Inside the battle to ‘save’ private schools as funding is questioned

Principals, fearing an end to State subsidies for the sector, plan a rear-guard action

Private schools say fees would double if State funding is withdrawn for sector

SF pledge to remove €111m subsidy sparks alarm among fee-charging schools

Private schools say exclusion from State grants is ‘discriminatory’

Representative body for fee-charging sector seeks independent review of funding model

To fee or not to fee: Has Covid sparked a private school revival?

Enrolments (and fees) are up, but fee-charging schools say they need more State support

Private schools receive €100m in public funding

Enrolments in fee-charging schools rise to highest numbers on record

Four-Dimensional Green Fields – Frank McNally on unified field theory, de Valera’s Ireland, and a new GAA club in Belfast

Rising fees lead many to question value of private education

Parents make major financial sacrifice in scramble to secure places at oversubscribed schools

Fees for private schools jump as enrolments return to boom-time high

Day pupil fees rise above €8,000 for the first time, while boarding fees rise to €23,000

Boarding schools bounce back

While the recession threatened the future of some schools, enrolment levels have bounced back to boom-time highs

Parents and past-pupils secure future of Cistercian College

Historic Roscrea boarding school to remain open against the odds after €1.5m pledged

Cistercian College Roscrea boys’ boarding school to close

Top Catholic college in Offaly to call time on vocation as enrolment dips 45% in 10 years

BT Young Scientist exhibition: Highly commended projects

Projects across four categories carried out by young participants

Profile: Cistercian College, Roscrea, Tipperary

Defending champions Roscrea too strong for plucky Kilkenny

Kilkenny took advantage of conditions early on in Portarlington