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# PE

All time
Female students at Carlow school 'told to not wear tight clothes to PE'
Poll: If PE had been a Leaving Cert subject when you were at school, would you have taken it?
PE is set to become a Leaving Cert subject from next year
'Maths won't combat the obesity crisis, PE will'
Opinion: 'An active child does not necessarily mean a fit child'
Professor Craig Williams
12 things you'll only remember if PE class was your personal form of torture
Compulsory 2 hours of PE per week needed to stop the rise of teen obesity
Should daily exercise be mandatory in schools?
Government to fund kiddie dance classes and battle of the bands this week
Irish kids get a 'D minus' for physical activity (but that's not too bad, apparently)
Audit of PE facilities in schools "crucial" to tackling obesity
Irish men suffering premature ejaculation urged to 'take control'
Column: Should PE be an exam subject in schools? YES.
Steve Doody
Majority of teachers believe students' fitness should be tested
31 per cent of teens eat "a lot" of junk food
Ireland bottom of European table for PE time in primary schools
Column: Ireland needs to reduce childhood obesity, so why are schools cutting PE hours?
Fergal Lyons
Column: Tantrums, taunts & bills - the struggle of sending kids back to school
Lesley Anderson
PHOTOS: The largest gym class you’ve (probably) ever seen