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
Skills plan to deliver 50,000 apprenticeships over five yearsVariety of measures under consideration, one of which is older school-leaving ageWed Jan 27 2016 - 17:30
Creating technological universities to cost students, says unionMerger expenses to top €45m, according to data submitted to Department of EducationWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
Survey of principals shows support for less religious teachingPrimary survey shows 90% want more time for focusing on maths and EnglishWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
Apprentices look beyond construction as rebuild continuesOnly seven applications were made last year to train as a plasterer, figures showTue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00
CAO point increases likely with applications set for record levelIncreases expected in growth sectors such as science, technology and businessTue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00
A live Caesarean section: ‘You don’t see this on Grey’s Anatomy’Dozens of transition year pupils witness a C-section beamed live from the Rotunda as part of a programme to give students a very real feel for medicineMon Jan 25 2016 - 08:00
Just six of 350 cases of alleged school abuse settled under State schemeLouise O’Keeffe accuses State of trying to minimise its legal responsibilitiesMon Jan 25 2016 - 01:01
Lawnmower parents cutting a new swathe for their offspringA new breed of protective parents are clearing a path for their childrenSat Jan 23 2016 - 14:15
Special needs assistants often made do extra work - reportSNA duties need to be regularly communicated to parents and teachers, says committeeThu Jan 21 2016 - 21:02
Jan O’Sullivan pledges to cut third-level fees by €500If Labour returns to government Minister says reduction will come into force next yearThu Jan 21 2016 - 13:15
Students have unrealistic expectations, academic saysAttendance rates for third-level lectures are falling due to online notes, committee hearsThu Jan 21 2016 - 11:00
Schools to ban drinks industry materialMinister asks schools to ignore teaching resources from alcohol industryWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
Is this the answer to the school patronage debate?With 96% of schools under religious control, community national schools say they offer a way around the ‘baptism barrier’Tue Jan 19 2016 - 06:00
State bodies concerned over Minister’s job contract reform planHSE and Department of Education fear labour market proposals could add to costsMon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
CAO Watch: College abroad is an option worth studyingUniversity fees are minimal or even non-existent in many European countriesThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00
TUI members at institutes of technology set for one-day strikeIndustrial action on February 3rd part of campaign over underfunding of sectorWed Jan 13 2016 - 20:46
A teaching revolution that ‘makes the classes come alive’Donegal school has become one of the top-ranking in Ireland after ditching focus on ‘chalk and talk’, moving to Canadian student-led modelTue Jan 12 2016 - 06:00
Colleges may raise maths requirement due to high drop-out ratesAs many as 80% of students in some courses failing to progress beyond first yearMon Jan 11 2016 - 20:19
Revealed: non-progression rates for higher education coursesIrish Times figures show numbers failing to progress beyond first-year in each courseMon Jan 11 2016 - 16:05
Concern over drop-out rates in computer science coursesUp to 80% of students in some courses are failing to progress to second yearMon Jan 11 2016 - 11:39
Stressed students ill-informed about choicesLack of maths blamed for non-progression rates in computer science and engineeringMon Jan 11 2016 - 09:01
Slingshot Academy helps students with course selectionPatrick Guiney set up charity to give students first-hand insight into Stem coursesMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:00
Staff at teacher union complain about alleged cyberbullyingComplaint includes failure of ASTI to tackle allegation of sexual improprietyWed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00
Teacher to be compensated over comments on gay sonBernie Marron says principal made critical comments about her son’s sexual orientationTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
Lynn Ruane: Aspiring Senator’s crusading zeal for social justiceEducation opens doors for Seanad candidate from Tallaght local authority estateTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
Five third-level colleges financially vulnerableDundalk IT, Waterford IT, Letterkenny IT, Galway Mayo IT and NCAD are in difficultyMon Jan 04 2016 - 07:33
Analysis: Funding cuts putting third-level sector under pressureNew targets agreed with the Higher Education Authority include greater student diversityMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Junior-cycle reform still hangs in balanceEducation: The issue of reform dominated 2015, yet changes will affect a minority of schoolsMon Dec 28 2015 - 12:10
Minister calls for new laws for unbaptised pupilsO’Sullivan wants denominational schools to set aside places for non-Christian childrenMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Demand for school equality is growingThe campaign to ensure unbaptised children’s access to schools is on the upMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Employers would contribute to third-level costs under proposalsIf findings in report implemented, a rise in training levy could generate up to €100mThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
One in five children going to school hungry, charity saysThousands of children from poorer areas are not able to access school meals programmeWed Dec 16 2015 - 19:34
Plan to increase access to third level for 1,500 poorer studentsSome 90 per cent of those from affluent areas go to college, 15 per cent do so from poorer areasWed Dec 16 2015 - 15:56
TUI warns of strikes at institutes of technology after voteUnion says funding cuts and falling staff numbers need to be urgently tackledTue Dec 15 2015 - 21:42
