abroad will have to accept places before knowing if they have a place in an Irish universityFri Jun 24 2022 - 21:20
Leaving Cert economics: ‘No short cuts and nowhere to hide’ Topics such as market failures and sustainability feature in a diverse paper with plenty of choiceFri Jun 24 2022 - 17:29
Leaving Cert students must wait until September 2nd to receive resultsLater date will delay college for thousands of students and spark last-minute scramble for accommodationThu Jun 23 2022 - 12:00
Special needs pupils without school places are being ‘failed’ by department, says children’s ombudsmanThousands of children must travel outside their communities to access special education places, says MuldoonWed Jun 22 2022 - 00:00
‘Outdated’ minimum entry requirements for special needs assistants under reviewThree Ds in the Junior Cert, or equivalent, are currently required to become an SNATue Jun 21 2022 - 20:41
Leaving Cert students sit first ever Chinese exam: ‘It’s definitely easier than Irish’About 290 students sat the Mandarin Chinese paper on MondayMon Jun 20 2022 - 18:39
Leaving Cert results ‘likely’ to be issued in late AugustGovernment sources signal release date, with examiner shortage one of several factors behind uncertaintyMon Jun 20 2022 - 06:22
Depression rates soared among young adults during Covid-19 pandemic - ESRI reportAbout 40% of young men and 55% of young woman classified as ‘depressed’Mon Jun 20 2022 - 00:00
Ministers object to ‘special education centres’ as solution to crisis in school placesControversial plan, which critics say amounts to ‘segregated education’, not yet formally ruled outSun Jun 19 2022 - 18:40
Student who left Leaving Cert exam due to medical emergency permitted to re-sit paperRules state that candidates who take ill during exam are not allowed access to deferred Leaving Cert papersSun Jun 19 2022 - 14:27
Exams commission acknowledges error in Irish version of LC maths paperMistake meant question made ‘no sense’ and left some students ‘bewildered’, teachers sayThu Jun 16 2022 - 19:36
Strong teacher-training colleges’ performance under new social mobility rankings for higher educationSt Angela's College in Sligo tops the league table, followed by Letterkenny IT and Mary Immaculate College in LimerickFri Jun 10 2022 - 00:01
Junior Cycle Irish: 20 schools get correct papers after last-minute scramblePaper targeted at English-medium schools posed a greater challenge, say teachersThu Jun 09 2022 - 15:01
Trinity climbs into top 100 universities worldwide as others slip down rankingsMost Irish universities lose ground in the latest QS World University Rankings for 2023Wed Jun 08 2022 - 21:00
Leaving Cert day one: ‘Curve ball’ question may have caught some students outLeaving Cert exam wrapWed Jun 08 2022 - 20:37
Leaving Cert English paper 1: A ‘beautiful’ paper which gave opportunities for original writingxams got underway at 9.30am for almost 60,000 Leaving Cert studentsWed Jun 08 2022 - 14:16
More than 131,000 students to sit Junior and Leaving Cert exams todayState Examinations Commission appeals for teachers to work as examiners to meet shortfallWed Jun 08 2022 - 06:00
Last-minute appeal for teachers to take examiner roles as Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams begin More than 131,000 students to sit first full set of in-person State exams in three yearsWed Jun 08 2022 - 06:00
More than 1,000 new CAO places to be created to ease points raceSimon Harris to seek Cabinet approval for extra capacity in nursing, construction, climate and social care college coursesTue Jun 07 2022 - 06:00
Leaving Cert maths exam not advanced enough for top students — studyIreland has relatively few high-achieving maths and science students compared with other countriesMon Jun 06 2022 - 06:00
Two motorcyclists killed in M50 crash as northbound closed for several hoursGardaí appeal to members of the public not to share graphic images of the fatal crash which claimed one lifeFri Jun 03 2022 - 23:16
Barristers sign petition to improve ‘miserable’ payments Rates for criminal legal aid in District Court described as ‘unsustainable’ and ‘damaging’Fri Jun 03 2022 - 21:43
Emergency legislation could be used to fast-track special school placesAt least 80 children in Dublin area with special needs do not have appropriate school placeFri Jun 03 2022 - 20:58
Detector dog sniffs out large consignment of cigarettes at Dublin PortWaffle has helped uncover millions of euro worth of drugs and contraband over the past yearFri Jun 03 2022 - 18:30
Leaving Cert students with Covid required to stay away from exams for eight daysDeferred exams due to get underway on June 30thWed Jun 01 2022 - 22:26
Number of special needs assistants in mainstream classes to be maintainedExtra 1,100 posts to be allocated for special classes as plans for new front-loading model delayedTue May 31 2022 - 20:01
Plan to create special education centres ‘dead in the water’, say Government sourcesMinister Josepha Madigan last week said controversial proposal was still an option to be exploredMon May 30 2022 - 19:59
‘It’s shameful. Our children have been forgotten’New survey indicates that hundreds of vulnerable young people do not have special education placesMon May 30 2022 - 02:13
Almost 270 children with autism do not have appropriate school places - surveyCampaigners seek emergency legislation to ensure vulnerable children have access to education which meets their needsMon May 30 2022 - 02:07
Student dropout rates climb across several universities amid concern over low engagementHigher education counselling services say record numbers presenting with anxiety, low mood and lonelinessSat May 28 2022 - 05:51
‘Isolated, disconnected and lonely’: Student dropout rates climb as many struggle to readjust to post-Covid college lifeUniversity counselling services report record levels of anxiety, low mood and loneliness among studentsSat May 28 2022 - 05:12
Plans for special education centres for children without school places draws backlashAdvocacy groups say Government move would impact “massively” on inclusion and educational outcomes of vulnerable childrenThu May 26 2022 - 16:33
Government plans ‘special education centres’ as emergency response to shortage of appropriate school placesAutism campaigners question whether plans will meet the needs of vulnerable childrenWed May 25 2022 - 21:21
College places to be ring-fenced outside CAO points race in plan to ‘unify’ third levelSimon Harris announces details of plans to create a ‘unified’ third level systemWed May 25 2022 - 18:23
High numbers of migrants in Ireland progress to college, unlike many other countriesStrong emphasis on third level in Irish schools and high education levels among migrant parents may be key factors — researchersWed May 25 2022 - 14:24
‘Are you living at home with your parents?’ Study to shed light on lives of Gen ZNine-year-olds who featured in Growing Up in Ireland study now approaching mid-20sWed May 25 2022 - 00:00
School bus operators to receive extra €5m funding to keep services runningOver 121,000 children at primary and secondary reliant on school buses each dayMon May 23 2022 - 01:00
TD and Minister for Education clash over sex education rolloutFine Gael’s Jennifer Carroll MacNeill criticises ‘general responses’ and ‘lack of output’Thu May 19 2022 - 16:01
Up to 80 children with special needs in Dublin without school placesTaoiseach apologises to family without appropriate education for seven yearsWed May 18 2022 - 19:39
Examiner shortage emerges just weeks before Leaving CertMarking fees for teachers increased by 50% or more in effort to attract more applicantsWed May 18 2022 - 17:00
Science foundation and research council to merge in major shake-upNew innovation strategy commits to providing more than €1 billion in funding to sectorWed May 18 2022 - 00:00
‘Extreme concern’ over shortage of student accommodation due to Ukrainian crisisStudent accommodation would be cheaper without en-suites, says university chairTue May 17 2022 - 17:33
Universities want Leaving Cert moved to May to ease pressure on studentsResults delay risks chaos finding accommodation or studying abroad, students warnTue May 17 2022 - 12:19
Leaving Cert results may be late, with fears of knock-on problemsColleges fear delay to new academic year and last-minute scramble for accommodationMon May 16 2022 - 03:00
Number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools climbs to 5,843Official data suggest significant spare capacity remains at primary and second-levelMon May 16 2022 - 00:00
