Parents may not get to choose patron of ‘reconfigured’ Catholic schools
Educate Together fears being excluded from plan to create multi-denominational schools
Martin Hayes: How I smashed my fiddle and stopped drinking
The fiddle player on becoming a ‘vegetarian, eastern-thinking, long-haired something’
Pupils being educated via Irish at primary climbs to record high
Gaelscoil Eoin on Haddington Place is first all-Irish school to open in the Dublin 4 area
Dundalk Gaelcholáiste pilot scheme gets go-ahead
School campus to be established in the town as a satellite of Balbriggan Gaelcholáiste
Feeder Schools: Irish-medium education a feature of top progression tables
There is a significant shortage of post-primary schools that teach through Irish
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Row over move to designate new schools as Gaelscoileanna
Irish language groups welcome move but Educate Together says parents’ choice will be ‘restricted’
Irish-speaking schools warn of legal action over ‘unfair’ patronage process
School management body for gaelscoileanna says ‘first past the post’ system is biased
Gaelscoileanna report acute difficulties finding qualified Irish teachers
Some schools forced to advertise vacant positions on multiple occasions
Minister to recommend Gaelscoil for north Dublin area
Decision takes account of ‘strong level of parental demand’ in Drumcondra and Marino area
TV this weekend: Attenborough on eggs and Geldof on the ‘Late Late Show’
The Ray D’Arcy show will discuss consent in wake of Belfast trial while Aidan Gillen plays Dave Allen
The Gloaming: ‘We’ve lost cohesion in our communities’
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Tradfest 2018 puts female artists centre stage
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Children in Gaelscoileanna to learn foreign languages
New initiative will see junior infants taught subjects only through French, German or other languages
Gaelscoileanna: An open door or a closed system?
Fresh figures indicate Irish-speaking schools have fewer foreign students
Gaelscoileanna to provide faith classes for a variety of religions
An Foras Pátrúnachta is to introduce a new multidenominational model in its schools
Call to equip Leinster House with Irish translation facilities
Committee told contribution in Irish was ‘diminished’ due to lack of translation services
Irish-medium secondary schooling is increasingly popular
Benefits of bilingual education include enhanced creative and divergent thinking
Department ‘to consider Irish language’ in patronage process
Move does not cater to demand for education through Irish, warns Gaelscoil advocate
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