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Poll: Should Higher Level Maths be a requirement to become a primary school teacher?
The Education Minister said he wants this to be the case, but is it necessary?
OECD says JobBridge is leaving most disadvantaged behind
The international think tank also recommended that the role of the Community Employment Programme be reconsidered as it is not cost effective, especially in terms of getting people back to regular employment.
This is the huge building that will house America’s very first Penneys
Primark is set to open a flagship store in Boston.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
No evidence of consent for use of restraints at Enable Ireland residential home
A HIQA inspection found the home was non-compliant across 18 different outcomes that it examined.
Draft climate change legislation to be unveiled today
The draft legislation will set out how Ireland is to meets its emissions targets.
6 problems the new Manchester United manager needs to solve
Leaking info to the press and other issues at the club that need to be addressed.
Column: I carried my baby to term, knowing when he was born I would have to bury him
I noticed the consultant becoming quieter and more serious. ‘Have you ever heard of anencephaly?’ he said.
Ninth sub search for missing plane returns empty-handed
The cost of the ongoing search for flight MH370 is ‘not an issue’, Australia said.
‘Enough, we said, enough’: UN humanitarian agencies call for end to Syria conflict
The heads of four UN agencies are calling for an end to fighting in Syria.
Woman arrested on suspicion of murdering three children in London
The woman is currently being held at a south London police station.
One year on, Rana Plaza survivors can’t return to work
Victims of the building collapse have so far received $1,000 in average compensation, says a charity.
US civil rights leader to give lecture in Dublin tonight
John Lewis was a keynote speaker alongside Martin Luther King Jr at the March on Washington in 1963.
Distraught families gather as South Korea ferry disaster death toll passes 100
There are still almost 200 people missing – most of them schoolchildren.
ESB warns candidates: Don’t put your posters on electrical poles or you may die
Or be pretty badly injured.
‘A ticking timebomb’: contamination shield at Chernobyl delayed due to Ukrainian crisis
Adi Roche said that a large amount of “highly unstable” radioactive material was still present at the site of the 1986 disaster.
Former UK drugs advisor to speak at”dream drug” heroin treatment centre
Professor David Nutt says naltrexone can allow heroin addicts “live a normal life”.
13 phrases invented by Shakespeare that we use every day
It is his birthday, after all.
Magdalene Laundries survivors have received €10.3 million in compensation
Justice Minister Alan Shatter told the Dáil that 731 applications have been made under the redress scheme so far.
Homeowners to foot the bill for water used during construction works
The Construction Industry Federation says that its members have yet to raise the issue.
Yesterday’s News
Here’s What Happened Today: Tuesday
Everyone’s talking about a David Moyes getting the boot, Ruairi Quinn getting the booes and premature electioneering.
Here’s how candidates have been getting around the law on posters ahead of May’s elections
While some have been breaking the law others have been sticking to it, but are still managing to get their name out there.
Education Minister faces sustained heckling and booing as he speaks to secondary teachers
The minister had earlier today faced the ire of primary teachers.
Stardust families are to meet gardaà tomorrow as their fight for a fresh inquiry continues
A garda investigation was recently launched into both 1981 tribunal and subsequent review.
Affirmative action promotes racial and ethnic diversity in US colleges – but it’s under threat
A referendum in Michigan that disallowed the policy has been backed the US Supreme Court.
Over half of Irish people wouldn’t want others to know about their mental health problems
57% of Irish employees believe being open about mental health would have a negative impact on their career prospects.
UKIP: The Irish are our ‘kith and kin’
Irish people living in the UK are not considered immigrants by UKIP.
16 bizarre sights captured by Google Earth in Ireland
Well, that was unexpected.
British woman to be deported from Sri Lanka for her Buddha tattoo
The majority Buddhist nation is highly sensitive to perceived insults to the religion.
Column: I watched thirsty children collect water contaminated with sewage
There are clear signs of impending famine in South Sudan – immediate, focused humanitarian efforts are needed to prevent imminent disease and starvation.
Meet the creative entrepreneurs who fought the slump – together
The Fumbally Exchange is due to spread to 13 new locations this year – and two-thirds of its member businesses plan to expand this year.
As it happened: Atletico Madrid v Chelsea, Champions League semi-final first leg
Messrs Mourinho and Simeone went head-to-head in the Spanish capital this evening.
Americans were all set for powdered alcohol…but now look to be in for a wait
The US government said the labelling approvals were issued in error.
How did you spend Easter morning? This man towed a stranded dolphin back to the depths off Achill
While most of the country was enjoying a lie-in, the Achill Coast Guard team led a local rescue mission for a stranded dolphin…
ASAI rules that Paddy Power’s controversial Oscar Pistorius ad WAS offensive
The Advertising Standards Agency of Ireland has upheld 65 complaints against the ads which ran in the Sunday Independent and Sunday World.
Oscar Pistorius says he did not take acting classes to prepare for murder trial
The claim was made by a well-known columnist, citing reliable sources.
Wild leopard shocks rescue workers by leaping up through roof
The cat wandered into the Indian village looking for food.
‘Was your wife taking someone else’s job?’: It got a bit awkward for UKIP’s Nigel Farage today
The BBC’s Nick Robinson subjected the controversial MEP to a grilling at an event today.
Opinion: No such thing as ‘United way’ as Reds prove they’re just another club
The clumsy sacking of Moyes is just another in a long history of drama in Manchester.
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Poll: Should Higher Level Maths be a requirement to become a primary school teacher?
MINISTER FOR EDUCATION Ruairi Quinn says he wants Higher Level Leaving Certificate Maths to become a minimum requirement for entry into primary school teacher training.
Currently the only subject that must be sat at higher level is Irish. Quinn beleaves this leads to future teachers dropping to Ordinary Level Maths for the Leaving Cert.
We want to know what you think: Should Higher Level Maths be a minimum requirement for becoming a primary school teacher?
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