Leaving Cert oral students marked down ‘through no fault of their own’Examiners say they were instructed not to flag concerns over shortcomings in the interviewsMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:43
School distributes antigen tests to Leaving Cert students amid Covid fearsLeaving Cert exams get under way with public health measures in placeThu Jun 10 2021 - 00:32
Leaving Cert: Schools confident students will respect Covid measures as exams get under waySome 55,000 students expected to sit written exams, which begin todayWed Jun 09 2021 - 03:00
Grade inflation undermining quality of university degrees, President Higgins warnsAcademic freedom and breadth of teaching at universities under threat, says PresidentTue Jun 08 2021 - 22:11
Irish universities slip down world rankings as Trinity retains 101st placeRising student numbers and freeze on staffing a factor behind drop in performanceTue Jun 08 2021 - 21:00
College campus reopening plan to allow large lectures, sports activity and societiesStudents to have monthly-payment option for accommodation in case of fourth waveTue Jun 08 2021 - 07:12
More Leaving Cert students set to miss exams following Covid-19 casesHarris says there is a ‘huge need’ to review Leaving Cert after pandemic endsMon Jun 07 2021 - 19:35
Spectators at trial sports events must abide by new code of conductAttendees must wear face masks, remain seated and stay within social bubblesMon Jun 07 2021 - 19:00
Students to receive CAO offers four days after Leaving Cert resultsApplicants will have less than a week to accept round one college offersFri Jun 04 2021 - 13:41
Oversupply of primary teachers may ‘enable lower class sizes’Fresh data show fall in pupil numbers could mean 13,000 extra teachers by end of decadeThu Jun 03 2021 - 19:21
Primary schools face oversupply of 13,000 teachers by end of decadePlan to retrain primary teachers as special education tutors at second levelThu Jun 03 2021 - 03:30
Leaving Cert students must wait until September 3rd to get resultsSome third-level institutions to delay enrolment of first years due to later results dateWed Jun 02 2021 - 17:33
Thousands who lost jobs to get free training in digital skills under recovery planRetrofitting homes to be focus of re-training and new bid to tackle student digital divideTue Jun 01 2021 - 19:02
Teachers set to run remote classes during future school closuresFailure to cooperate with reforms would trigger pay freezes for union membersTue Jun 01 2021 - 18:45
Twelve big ideas for the future of educationThe Government has pledged to establish a citizens’ assembly to reform the education system – but what issues should we address? We asked a dozen public figures in the arts, media, business and education for their viewsTue Jun 01 2021 - 00:00
Trinity gets €30m in largest ever third level individual philanthropic donationEric and Barbara Kinsella give funds for development of new Trinity East campusMon May 31 2021 - 07:00
Third-level colleges planning for ‘significant increase in on-site activity’Survey finds many students feel disconnect from college, and have had issues finding work spacesMon May 31 2021 - 00:01
Languages to be introduced to primary schools on pilot basisPupils in more than 100 schools to learn foreign languages from third classMon May 31 2021 - 00:01
Poorly ventilated schools to get air monitors, cleaners under updated guidanceMove highlights unsuitability of many schools for modern era, say teachersFri May 28 2021 - 18:02
Virtual graduations and dance challenges: Schools mark end of turbulent yearMixed emotions for Leaving Cert students who have missed out on key milestonesFri May 28 2021 - 16:39
Jones Engineering's chairman and his wife donate €30m to Trinity College DublinEric Kinsella and wife Barbara make largest single philanthropic donation in IrelandThu May 27 2021 - 07:00
Parents’ alarm over low take-up of summer catch-up programme for vulnerable pupilsGovernment says it is working with schools to provide necessary resources and supportsWed May 26 2021 - 18:47
Parents ‘bubble-wrapping’ children may damage mental health, committee toldSchools face rising ‘interpersonal issues’ which often occur on social mediaTue May 25 2021 - 19:08
New technological university for the Midlands is namedThird level institution is to be established from merger of Limerick IT and Athlone ITTue May 25 2021 - 13:16
How coronavirus has shaped this year’s Leaving Cert studentsAnxious, resilient and grateful: for many it has been a time of growth and reflectionMon May 24 2021 - 00:30
SF calls for fines for lobbying teachers over children’s Leaving Cert results‘No penalty’ for parents in draft laws, which provide for withholding students’ results onlyMon May 24 2021 - 00:30
Plan to form technological university for the west moves a step closerGMIT, Letterkenny IT and IT Sligo submit bid to create new university in January 2022Fri May 21 2021 - 19:18
Ireland increases overseas aid as part of global drive to boost education accessColm Brophy says aid budget rising this year, despite the economic shock from Covid-19Wed May 19 2021 - 19:59
Leaving Cert students urged to reduce social contacts ahead of examsPupils with Covid-19 symptoms advised to self-isolate and not attend examsWed May 19 2021 - 18:29
Pupils relying on internet rather than school for sex education, students sayOireachtas hears of fears among teachers in addressing sensitive topics in classTue May 18 2021 - 21:25
Face masks, pods and early starts: how the Leaving Cert exams will be run this yearMingling with other students before and after exams to be banned on school premisesTue May 18 2021 - 20:34
New artist residency scheme in schools set to nurture creativityGovernment programme aimed at inspiring ‘brilliant young actors, musicians and artists’Thu May 13 2021 - 20:17
Covid-19: Transmission rates in schools remain low despite outbreaks doubling in one week1.7% of close contacts in schools test positive, latest weekly HSE figures showWed May 12 2021 - 15:31
Teen behaviour more influenced by schools than localities, study findsYouths attending disadvantaged schools had higher levels of truancy, antisocial behaviourWed May 12 2021 - 14:09
Junior Cert students ‘disengaged’ due to exam cancellationSome 70% of secondary schools reported less pupil involvement during Covid-19 closuresWed May 12 2021 - 01:00
Children with disabilities much more likely to be bullied in schoolMany children with additional needs targeted because they are ‘different’Tue May 11 2021 - 20:49
‘Our children are left in limbo’: Newly built Greystones school lying idle for a yearTalks to resolve row over fire safety issues between department and WBS fail to reach agreementTue May 11 2021 - 20:15
Expanded summer ‘catch-up’ programme to support up to 81,000 vulnerable childrenMinisters announce €40m supports for pupils with special needs or at risk of disadvantageTue May 11 2021 - 16:55
High-points courses ‘maxed out’ as record 84,000 students apply for college placesMature students, overseas applications push third-level applications to new highMon May 10 2021 - 03:21
Leaving Cert students ‘terrified’ about contracting Covid in run-up to examsCandidates and families urged to avoid situations which could expose them to riskSun May 09 2021 - 20:49
‘Sweeping reforms’ not to threaten autonomy of universitiesInstitutions fear emphasis on ‘control’ in significant shake-up of third-level governanceThu May 06 2021 - 17:12
Leaving Cert: Schools to use thousands of classrooms and halls to run examsSocially distanced written exams mean thousands of supervisors must be recruitedTue May 04 2021 - 01:46
Irish children’s reading skills improved during lockdown – reportMarked uplift in reading enjoyment levels during pandemicMon May 03 2021 - 01:00
Technological university for south-east moves a step forwardWIT and IT Carlow submit application to merge and create new institutionFri Apr 30 2021 - 19:11
‘My children haven’t returned to school. We feel completely forgotten’Mother says children cannot attend school due to her medical condition, but are not entitled to remote tuitionFri Apr 30 2021 - 03:35
Covid-19: Thousands of children did not return to school following closuresOmbudsman voices concern over ‘forgotten families’ without access to educationFri Apr 30 2021 - 03:30
Parents frustrated over primary schools taking holidays next weekDepartment of Education says schools entitled to use ‘discretionary days’ for holidaysThu Apr 29 2021 - 18:57
UCD ‘a joke university’, under-fire lecturer tells studentsDr Paul Stokes faces several ‘tribunals of inquiry’ after complaints over his teachingThu Apr 29 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus outbreak at Bray school in Beacon Hospital vaccine controversyA number of teaching staff and students at St Gerard’s test positive for Covid-19Wed Apr 28 2021 - 12:05
Thousands of apprentices waiting up to a year for training due to Covid-197,500 trainees such as plumbers and electricians unable to access off-the-job trainingTue Apr 27 2021 - 19:02
