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'I feel like an idiot': Portobello Institute graduates left unqualified for teaching jobs

Portobello Institute graduates cannot teach as the Teaching Council will not allow them to register, writes Education Correspondent Jess Casey

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Public sector unions to meet today as pay strike looms

<p>The massive spend has yet again prompted questions as to how the education system can be described as 'free' — as well as demands that the Government properly fund schools. Picture: iStock</p>

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Parents paid out €116m in five years for ‘free’ schooling

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Ciara Mageean was proof athletes can be 'serious and tough but also kind and funny'

Ryan Tubridy confirms he and wife Dr Clare Kambamettu are expecting a baby

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Ryan Tubridy confirms he and wife Dr Clare Kambamettu are expecting a baby

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Six taken to hospital following serious collision in North Cork

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Cork traffic and weather: Sunny spells as M8 sees delays

Cork traffic and weather: Sunny spells as M8 sees delays

Mick Clifford: 55 years after Martin Kerrigan’s brutal killing, his family deserves answers

Mick Clifford: 55 years after Martin Kerrigan’s brutal killing, his family deserves answers

Portobello Institute is asked to review ‘misleading’ details

Portobello Institute is asked to review ‘misleading’ details

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Uibh Laoire go goal crazy to see off Kiskeam and reach senior ranks

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Davy Fitzgerald: The man who always said yes is finally making room for himself

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If you use the DPS scheme, you may be interested to hear that it allows for the dispensing of a 13th month of certain medicines in a year.

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Miriam O'Connor: As an artist, there are so many ways to reflect on agricultural life

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Darina Allen: Confronting less-than-appetising school meals with some proper nourishment

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Cork Airport is going from strength to strength. Now we need to improve how people get there

Cork Airport is going from strength to strength. Now we need to improve how people get there

The airport supports some 13,000 jobs, directly and indirectly, with a substantial number of those in tourism and hospitality

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‘Clear eyes, full hearts’: Can James Talarico pull off a historic Democratic victory in Texas?

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€625k ultra-modern family home in Ballincollig has colour, character, and convenience

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Home of Eileen Nolan, founder of the Montforts, is ready for its next act in Ballyvolane

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I knew this guy from when he was doing something completely different — and was gobsmacked when he told me he had trained to work as a private detective

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The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Patrick Bresnihan discusses Ireland’s data centre boom

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Patrick Bresnihan discusses Ireland’s data centre boom

New research examines the environmental costs of Ireland’s data centre expansion as communities mobilise against proposed developments

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The Mick Clifford Podcast: Are threats from the far right overstated in Irish public life?

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Bord Bia is set to host its inaugural horticultural seminar to bring together sector stakeholders and discuss futureproofing Irish horticulture

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Jersey crosses join Teagasc’s ‘Next Gen’ herd for the first time

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