Higher education minister's ambition is laudable but he must remember to be careful what he wishes for

This year's applicants were able to alter their course preferences up to 5pm on Friday

Prof Seamus Linnane warns against complacency as medics and teachers tell the Irish Examiner of the severe difficulties they have suffered with long Covid

Labour TD Duncan Smith said that the legislation would 'probably not' mean suitable school places in September for the 100 children who are currently without

legislation to ensure that the cost of uniform, reduced book costs, school transport fees, and voluntary contributions are eliminated

The school will be located on an interim basis in Rochestown in a premises which will become available in early 2023.

Simon Neil will receive a doctor of letters from Glasgow Caledonian University in a ceremony next month.

The development of purpose-built student apartments is driving higher rents and lowering space and accommodation standards at Ireland’s universities, new research has found.

Rent is the single highest expenditure — staying at home would save students €7k a year

Simon Harris also announced an additional 1,056 college places that will be available from September.

There are Leaving Cert options for students who've suffered bereavements or exceptional medical difficulties, but are the accommodations for those with lifelong disabilities up to scratch?

Special education minister said she would be 'relentless' and would put schools that 'refused to engage' with the department in the spotlight

The CAO also reminded students that the facility to change course choices closes on July 1 at 5pm

College admissions will be delayed, universities warn

Colleges have warned that a late issue of the results could delay the start of the academic year for thousands of first-year students

The education system can fail children in provision 'black spots' such as Dublin and Cork, said Dr Niall Muldoon.

One figure that was still not known was the number of children with a special educational need who are in the wrong placement, said Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon.

Members of an Oireachtas committee meeting heard of SNAs being asked to do tasks outside of their remit such as cleaning fish tanks, washing cars and gardening work

Epilepsy Ireland has campaigned for many years for students to be given the chance to sit an exam during the same cycle should they miss out due to a medical condition

'Smart Cow' features in exam on modern farming innovation

'Care is the invisible centre of our society and economy, from a day-to-day point of view and from a very long-term point of view too'

The SEC has refused the request to let the boy re-sit his exam on the basis he had already begun

Both history and French offered Leaving Cert students ample choice as exams continued on Wednesday. For junior cycle students, home economics and Spanish were examined for the first time under the new curriculum.

Ordinary-level Irish paper two presented to students was more straightforward than Monday's paper one.

Elsewhere, Fine Gael senators discussed a motion on giving more to the 'squeezed middle' that pays a 'large proportion of income tax but [are] earning too much to qualify for many State supports'

The Lehenaghmore site, next to the Ashbrook Heights housing estate, is close to the residential areas of its intended catchment area, and a greenway is planned for next to the school site.

The Dáil is expected to hear calls this evening for the Government to publish data it holds on the number of children who do not have an appropriate school place for this September.

More money than expected was also spent on school transport

Children with additional needs are being left behind by the state, especially during the summer months

The rigidity of the Leaving Cert is perhaps the sorest point for parents across the country, writes Jennifer Horgan

The Minister for Education has set out to soothe fears of a college places lottery

In the first part of our series on education in Ireland, Jennifer Horgan gets the views of six students on the school system in this country

Libraries battle publishers for equal access to ebooks

Department of Education data shows that fewer than 100 primary schools have got extra mainstream hours for children with additional needs

The 4,600sq m extension will deliver 25 new rooms, and its first library and canteen, as well as providing a dramatic new main school entrance

Some students throw chairs — but the woman with the clipboard, who never visits our school, tells us we’ll 'have a hard case'

Building special education centres for children with autism instead of guaranteeing them school places is not "where we want to be and it is not where we need to be," according to Minister for Further Education Simon Harris.

It's called Coláiste Eamonn Rís and girls go there now too

Government, educators, parents, and campaigners need to work together to dismantle misogyny that is deeply embedded in our culture

The funding is being made available this year for schools to purchase books, audiobooks, and other media to improve their existing libraries

Education Minister's solution to a lack of school places for special needs children provokes an outcry, as does her method of delivering the message

Parents of children with disabilities, who campaigned for new school in Carrigaline, say they proved 'it can be done'

Fierce reaction from disability advocates to 'stop gap' plan for children with special educational needs

The Government is planning to create special education centres as an emergency response to the shortage of appropriate school places for vulnerable children.