Trinity College Dublin to resume with as much face-to-face teaching as possibleOnline lectures and on-campus tutorials for small groups may continue into 2021Wed Jun 03 2020 - 15:15
National Museum of Ireland seeks experts to dismantle 100-year-old whale skeletonsMove aims to pave way for planned €15m renovation and extension of ‘Dead Zoo’Wed Jun 03 2020 - 02:51
Future Leaving Cert exams may be influenced by ‘calculated grades’TUI president says grading process should be studied to see if aspects are worth retainingTue Jun 02 2020 - 00:46
Pods of four and ‘tapered curriculum’ among suggestions for when schools reopenDepartment considers plan that could allow most students return to school full-time in AugustSat May 30 2020 - 02:00
Covid-19: Pupils may be kept apart in groups and pods when schools reopenPrimary and secondary schools to restart at end of August, Varadkar confirmsSat May 30 2020 - 01:45
Q&A: How many days a week will children be able to attend school from late August?Roadmap for reopening schools being drawn up over the next fortnightFri May 29 2020 - 18:22
Coronavirus: Universities plan to limit student access to campusesThird-level institutions preparing for hybrid online and in-person approachFri May 29 2020 - 14:30
Almost 1,000 students fail to register before calculated grades deadlineSome 98% of Leaving Cert pupils sign up and will receive their results in AugustFri May 29 2020 - 14:27
Covid-19 student days: Empty lecture theatres, online learning and micro-communitiesUniversities are working to ensure college life is rich and not just screen-mediatedFri May 29 2020 - 11:00
Coronavirus: HSE experts support the early reopening of schoolsNew research finds that schools in Ireland are not a high-risk setting for Covid-19Fri May 29 2020 - 01:57
Deadline for Leaving Cert registration for calculated grades extended to noon on FridayMcHugh says his department will work with schools to identify non-registered studentsThu May 28 2020 - 22:35
All students will not return to school even if social distancing relaxed – McHughSchool capacity will still be curtailed even if need for two-metre distance reduced to oneThu May 28 2020 - 11:49
Some 10,000 Leaving Cert students yet to register for calculated gradesMinister for Education appeals to students not to leave online sign up until last minuteWed May 27 2020 - 16:53
Leaving Cert: Teachers advised to ‘destroy’ documents relating to students’ gradesSchools have been directed to only retain official forms with students’ final gradesWed May 27 2020 - 01:00
Many Leaving Cert students likely to defer college places this year, says reportLecture hall capacity may reduce by 90%, says Higher Education Authority reportTue May 26 2020 - 21:02
Leaving Cert Q&A: How do I apply for my calculated grades?Students are required to register online by 10pm on Thursday May 28thTue May 26 2020 - 14:11
Teachers enter uncharted territory in grading Leaving Cert studentsIndemnity concerns reflect wider uncertainty within school sector over what lies aheadFri May 22 2020 - 21:22
Leaving Cert: Breakthrough in ASTI row over predicted gradesSecondary teachers’ union directs members to engage in predictive grades processFri May 22 2020 - 16:32
Leaving Cert plan in doubt as teachers’ union tells members not to co-operateASTI says proposal to indemnify teachers against legal action is not strong enoughThu May 21 2020 - 20:18
Leaving Cert Q&A: How do I apply to get my calculated grades?Department officials have published guidance on how the new grading process will applyThu May 21 2020 - 14:51
Primary schools unlikely to reopen in June as union sees ‘mammoth task’ in SeptemberMinister says massive logistical work required to reopen schools in SeptemberThu May 21 2020 - 09:47
Minister outlines task to reopen schools in time for SeptemberComments dampen call from National Parents’ Council Primary for partial June reopeningWed May 20 2020 - 21:10
Coronavirus: Call to partially reopen primary schools in JuneNational Parents’ Council Primary urges review, but Harris rules out sixth-class returnWed May 20 2020 - 17:31
Parents should agree safety contracts prior to reopening schools, say principalsPupils may end up having to attend school on certain days of the weekTue May 19 2020 - 18:55
Teachers must declare conflicts of interest when grading Leaving Cert studentsDeputy principal may be asked to mark student if a teacher is grading their childTue May 19 2020 - 18:11
Gifts for teachers to be treated as ‘serious attempt’ to undermine Leaving Cert gradesOfficial guidance for schools over use of calculated grades to issue this weekMon May 18 2020 - 02:55
Students leave school to virtual graduations and a rapping chaplainCanon Peter Campion’s rap for Leaving Cert students at King’s Hospital proves online hitSun May 17 2020 - 18:48
Are schools ready for predicted grades? Some have used them for yearsData firm says results can be calculated within a single grade with 96% accuracySun May 17 2020 - 18:15
Parents call for primary schools to be reopened as soon as possibleCalls prompted in part by reopening of schools in number of European countriesFri May 15 2020 - 17:30
Is it safe to reopen schools? Other European countries are finding outHow our neighbours manage the return of pupils is being watched closely in IrelandThu May 14 2020 - 17:03
Primary schools likely to reopen on phased basis with smaller classesSchool managers, teachers’ warn nothing will be the same due to public health rulesThu May 14 2020 - 15:18
Staggered starts, temperature checks, face masks: the Leaving Cert that never wasState Examinations Commission document shows scale of challenge staging examsWed May 13 2020 - 18:45
No plans to reopen schools before SeptemberVaradkar said ‘among the safest things’ the State can do in coming months is to reopen schoolsWed May 13 2020 - 18:43
Minister for Education, Labour spokesman come to verbal blows over ‘school profiling’Joe Mc Hugh insists schools will award grades, not Department of EducationWed May 13 2020 - 18:08
Leaving Cert students banned from contacting teachers as school endsAttempts to influence teachers likely to be formally recorded at school levelTue May 12 2020 - 15:30
Leaving Cert: Teachers seek safeguards against parental pressure on gradesGovernment concerned over exposure to legal action by students who may miss out on college placesSat May 09 2020 - 15:00
Government fears lawsuits over ‘calculated grades’ as Leaving Cert postponedMinister for Education Joe McHugh admits there are ‘legal vulnerabilities’ with new planSat May 09 2020 - 01:07
A fortnight ago McHugh said predicted grades were ‘biased’. What changed?Plans to hold exams crumbled under the weight of health advice and mounting public pressureFri May 08 2020 - 19:33
Leaving Cert postponed with students to be offered option of calculated gradesDecision will be relief to students and parents after weeks of uncertaintyFri May 08 2020 - 16:09
Q&A: Am I better off opting for exams or predicted grades?Students will have the option of taking calculated grades and sitting examsFri May 08 2020 - 15:11
Leaving Cert to be cancelled: But will 'Plan B' be fair to students?Most candidates want it – but some may change their mind if they miss out on pointsThu May 07 2020 - 21:06
Leaving Cert cancelled: Students who want written exam will have to waitSchools to play key role in determining what grades students will receiveThu May 07 2020 - 20:25
Leaving Cert ‘Plan B’ could see grades based on class rankingsTeachers’ unions are examining proposed alternative to summer examsThu May 07 2020 - 18:32
Teachers voice concerns about health implications if Leaving Cert goes aheadUnion agreement will be crucial in facilitating options such as expected gradesThu May 07 2020 - 06:00
Covid-19: Survey shows just 15% of Leaving Cert students want exams to go aheadSurvey of 24,000 sixth years says 79% want exams to be replaced with predicted gradesWed May 06 2020 - 16:13
Boarding schools highlight social-distancing challenges for Leaving CertOverseas students fear they will not be able to return to Ireland to sit exams in AugustWed May 06 2020 - 02:06
Uncertainty faces 2,000 Leaving Cert students seeking college places abroadExam delay means results could come too late for some to start college in UK or EUWed May 06 2020 - 01:00
Leaving Cert contingency plans being examined, department saysEducation sources say option of awarding grades in absence of exams being discussedTue May 05 2020 - 19:06
‘Plan B’ for Leaving Cert exams under active considerationOfficials looking at how to award grades if summer exams do not happenMon May 04 2020 - 03:00
Universities eye more Irish students to replace overseas lossesFall in foreign student numbers could result in drop in CAO points for number of coursesSun May 03 2020 - 18:09
