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Colman Noctor: Lessons must be learned about school avoidance

"Prolonged periods away from structured school environments made reintegrating difficult for some children. Younger students, particularly, missed out on critical early social experiences, making school feel unfamiliar and intimidating."

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

Rear view of a female elementary teacher giving a lesson in the classroom.

Nearly 66,000 primary school pupils missed school for 20 days or more

Total of 30 primary school pupils expelled and 132 students at second-level

Wed, 30 Sep, 2020

Mother whose son missed almost 300 days of school spared jail

The woman has pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to breaking the Education (Welfare) Act by not complying with official warnings about school attendance.

Fri, 18 Jan, 2019

We look at the complex issue of illness in the workplace

HAVE you ever pulled a sickie? If so, you’re not the only one. 

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

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Colman Noctor: Lessons must be learned about school avoidance

Nearly 66,000 primary school pupils missed school for 20 days or more

Mother whose son missed almost 300 days of school spared jail

We look at the complex issue of illness in the workplace

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Mick Clifford

absenteeism

Colman Noctor: Lessons must be learned about school avoidance

Nearly 66,000 primary school pupils missed school for 20 days or more

Mother whose son missed almost 300 days of school spared jail

We look at the complex issue of illness in the workplace

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Mick Clifford

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