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# SCHOOL DAYS

Last year
2022
Poll: How fondly do you remember your school days?
Does the start of the school term make you nostalgic?
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34.3k
Sep 6th 2022, 10:19 AM
All time
Back to school costs rising at secondary and primary level as 27% of parents find themselves in debt
The average debt for parents to cover back-to-school costs is €397.
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19.0k
Aug 12th 2020, 7:57 AM
St Munchin's survive late fightback to win Limerick bragging rights and prevail in Munster Senior Cup
Alex Wood, son of Irish rugby legend Keith, starred as his side beat Ard Scoil Rís to reach the quarter-finals.
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7.2k
Jan 29th 2020, 4:19 PM
Cork side join Kerry-heavy Munster last four line-up after Corn Uí Mhuirí thriller
Rochestown booked their semi-final showdown with 2019 finalists St Brendan’s College today.
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Jan 16th 2020, 9:07 PM
Poll: Do you worry about getting your kids into a 'good' school?
With enrolment policies, entrance exams and growing class sizes, there’s a lot to navigate.
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Aug 16th 2017, 4:35 PM
An Irish documentary about a Meath primary school is winning rave reviews at Sundance
It “winningly surveys the daily routine” of Headfort Boarding School.
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9.0k
Jan 22nd 2017, 3:14 PM
8 things all Irish kids secretly loved about going back to school
Fruit Pastilles pencil case on FLEEK.
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8.1k
Aug 27th 2015, 2:45 PM
Look at these old Inter Cert Irish schoolbooks
Peig, never far from our thoughts.
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10.5k
Jan 30th 2015, 10:33 AM
Growing Up In Ireland: How children are being badly affected by the recession
Almost 20,000 children are surveyed as part of the research.
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8.5k
Nov 26th 2014, 7:21 AM
Only in America: Parents are sending their kids to entrepreneurship pre-school
What the…
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11.6k
Nov 16th 2014, 10:15 AM
Opinion: 5 things I got completely wrong about starting school
When my first child started school I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal. I was wrong.
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Sep 2nd 2014, 8:00 PM
The problem of cyberbullying should have its own school subject - Principals
At both junior and senior cycle.
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7.7k
Sep 1st 2014, 6:58 PM
9 crucial back-to-school supplies every 90s kid coveted
The only thing that made going back to school bearable.
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36.8k
Aug 25th 2014, 9:30 PM
Thousands support bullied boy whose My Little Pony bag was banned by school
The 9-year-old boy was told that the bag was a trigger for bullying.
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49.0k
Mar 18th 2014, 6:00 PM
15 things everyone remembers about learning maths at school
Minus B, plus or minus?
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40.3k
Mar 12th 2014, 1:02 PM
This eight-year-old raised over €13k to help pay for his classmates' school lunches
The young boy launched an online campaign to make sure everyone got a hot lunch.
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25.6k
Mar 6th 2014, 6:00 PM
Kids' spelling bee postponed because organisers ran out of words
The 11 and 13-year-old finalists left organisers choking on their dictionary dust.
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2.6k
Feb 24th 2014, 5:08 PM
Politician tries to censor 'nude' children's book, booksellers strip in protest
You could say they laid bare their concerns.
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7.0k
Feb 20th 2014, 5:49 PM
The 11 key types of graffiti in your old schoolbooks
Boyzone stickers 4 eva.
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27.7k
Jan 10th 2014, 12:55 PM
This is the school uniform questionnaire parents are being sent
The questionnaire aims to find out if parents want their children wearing school uniforms and, if so, what type they would like them to wear.
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53.9k
Dec 9th 2013, 5:46 PM
These original Ann and Barry posters will bring back memories
Look at the cows. They are in the cowhouse.
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8.8k
Nov 18th 2013, 7:30 PM
Are you smarter than a ten-year-old? Primary school students explain science
“Seed Dispersal and Germination”, “Germ Busters” and “Five Senses”, they know it all…and they can sing too.
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6.7k
Nov 12th 2013, 3:56 PM
The best and worst things about going back to school...
… as a teacher
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22.4k
Aug 29th 2013, 1:00 PM
Column: Facing your child’s first day of school? Here’s what you should know
If you’re getting ready for your little one’s first day of school, these tips should help you to best equip yourself for the next few weeks and beyond, writes Ciara Brennan.
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Aug 22nd 2013, 7:00 AM
8 reasons why P.E was the only reason to get out of bed for school
Including piano goal celebrations, Spiderman undies in the public swimming pool and vomit-inducing rope climbs.
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3.5k
May 11th 2013, 10:40 AM
Column: The Debs is a bittersweet occasion – everything changes after it
The real importance of the end-of-school ritual is often overlooked, writes Kim Cadogan.
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Oct 17th 2012, 7:30 PM
PVA glue, Spraoi annuals and worms: 21 great primary school memories
Sharpening your pencil just to talk to your friends? Remember the days…
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17.9k
Oct 7th 2012, 12:00 PM
Column: How my home is welcoming people back from around the world
People from Inishowen, Co Donegal are now in more than 80 countries. Here’s how we’re bringing them back for The Gathering, writes John Collins.
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Sep 4th 2012, 7:00 AM