An educational and training board (ETB) will spend nearly €2m on rent for a building it does not use, the Department of Education has revealed.

The patrons competing to take control of Catholic schools where parents want more choice for their children are being warned not to engage in ‘media battles’ for local support.

MORE than a dozen new second-level schools will begin classes for the first time in 2013 and 2014, mostly in the greater Dublin region.

ALL schools should have counsellors who are trained to deal with the problems facing young people to help reduce suicide rates, a conference will hear today.