We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

€2 a Month €5 a Month One-off amount

Education

Last year
2025
Irish Medium Education
Lack of specific targets criticised as policies to support Irish outside Gaeltacht launched
6 Nov 2025
3.9k
18
Education
Parents and guardians urged to take part in largest ever survey about ethos of primary schools
One of its main aims is to find out whether changes should be introduced affecting whether one religious faith is prioritised over others.
Updated 4 Nov 2025
24.7k
173
Education
Calls for ‘small’ €3m allocation for additional deputy principals to be targeted at DEIS schools
15 Oct 2025
12.0k
10
dyslexia
Opinion: Dyslexic students deserve extra time in exams to level the playing field
Donald Ewing
8 Oct 2025
4.8k
21
Education
More than 73,000 students will receive their Junior Cert exam results today
8 Oct 2025
7.9k
19
College Fees
Permanent €500 cut to college fees announced - but it will still cost you more than last year
Updated 7 Oct 2025
22.6k
13
education funding
Opinion: Teachers are marking the government's education homework; it better not let the dog eat it
John Boyle
4 Oct 2025
7.2k
16
win win situation
Parenting: I left my teenagers to fend for themselves this summer. Why didn't I do this years ago?
Gwen Loughman
1 Oct 2025
24.2k
10
SUSI grant support
Students urged to check if they're eligible for grants as SUSI applications soar
29 Sep 2025
17.2k
13
Helen McEntee
Education minister says primary sex ed necessary because children are finishing school later
22 Sep 2025
23.1k
Industrial Action
'Absolute nightmare': Exhausted school principals urge negotiated resolution to strike
4 Sep 2025
15.8k
56
School Staff Strike
'We'll be burnt out before school has barely begun': A letter from a principal to Helen McEntee
Jeanne Dowling
3 Sep 2025
11.9k
The Morning Lead
Schools expecting to feel the crunch as secretaries and caretakers warn strike could go on for weeks
Fórsa told The Journal that they have not had any engagement from the government since talks at the Workplace Relations Commission failed last week.
A special needs assistant who joined the picket line outside her school said the current situation is "really unfair".
A Cork principal said they are already feeling the impact of the strike and that closing is "not out of the question".
2 Sep 2025
15.7k
55
hot meals
Hundreds of schools may miss out on hot meals scheme over updated food safety rules
29 Aug 2025
22.1k
47
Strike
Explainer: As school secretaries prepare to strike, how much are they paid and what do they do?
26 Aug 2025
33.8k
48
Education
Leaving Cert: 'Small decrease' in grade inflation as over 65,000 students get their results
Updated 22 Aug 2025
12.4k
15
strike action
Helen McEntee 'doesn't want to see' secretaries and caretakers strike before schools reopen
22 Aug 2025
16.8k
70
Primary Schools
'A disgrace': Up to 350 schools will not have access to hot school meals in September as promised
Updated 7 Aug 2025
34.5k
115
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
There are just nine translated textbooks for Leaving Cert students at Gaelscoileanna
4 Aug 2025
12.8k
do the right thing
College fees: 'Some students are wondering if they should now take up their CAO offer'
Bryan O’Mahony
7 Jul 2025
13.5k
18
College Fees
Laura Harmon: College shouldn't be a luxury - we need a promise that fees won't increase
Laura Harmon
4 Jul 2025
5.5k
21
College Fees
Minister indicates universal college fee cuts of €1000 won't be replicated in next budget
29 Jun 2025
17.9k
42
Drumcondra
Delayed classrooms at Dublin school could be ready in November if no planning appeal lodged
22 Jun 2025
11.0k
Drumcondra
Autism classes face delays at Dublin school in dispute over parish hall
13 Jun 2025
12.3k
climate action
Twenty-eight schools to undergo major retrofit works this summer
9 Jun 2025
29.8k
21
Equality in Education
Protest held in Dublin over lack of additional needs education provision
7 Jun 2025
8.2k
47
Education
Threat of industrial action in secondary schools as ASTI rejects Leaving Cert reform package
7 Jun 2025
14.1k
69
Higher Education
Three-quarters of Irish universities fall in global rankings - but TCD still best in the country
2 Jun 2025
27.5k
ageing out
Young people who have been in care face struggles leaving school and care, research determines
23 May 2025
4.9k
9
Education
Children’s Ombudsman received 371 complaints last year as part of 'campaign' against SPHE syllabus
22 May 2025
5.3k
child mental health
Irish teens 'succeeding in school but struggling in life', says UN report
14 May 2025
14.2k
54
The Dreaded Leaving Cert
Ministers discuss Leaving Cert reforms - and how to leverage teachers' pay to get them implemented
13 May 2025
10.2k
38
Education
Opinion: Normalising the corporate funding of higher education in Ireland is a dangerous game
Jennie C Stephens & Conchur O Maonaigh
11 May 2025
9.8k
45
Sráid Synge
Teachers protest at Dublin's Synge Street school over plans to switch to Gaelcholáiste
It was announced last year that Synge Street CBS will transition into a Gaelcholáiste by September 2026.
8 May 2025
11.9k
46
FactCheck
FactCheck: Are there really more teachers in Ireland than ever before?
30 Apr 2025
10.4k
Secondary SChools
Opinion: Ireland is changing — our schools need to change with it
Jen Cummins
Updated 29 Apr 2025
15.3k
97
Education
Special Needs Assistants who lose positions in a school to benefit from redeployment scheme
24 Apr 2025
30.0k
junior cycle
Changes made to Junior Cycle grade bands to be applied to upcoming exams
22 Apr 2025
17.7k
20
Education
New teachers to get permanent contracts sooner in effort to make teaching 'more sustainable'
21 Apr 2025
20.8k
28
Reach For the Stars
Irish teenagers to address space experts in US after beating 26,000 other schools
11 Apr 2025
11.2k
18
Previous Articles
1
2
3
4
5
Next Articles
The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at https://www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1800 208 080 or email: mailto:info@presscouncil.ie