Students’ union criticises ‘exorbitant’ rents in affluent Dublin areasCollege unions refusing to advertise accommodation where students are ‘exploited’Tue Aug 21 2018 - 12:05
Higher-level maths students performing well despite doubling in exam numbersSome 92% of students secured bonus points this year; just 2% failed to pass the examMon Aug 20 2018 - 06:00
CAO 2018: Points for arts fall amid demand for jobs-friendly coursesEngineering, teaching and nursing see some of the biggest points increases this yearMon Aug 20 2018 - 06:00
Sharp rise in students living at home due to accommodation crisisStudents unions say on-campus housing booked out in most third-level institutionsMon Aug 20 2018 - 06:00
Man in his 60s dies after stabbing in DublinGardaí are investigating following fatal incident in Crumlin on Sunday nightMon Aug 20 2018 - 00:20
Journalist Gemma O’Doherty announces intention to run for the presidencyShe joins four other contenders seeking nomination to run in presidential electionSun Aug 19 2018 - 21:18
Girls outperform boys in majority of Leaving Cert subjectsBoys fare better at higher maths, while boys in North overtake girls for the first timeFri Aug 17 2018 - 06:00
CAO Q&A: Does my disabled status mean I’m guaranteed a college place?Brian Mooney: No one is automatically eligible, even if they secure ‘Hear’ or ‘Dare’ statusFri Aug 17 2018 - 01:00
Bruton plays down high failure rate in ordinary level mathsState Examinations Commission to be asked to see if there are ‘lessons to be learned’Wed Aug 15 2018 - 18:04
More than 3,700 Leaving Cert pupils fail maths examPoints bonus for record numbers who gambled on sitting higher-level maths paperWed Aug 15 2018 - 17:13
‘I was in shock’ - Seven Leaving Cert students get eight H1sMore than 3,700 Leaving Cert pupils fail maths examWed Aug 15 2018 - 14:13
Leaving Cert: Still puzzled by the new grading system? Read thisThe old familiar grading system - A1, B2, C3 - was replaced with grades from H1 to H8 and O1 to O8Wed Aug 15 2018 - 07:57
Mother has to check son at school to ensure he’s not at riskLack of nursing supports for severely disabled children ‘matter of urgency’Tue Aug 07 2018 - 02:25
Vulnerable children at risk due to lack of nursing supports in schoolsState body warns of ‘urgent’ need to provide support for pupils with complex medical conditionsTue Aug 07 2018 - 02:24
Give me a crash course in. . . college refundsComplaints are giving rise to concerns over third-level qualitySat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Whatever happened to the teenage summer job?Picking strawberries or waiting tables used to be a rite of passage. But the summer job as we know it may be disappearingSat Aug 04 2018 - 00:00
Large gender gaps in senior levels of Irish academiaVast majority of top-paid posts held by men despite policies to promote equalityFri Aug 03 2018 - 00:01
Almost 4,000 mature students receive CAO offersStudents in further education set to find out if they have received ‘round zero’ offersThu Aug 02 2018 - 06:00
Quality of third-level courses ‘at risk’ due to funding shortagesStaff-student ratios resulting in larger class sizes, Higher Education Authority saysThu Aug 02 2018 - 00:52
Refunds controversy shines light on quality of third-level learningDeterioration of staff-student ratios among factors posing risk to calibre of educationTue Jul 31 2018 - 02:01
Galway students refunded after complaints about coursePostgraduate journalism students received thousands of euro over several yearsTue Jul 31 2018 - 02:00
Baptism of ire: School move to prioritise ‘active’ parishioners sparks controversyPrincipal’s resignation over admissions puts issue of faith and education in the spotlightMon Jul 30 2018 - 01:00
Student fees refunded on concern over quality of courseJournalism undergraduates at NUI Galway lodge complaints about placementsMon Jul 30 2018 - 01:00
Rising numbers of parents falling into debt to cover back-to-school costsMore than a third of parents taking out loans to pay for uniforms and booksMon Jul 30 2018 - 00:00
‘Critical’ need for investment in institutes of technologyUp to €400 million required over next five years to ensure sector is fit for purposeSun Jul 29 2018 - 08:38
Nearly €8m to be invested in technology for librariesInitiative forms part of rolling plan to double visitor numbers over the next five yearsWed Jul 25 2018 - 21:41
NUI Galway refuses to divulge cost of settling gender-row casesConfidential settlement involving four lecturers required sign-off by the GovernmentWed Jul 25 2018 - 19:06
Four female lecturers promoted after NUIG gender discrimination disputeSettlement costs likely to run to hundreds of thousands of euroWed Jul 25 2018 - 01:00
Former DCU president at centre of conflict-of-interest row in Scottish universityVon Prondzynski expresses ‘deep regret’ after probe finds he did not declare business relationship with newly-appointed vice-principalTue Jul 24 2018 - 20:25
Schools face ban on linking admissions to church attendanceGreystones C of I principal resigns over ranking based on ‘parochial engagement’Tue Jul 24 2018 - 00:09
Students will have to record activities for new Leaving Cert PE examSchools to get grants totalling €330,000 for the technology for the recordingsMon Jul 23 2018 - 16:29
Principal resigns from Greystones school over admissions rowSt Patrick’s National School seeking evidence of ‘parochial engagement’ among childrenMon Jul 23 2018 - 01:55
Primary-school teachers may be converted for second-level rolesSupply crisis solution suggested as pupils in post-primary set to reach record highsMon Jul 23 2018 - 01:52
New figures show extent of ‘class gap’ in higher educationFee-paying students much more likely to attend top Dublin-based universitiesMon Jul 23 2018 - 01:19
Falling primary school numbers will lead to ‘hundreds’ of surplus teachersAlmost 700 fewer primary teachers will be required between 2019 to 2021, review findsThu Jul 19 2018 - 18:43
Does Ireland really need more universities?Jury out on whether technological universities will be more than a name-plate changeWed Jul 18 2018 - 11:09
Dublin colleges to merge into technological university in JanuaryTaoiseach says ‘new departure’ in Irish education will drive regional developmentTue Jul 17 2018 - 20:21
Pupils opting out of religion must not get extra tuition - bishopsPupils studying religion will be at ‘disadvantage’ to others if change goes aheadTue Jul 17 2018 - 01:46
Unveiling of new schools in doubt after subcontractors picketSchools in Bray and Wexford may not now open in time for forthcoming school yearMon Jul 16 2018 - 19:21
New technological university for greater Dublin area to be announcedDIT, IT Tallaght and IT Blanchardstown will merge to form new type of universityMon Jul 16 2018 - 01:00
Vending machines are sources of revenue for schoolsChildren tempted by fizzy drinks, chocolate and crisps on a daily basis in schoolsThu Jul 12 2018 - 22:38
Innovation districts: creating buzzy hives of invention (and good coffee)Trinity’s plan for a Grand Canal Innovation District aims to attract investment and jobsThu Jul 12 2018 - 16:38
Students face being priced out of ‘luxury’ accommodationAlmost 3,000 new student beds built in the past year, claims Government reportThu Jul 12 2018 - 00:00
Vending machines selling junk food in schools ‘should be banned’Oireachtas education committee report says facilities can play key role in tackling obesityWed Jul 11 2018 - 21:03
Teacher shortages at second level set to deepenDepartment official says demographic bulge will cause pressure ‘across all subject areas’Tue Jul 10 2018 - 20:59
Non-teachers correcting papers puts ‘integrity’ of State exams at riskAnalysis: Low pay and ‘gruelling’ work mean many teachers unwilling to correct examsFri Jun 22 2018 - 01:00
People without teaching qualifications to mark examsRate of pay for correcting exam papers cited as main reason for rolling staff shortagesFri Jun 22 2018 - 01:00
‘Appalling’ pressure on Leaving Cert students facing three exams todayTimetable congestion means some students face almost nine hours of exams in one dayWed Jun 20 2018 - 13:33
Children as young as four presenting with anxiety and self-harmMajor study of 1,000 primary school principals highlights scale of emotional problemsWed Jun 20 2018 - 00:00
Leaving Cert accountancy: ‘Fair’ and wide-ranging testStudents quizzed on costing projects and preparing budgets in challenging examMon Jun 18 2018 - 19:21
