‘I feel betrayed. I have no guarantee of an internship after spending $200,000’Under changes to medical internships, priority is being given to CAO applicantsMon Mar 21 2016 - 01:00
Demand from medical graduates for intern posts exceeds supplyShortage prompts authorities to prioritise CAO graduates over international studentsMon Mar 21 2016 - 01:00
Galway-Mayo IT says it is improving performanceCollege warned that State funding could be withheld if it fails to meet targetsWed Mar 16 2016 - 01:00
Third-level colleges face penalties over ‘poor performance’€1m State funding may be withheld for GMIT, Dundalk Institute of Technology and NCADTue Mar 15 2016 - 10:26
Urgent appeal as some blood supplies down to five days‘If more donors don’t volunteer blood, the implications for blood supply are huge’Tue Mar 15 2016 - 01:00
How are our universities and colleges performing?Most institutions are faring well, but three face penalties for poor performanceTue Mar 15 2016 - 01:00
TUI motions may spark fresh industrial unrest in schoolsOutgoing Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan will not attend teachers’ conferencesMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Higher education sector under pressure as never beforeWithout funding reform, third-level institutions will not be able to cope with demandThu Mar 10 2016 - 01:00
CAO 2016: Jump in applications for courses linked to recoveryPoints increases likely for architecture, engineering, construction and businessWed Mar 09 2016 - 11:03
Uncertain election means third-level reforms may be delayedAnalysis: Higher education is in crisis following seven years of sharp funding cutsWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:04
Emigrant graduates may be pursued for loan repaymentsNew report on future funding of Irish higher education includes tuition loan proposalWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
INTO backs industrial action over promotions, workload97% of primary teachers balloted vote to cease involvement in school self-evaluationTue Mar 08 2016 - 16:07
How to get primary school pupils glued to the newsClic News, a website run by DIT journalism students to provide news to primary schools, is making a big impression. And it’s not all puppies and pop musicTue Mar 08 2016 - 06:00
Nearly 1,500 students use grants to study abroadIrish students entitled to travel abroad with Department of Education grantsTue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00
Schools should not be run like businesses, ASTI warnsUnion says moves to advance school autonomy would have negative consequencesTue Mar 08 2016 - 00:00
No FG-FF truce in sight as new generation stress differencesYounger members insist major cultural and policy issues divide the two partiesThu Mar 03 2016 - 01:00
New teachers in mentoring scheme showing reduced stress levelsPrincipals in participating schools report staff improvement in teaching and learningWed Mar 02 2016 - 17:17
Irish students well behind world’s best in maths resultsDepartment of Education report says numeracy among adults also cause of concernWed Mar 02 2016 - 01:00
Wicklow count: Andrew Doyle (FG), Pat Casey (FF) take last two seatsRenua Ireland’s Billy Timmins loses seat meaning Dáil wipeout for Creighton’s partySun Feb 28 2016 - 18:40
Wicklow count centre staff locate missing eternity ringPiece of diamond-studded jewellery fell into ballot box as woman cast vote in TempleraineySat Feb 27 2016 - 14:39
School defends teachers’ use of playground as car parkHarold School says planning permission not required for car parking on school groundsSat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
Parents campaign over ‘chronic shortage’ of school placesDepartment says multiple applications to secondary schools may inflate waiting listsFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00
School admissions: ‘The least you expect in a civilised society is a place for your child’Families’ anxious wait for places as Wexford town’s five secondary schools are oversubscribedFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00
ASTI motions may spark fresh industrial unrest in schoolsMove could deepen opposition to reform agenda and lead to closure of schoolsThu Feb 25 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: On the canvass with Peter MathewsIndependent TD who lost Fine Gael whip has scorn for banks and bureaucratsWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Students run up major debts over grant issue, campaign warnsLow-income students who attend private colleges are not eligible for financial supportFri Feb 19 2016 - 01:00
Leaders’ debate – as seen through the eyes of children‘Calm down, stop shouting’: students have some sage advice for political leadersWed Feb 17 2016 - 01:00
Labour declines to rule out rising fees for third-level studentsParty pledge to cut student contribution fee by €500 to €2,500 in budget if re-electedTue Feb 16 2016 - 18:04
Reforms to see students who get 20% in Junior Cert exams passMove aimed at placing less emphasis on rote-learning and written examsTue Feb 16 2016 - 08:40
ASTI opposition means only some benefit from junior cycle reformClassroom-based assessments aimed at making space for new types of teaching and learningTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
UCD chat page claims raise concerns over ‘lad’ culture on campusAlleged sharing of explicit images on Facebook highlights sexual harassment in collegeSat Feb 13 2016 - 01:00
One in six Irish teens ‘low performers’ at mathsIreland emerges relatively well from international OECD study of 15-year-oldsWed Feb 10 2016 - 19:56
#FactCheckIT: ‘We will have a new armed unit with 55 gardaí’We put Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald’s claim to the testWed Feb 10 2016 - 16:05
Concern over ‘culture of inappropriate expense claims’ at ULIrregular claims included mileage for journeys between home and college - reportWed Feb 10 2016 - 10:01
Dublin school relives sights, smells and emotions of 1916Easter Rising is recreated by students at Trinity Comprehensive in BallymunWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
Third-level system in danger of being ‘stressed to the point of breaking’Outgoing chairman of Higher Education Authority says funding urgently requiredMon Feb 08 2016 - 08:34
Student loan scheme ‘urgently required’ at third level, says experts bodyRoyal Irish Academy criticial of effects of funding cuts over past seven yearsMon Feb 08 2016 - 01:00
‘There are no votes in third-level education’Outgoing chairman of Higher Education Authority says country faces urgent decisions over funding third-levelMon Feb 08 2016 - 01:00
Classes at institutes of technology stop as lecturers strikeTUI move follows mounting concern over ‘crisis level’ cuts to funding, staff numbersWed Feb 03 2016 - 12:01
Fine Gael plans to introduce third-level student loan schemeParty also pledges to reduce pupil-teacher ratios at primary and post-primary levelWed Feb 03 2016 - 01:01
Eight technologies that are changing educationFrom real-time tracking systems that enable parents to follow their children’s progress in school to plagiarism alerts in universities, technology is changing how people learn and are taughtTue Feb 02 2016 - 06:00
Latest CAO figures show record numbers set to apply for third-level coursesPoints increases in some courses likely due to record number of applicationsMon Feb 01 2016 - 19:09
OECD finds literacy an issue among university studentsOne in five Irish graduates has no more than basic grasp of language and numeracySat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Universities offer ‘literacy clinics’ for studentsExperts concerned over less academic students being pushed into collegeSat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
TCD may introduce ‘mandatory’ sexual consent classesStudents’ union initiative follows similar moves in Oxford and Cambridge universitiesFri Jan 29 2016 - 11:18
Guidelines aim to help special needs children adjust to schoolParents urged to contact schools early to ensure they have chance to prepare properlyThu Jan 28 2016 - 20:24
