Soldiers’ rations cut, naval radar plan paused as Defence Forces ordered to save millions – The Irish Times
Soldiers’ rations, radar systems and naval guns are among a number of areas to be curtailed by Defence…
‘It makes them more resilient’: Life in Ireland’s only Irish-language primary boarding school – The Irish Times
School’s out for the 40 or so 11- to 12-year-old boarders at Scoil na Leanaí in Co Waterford’s…
‘I was the first to benefit’: How Donogh O’Malley’s introduction of free secondary education changed Ireland – The Irish Times
There are few policy decisions that have shaped Ireland more than the introduction of free secondary school education.…
‘I don’t have words to describe this stress’: No school places for twin sisters with autism – The Irish Times
“Big school, big school, big school,” has been the refrain echoing around the Pistea Rodrigues home in Lucan,…
‘I have 16 different feelings’: Test of emotions for pupils and parents as school starts – The Irish Times
On a narrow footpath off Dublin’s Sandymount Strand on Thursday, Angela Hawkins wielded a lollipop stop sign, patrolling…
Minister says ‘informed decision’ must be made on school transport policy after many children without place on bus
LAST UPDATE | 12 hrs ago MANY CHILDREN ARE about to begin the new school year but cannot…
School devices: Parents feel ‘press-ganged into something we don’t want and can’t afford’ – The Irish Times
Shortly before schools rose for the summer, Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton wrote to principals raising concern about…
School counselling service shelved because Government prefers cheapest option – The Irish Times
Sir, – I put pen to paper today feeling deeply despondent and disillusioned by the Government’s decision to…
English language school ordered to maintain ‘untouchable’ bank account for student refunds – The Irish Times
An English-language school has been ordered to maintain an “untouchable bank account” for the protection of refunds of…
Why do people in Ireland speak so few languages? – The Irish Times
The ability to speak, read and think in several languages matters more and more in today’s world of…
Teachers took over 3,400 days of leave in two years after assaults at work
TEACHERS TOOK MORE than 3,400 days of sick leave over the past two school years because of assaults…
Former Christian Brother ‘likely to die in prison’ after being jailed for five years – The Irish Times
A former Christian Brother already in prison for sexually abusing school pupils in Kilkenny in the 1970s is…