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Education

Last year
2025
A1 from AI
Leaving Cert examiners offer €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers
7 Apr 2025
40.5k
20
The Morning Lead
The number of schools needing financial crisis help has increased by 540% in two years
Almost half of schools receiving financial guidance are Deis and special schools.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
4 Apr 2025
8.9k
44
The Daily Poll
Should the Leaving Cert have fewer traditional written exams?
20 Mar 2025
14.4k
48
Chin Wag
Oral exam in English on the cards for Leaving Cert students
19 Mar 2025
17.7k
45
irish schools
Mass collaboration: The untapped potential of collective problem-solving
Kim Mackenzie-Doyle
25 Feb 2025
4.6k
class sizes
Over 51,000 primary school pupils were in classes of 30 children or higher last year
25 Feb 2025
6.1k
28
Education
McEntee says 'her intention' is that all children with additional needs will be offered a school place in September
13 Feb 2025
13.0k
19
Phone Ban
Banning phones at school does not improve grades or mental health, says new UK study
5 Feb 2025
6.4k
21
hot meals
Experts hit out at 'ultra-processed' hot school meals ahead of scheme's expansion
5 Feb 2025
34.2k
42
Prefabs
Ireland has spent €86 million on prefabs for schools over the past three years
3 Feb 2025
18.3k
66
Childcare
Opinion: When it comes to early years education, we're waiting for the Donogh O’Malley moment
Grainne McKenna & Dr Sheila Garrity
4 Jan 2025
11.9k
All time
The Morning Lead
Number of secondary pupils given Irish exemptions has almost doubled since before the pandemic
One in every 20 pupils was exempt from learning the language last year.
26 Dec 2024
27.0k
110
Education
State exam fees to be waived next year and cap on school transport fees to be extended
5 Nov 2024
9.8k
25
personal relationships
Secondary teacher: Pushing against the SPHE curriculum does nothing for the welfare of children
Eoghan Cleary
3 Nov 2024
16.8k
The Morning Lead
Norma Foley says there are enough special ed places for every child in Dublin 15 - but parents disagree
Two parents who sit on the Dublin 15 Taskforce, dispute the Minister’s claim.
Jane Matthews
1 Nov 2024
12.6k
55
failte ireland voices
Different pathways to success: I became a chef and lecturer despite having dropped out of school
Alex Quilter
31 Oct 2024
9.3k
Kyran Durnin
Minister seeks Tusla report on Kyran Durnin as Harris says 'structure' needed to find out what happened
23 Oct 2024
6.9k
RELATED
Gardaí extend search to rough ground near former home of suspected murder victim Kyran Durnin
23 Oct 2024
Gardaí searching Kyran Durnin’s former family home as part of murder probe
22 Oct 2024
Leaders' Questions
Taskforce needed on teacher shortage ‘crisis’, Dáil told
23 Oct 2024
6.0k
fire and brimstone
Niamh O'Reilly: Why do I bring my children to mass to hear how unworthy they are?
Niamh O'Reilly
21 Oct 2024
28.2k
136
FactCheck
Dept of Education says secondary pupils will 'categorically' not watch pornography in SPHE class
It follows the uploading of a video featuring an ‘SPHE whistleblower’ last week.
4 Oct 2024
34.0k
Education
Inclusive education: 'For learning to take place, students must feel that they belong'
Dr Maria Barry & Dr Malgosia Machowska-Kosciak
17 Sep 2024
7.7k
Education
Minister says portrayal of Irish family in now withdrawn SPHE book 'not the depiction we would want'
11 Sep 2024
16.8k
abuse in schools
Almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse of children in schools run by religious orders
Hundreds of people have come forward with allegations of being abused in schools when they were children.
Restore Together, an advocacy group for survivors, said any statutory inquiry "must be structured to reflect the urgency of the situation"
Updated 3 Sep 2024
47.8k
2017 books
Opinion: Reading is the best gift you can give a child
Caitriona Hughes
Updated 2 Sep 2024
11.7k
30
The Morning Lead
Dublin school intervenes after child with 'signs of trauma' is moved to Tipperary Ipas centre
The young girl was due to enter 2nd class but she and her mother were transferred to Dundrum House earlier this month unexpectedly.
29 Aug 2024
63.8k
Gaeilge
Irish language at 'crisis point' after 2024 sees record number of pupils opt out of Leaving Cert exam
26 Aug 2024
24.8k
66
Leaving Cert
Solicitor on Leaving Cert: I took the long route for my education and I have no regrets
Cian Moriarty
25 Aug 2024
19.6k
21
voices
Norma Foley: There should be no access to mobile phones until the school day is over
Norma Foley
22 Aug 2024
11.9k
Special Education
'He's going to regress': No school place for 13-year old non-verbal boy after months long search
Updated 21 Aug 2024
27.2k
20
Back To School
‘A small fortune’: Barnardos calls for all schools to introduce affordable uniform options
31 Jul 2024
7.7k
27
Education
Govt aims to 'significantly increase' number of Traveller and Roma children sitting Leaving Cert
16 Jul 2024
5.9k
credit union report
Back to school: Secondary school costs up €113 on last year, with parents still going into debt
10 Jul 2024
7.9k
24
inequality
Katriona O'Sullivan on Transition Year: 'One lone mother said her child's trip has cost €1,500'
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan
Updated 9 Jul 2024
24.2k
29
budget 2025
Free school books to be extended to Leaving Cert, as Harris says budget to target education costs
20 Jun 2024
14.3k
57
promises
Calls for Foley to 'press ahead' with parent survey on school patronage promised last September
12 Jun 2024
6.9k
hibernia college
Teacher-training college backs down from hiking 'extortionate' charges after student backlash
25 May 2024
35.7k
TJ events
Teachers, politicians and journalists - what experts say is needed to teach public about the EU
19 May 2024
7.7k
46
EP2024
Ireland has made 'no progress' on its European language strategy, says leading academic
16 May 2024
15.0k
cabinet agenda
Building commencements on new homes hit approximately 18,000 in April alone, Cabinet to hear
14 May 2024
6.6k
0
Redress
Govt's plan for industrial school survivors 'ignores every recommendation' made by committee
1 May 2024
7.3k
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