Education

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Cost of living crisis
More than a third of post-primary students exempt from Irish are at Deis schools
A record number of post-primary students are exempt from studying Irish, with disadvantaged Deis schools disproportionately affected

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Technological universities set to appoint professors for the first time
Technological universities set to appoint professors for the first time
A senior source said that there is 'capacity in the current allocation to fund the appointment initially of five professors in each technological university'

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Colleges will be asked to help deliver 42,000 student beds
Colleges will be asked to help deliver 42,000 student beds
Universities and other third-level institutions will be urged to negotiate directly with private accommodation providers as part of the Government’s new student accommodation strategy

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Children’s science museum: How a 20-year €70m plan became a political ‘omnishambles’
Children’s science museum: How a 20-year €70m plan became a political ‘omnishambles’
A €70m State children’s museum remains unrealised after two decades of shifting plans, political resistance, and relentless lobbying by its earliest champions

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025

Autism class shortages: Families say NCSE vacancy claims don’t match reality on the ground
Autism class shortages: Families say NCSE vacancy claims don’t match reality on the ground
Parents, SNAs and principals say official claims of special class vacancies ignore the daily reality of rejection, shortages and unmet needs

Sat, 29 Nov, 2025

Elementary School Coat Rack: Backpacks
Parents funding the education system to the tune of €23m annually, Oireachtas committee hears
Shortfalls in funding intended to cover day-to-day running costs means schools turn to fundraising and voluntary contributions

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025

Government may cut number of student visas for English language students, minister says
Government may cut number of student visas for English language students, minister says
Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said: 'International protection is probably a small percentage of the number of people who come into the country'

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

Veterinarian with syringe on farm
Veterinary medicine school launched in bid to almost double number of trained vets
Students previously wanting to study veterinary medicine were limited to one just course in Ireland

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

CUBS project scrapped: UCC pulls plug on €17m Cork city centre business school plan
CUBS project scrapped: UCC pulls plug on €17m Cork city centre business school plan
UCC has quietly stepped back from its flagship Cork University Business School project, despite millions already spent and years of preparation

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

UCC abandons business school: How millions in public money were spent with little to show
S UCC abandons business school: How millions in public money were spent with little to show
UCC’s halted business school plan exposes financial vulnerabilities, over-reliance on foreign student income and renewed concerns over public spending

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

A glass of milk a glass of water on a brown background
Oireachtas committee may suggest milk and water as only drink choices in school meals scheme
A report from the Oireachtas education committee may also suggest raising the 10% organic food requirement for the programme

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

Young Fine Gael accuses UCC societies executive of trying to 'suppress political expression'
Young Fine Gael accuses UCC societies executive of trying to 'suppress political expression'
The university confirmed that no new society applications can be taken as a review is currently underway

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025

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AI could help students meet 'major challenges facing humanity' if we reframe education, say researchers
The paper, from the University of Cambridge, urges educators and policymakers to consider a move to 'dialogic' learning, in which teachers and students talk more, explore problems together, and test ideas from different angles

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

School air quality stock
Just 2.2% of primary school pupils exempt from studying Irish last year
Vast majority of exemptions were granted to students who have special educational needs

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

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Almost a third of medical students left Ireland after graduating
CSO research also found substantial differences between earnings of male and female graduates

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Royal High School
Students copying AI material could lose all marks in Leaving Cert coursework
Using ChatGPT-4 to generate possible project themes during the brainstorming stage, provided it is referenced by a student, is deemed appropriate under the new guidance

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Primary school girls are taught during a lesson by a male teacher
Who decides who belongs in our schools?
The discussion around patronage of schools must include how different patrons provide for special education, argues Neil Kenny 

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Academic Katriona O'Sullivan to head centre aimed at bringing disadvantaged students into higher education
Academic Katriona O'Sullivan to head centre aimed at bringing disadvantaged students into higher education
Ms O'Sullivan will lead the National Centre for Inclusive Higher Education at Maynooth University, which aims to give students from underrepresented and underserved communities access to higher education

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Senator asks if SpunOut view on loneliness has 'a dimension of snowflake syndrome' 
Senator asks if SpunOut view on loneliness has 'a dimension of snowflake syndrome' 
Former Waterford mayor Joe Conway said SpunOut statement is 'an immensely depressing handle to throw on the youth of Ireland'

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

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Ireland 'an example' in giving disadvantaged students access to higher education, report shows
OECD analysis notes Ireland has made a 'sustained effort to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in higher education over multiple decades'

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

A person writing in a blackboard during Religion class in a school. Next, some books.
Another survey — but still no change for children who opt out of religious instruction
If the Government is truly committed to equality and inclusion in education, it needs to move beyond surveys and start legislating for it, writes Aoife Cassidy

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

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Parents are being asked three simple questions about what they want from primary schools
For the first time, Irish parents and guardians of current and future schoolchildren are being asked for their preferences on gender mix, language medium, and patronage/ethos

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

A crucifix on a book against the background of a chalkboard
S Mick Clifford: Survey on school patronage should be conducted beyond the current crop of parents
Parents of all children up to the age of 12 are being asked to take part in an online survey to determine what kind of patronage they want for their local school. Don’t hold your breath in anticipation of change, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Primary school girls are taught during a lesson by a male teacher
Irish Examiner view: 'Voluntary' school payment practice must stop
The Department of Education told this newspaper the Education (Admissions to schools) Act 2018 'explicitly prohibits' the charging of admission and enrolment fees for admission to, or for continued enrolment in, a school

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025

Books-Mark Ronson
Jennifer Horgan: From infidelity to conflicts of interests, our infinite choice culture has us all in a heap
I know I’m not the only one who exhausts themselves scrolling through films and series, feeling so depleted that I end up watching 'Schitt’s Creek' again

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025

Stripe to partner with Irish Maths Trust to secure olympiad's future
Stripe to partner with Irish Maths Trust to secure olympiad's future
The sponsorship by the financial services company follows Ireland’s best-ever performance in the 2025 International Maths Olympiad, which saw the team take home two silvers and a bronze

Fri, 07 Nov, 2025

Royal High School
Jess Casey: Seeking illegal school admission fees acts as 'soft barrier' for many parents
It's understood the seeking of registration fees by schools is more widespread than just the five Cork schools outlined in Thursday's 'Irish Examiner' report

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Cost of living crisis
Five Cork schools illegally seeking fees from parents
One school described the fee as a 'non-refundable' registration fee, while another described it as a 'voluntary registration fee'

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Educational group activity at the kindergarten or daycare
Children of different backgrounds in Ireland show developmental gap from age of three, study finds
The Growing Up In Ireland study also found 'adolescent girls reporting higher levels of anxiety and emotional difficulties, while adolescent boys demonstrate higher levels of antisocial behaviour'

Wed, 05 Nov, 2025

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'Compromised' exam papers for apprentice electricians withdrawn
Concerns that the papers may have been sold

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Rising cost of tools paid for upfront hampering apprentices, Oireachtas committee to hear
Rising cost of tools paid for upfront hampering apprentices, Oireachtas committee to hear
The Oireachtas Further Education committee will also hear that Ireland’s roughly 30,000 apprentices have to travel 'the length of the country' to attend the educational phase of their course

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

School stock
Sustainability of special class growth questioned with amount almost doubling in four years
Despite this level of growth, parents who spoke to school inspectors highlighted having to apply to several schools before their child secured a place

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

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Warning over substitution crisis as hundreds of teaching posts remain unfilled
The survey found that almost 290 people with no teaching qualification carried out substitute work in schools up to mid-October

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

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Special education: Number of early intervention classes falls in some counties
New data shows that 18 counties have either seen a reduction or no increase in the number of such classes since 2023

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

A crucifix on a book against the background of a chalkboard
School religious discrimination may still be happening despite law
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance found that religious discrimination in school admissions might still be happening in practice

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Inclusive education schemes must go on so more first-generation graduates can change their family stories forever
Inclusive education schemes must go on so more first-generation graduates can change their family stories forever
We have to protect Ireland’s investment in education and the social-mobility programmes that made university accessible to families like mine, writes Cian O'Donnell

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Limited subject choices continue to restrict girls' access to Stem subjects, survey finds
Limited subject choices continue to restrict girls' access to Stem subjects, survey finds
The survey carried out by I Wish also found that girls who play sports reported higher confidence in Stem subjects and school life

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Suspensions 'crisis' at Cork special school
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Suspensions 'crisis' at Cork special school
Opened in 2021, Carrigaline Community Special School issued 17 official suspensions out of a maximum student body of just 48 in three years

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Cork special school planned to cut student days amid ‘critical’ staffing crisis
Cork special school planned to cut student days amid ‘critical’ staffing crisis
St Gabriel’s Special School in Bishopstown says an SNA shortage has created unsafe conditions

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Empty Classroom Ready For Pupils
Families believe children are being punished for behaviour linked to disabilities, authority warned
Cork special school has issued 17 official suspensions out of a maximum student body of just 48 in three years

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Budget 2026: €10 rise in State pension and core welfare rates secured in late night talks
Budget 2026: €10 rise in State pension and core welfare rates secured in late night talks
In childcare, funding will be made available to provide thousands more places through a building blocks scheme which will allow existing services to fund extensions

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Budget 2026: Here's what's expected as talks set to go down to the wire
Budget 2026: Here's what's expected as talks set to go down to the wire
Paul Hosford and Louise Burne break down what we are likely to see on Tuesday across each of 12 government departments 

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

female construction apprentice and colleague
Secondary school curriculum 'should include access to apprenticeships'
Ibec tells Oireachtas further and higher education committee there is 'significant scope for improvement' despite growth in apprenticeships

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Student health and wellbeing survey
C&AG: Department of education lost €1.3m to enrolment fraud
Schools inflated or overstated enrolment numbers in a bid to retain teachers or have funding increased

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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