# schools - Today’s News
The union’s head of education, Andy Pike, said the department didn’t offer any credible proposals.
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# schools - Tuesday 3 September, 2019
“I want to help address the imbalance in the availability of Irish-medium education,” Education Minister Joe McHugh said.
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# schools - Monday 2 September, 2019
Traditionally, students receive their results in the middle of September.
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# schools - Saturday 24 August, 2019
With schools set to return next week, hundreds of pupils across Ireland have yet to be given a place.
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# schools - Friday 16 August, 2019
Education Minister Joe McHugh gave an update on the remediation programme on the schools built by the firm.
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# schools - Thursday 15 August, 2019
36 schools have been chosen to participate in the new pilot project.
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# schools - Friday 2 August, 2019
More than a fifth of registered primary pupils in the recent school year were in overcrowded classes.
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# schools - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
Parents of primary school students are paying €50 less than last year, while parents of secondary school students are paying €20 more.
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# schools - Wednesday 19 June, 2019
The remedial works will be carried out over the summer period with all schools expected to re-open as normal for the new term in September.
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# schools - Thursday 13 June, 2019
Ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon said anecdotal evidence shows some children suffer disproportionately from “reduced timetables”.
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# schools - Tuesday 14 May, 2019
Robin Stevens grew up in a generation were ‘gayness was erased’. Her books have shown her that young readers want to read about LGBTQ+ lives – and she wants to see more of this explored in schools.
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# schools - Monday 8 April, 2019
Some 33% of parents said they were waiting one to two years for a place to become available.
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# schools - Friday 5 April, 2019
The Irish Farmers Association want the teaching pack withdrawn or amended.
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# schools - Thursday 4 April, 2019
It has been claimed that a move away from Catholic patronage in schools means these holidays would no longer be marked with events.
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# schools - Tuesday 2 April, 2019
It has been claimed by one gaelscoil that Irish greetings like dia duit would no longer be allowed.
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# schools - Sunday 31 March, 2019
Most people agree with this stance but almost one in five are unsure, according to an opinion poll.
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# schools - Sunday 17 March, 2019
There have been calls for the teaching of the national anthem to be added to the curriculum.
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# schools - Monday 25 February, 2019
Exercise should be viewed as medicine. Indeed, if exercise could be prescribed as a pill, it would be the most prescribed drug on the planet, writes Professor Niall Moyna.
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# schools - Thursday 21 February, 2019
The patronage of the schools was recommended by the New Schools Establishment Group.
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# schools - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
Success Edogun scored the sole try in response for a spirited Kilkenny side.
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A report launching today calls for a radical overhaul of how sex education is taught in both primary and secondary schools.
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# schools - Friday 25 January, 2019
The School Transport Scheme transports children who reside in remote areas of the country to and from their nearest school.
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Latest figures show that there are over 3,800 children living in emergency accommodation in Ireland.
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# schools - Friday 4 January, 2019
The Green Party has said the ban only addresses “the lowest of the low-hanging fruit”.
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Over 2,100 responses were submitted in the weeks before Christmas, so the government has extended the deadline for submissions.
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# schools - Sunday 4 November, 2018
Teams have been on site throughout the weekend to facilitate the reopening of schools.
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# schools - Wednesday 31 October, 2018
The assessments cleared only 11 schools to open in full without further intervention.
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# schools - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
A total of 42 schools are being inspected over concerns about potential structural problems.
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Ireland is one of the best countries in terms of reducing education inequality, but concerns have been raised about vulnerable children.
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# schools - Monday 29 October, 2018
The results of some assessments are due to be released tomorrow.
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# schools - Saturday 27 October, 2018
Work on some of the schools will be carried out next week so the buildings can reopen after the midterm break.
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# schools - Friday 26 October, 2018
The Department of Education said its “overriding priority … remains the health and safety of the school pupils and staff”.
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# schools - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
Education Minister Joe McHugh said he expects a number of schools will be forced to close.
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# schools - Thursday 6 September, 2018
And almost three in 10 had been bullied themselves.
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# schools - Friday 31 August, 2018
Minister Richard Burton said ETB schools must adhere to new departmental rules about religion classes.
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# schools - Monday 27 August, 2018
Why doesn’t the government fund special classes for secondary school students with autism, asks Graham Manning.
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# schools - Sunday 26 August, 2018
IQ Rugby secured a win in their final fixture against Munster in UL.
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# schools - Wednesday 22 August, 2018
Nathan Doak, son of former Ulster coach Neil, was influential again in UL.
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# schools - Sunday 19 August, 2018
All the action from the first game day in the Schools inter-pros at UL.
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# schools - Monday 9 July, 2018
Education Minister Richard Bruton announced that the SafeTALK programme will be rolled out to six further education centres.
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