A secondary school teacher in Cork is in self-isolation after coming in close contact with a Covid-19 case.

Widespread speculation that schools will shut early for Easter and that children could be sent home for up to three weeks have been dismissed as inaccurate by education officials and politicians.

The Christian Brothers has paid the outstanding €6.37m owed to redress organisation Caranua, the fund set up to support people abused in residential institutions.

The Department of Education is considering its next steps in regards to a permanent building for Cork Educate Together Secondary School after the decision to refuse planning was upheld.

An advisory council to the National Archives told the Government as far back as 2013 that it was possible to seal child abuse records for longer than 30 years.

NUIG is also extending special initiatives to members of the Travelling community who apply to study at the university.

Waterford Institute of Technology paid out almost €400,000 — more than a third of which went on travel — without going through proper procurement, new accounts show.

A total of €1.8m of the €6.3m owed by the Christian Brothers to redress organisation Caranua will be paid today — with the remainder to be paid in instalments by the end of the year.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul received between 250 to 300 calls from worried parents per day last week.

Consent classes are to be rolled out to secondary schools and sports clubs across the country.

Sex education in our schools is being overhauled — and not before time — pupils, parents, and teachers tell Joyce Fegan

A majority of abuse survivors have expressed concern over government plans to seal millions of child abuse records for 75 years.

The redress process put in place for survivors of institutional abuse was “adversarial, difficult, traumatic, and negative”, a new report has found.

Legal experts and civil rights groups have said it is imperative that the Government open a public consultation on how redress schemes should operate.

Legal experts and civil rights groups have said it is "imperative" that the Government open a public consultation on how future redress schemes should operate.

The dad of a gifted student with special needs fears his son's behavioural progress will be destroyed with the axing of an 'invaluable' resource class at his school from September.

551 staff out of the 21,060 (2.62%) employed by government departments were identified as staff having competence in the Irish language.

Generic uniforms and gym gear should be introduced in schools to reduce costs for families, an education committee recommends.

Safeguards must be put in place around the use of reduced timetables, which are a “daily reality for many vulnerable students” that disproportionately affect the most marginalized, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Each of the counties will receive funding to create access to affordable performance music education for children and young people in their communities.

Just seven purpose-built student beds have been completed in Limerick since the launch of the government's Rebuilding Ireland strategy in 2016.

Trade union Fórsa says staff employed by Ireland's School Completion Programme should be given the same employment status as other public servants.

“Intrusive questioning” of families requiring educational supports has become a headache for primary school teachers, the INTO congress has heard.

With more than 4,000 children now living in emergency accommodation, the Government has been told to agree a €5 million package to support, feed and care for homeless pupils in schools.

The Department of Education and Skills is suing a company over alleged defects in a €5m "rapid build" school which had to be closed for part of a term last year to allow temporary remedial works costing €1m to be carried out.

Major demonstrations will take place on the main campuses of UCC and CIT as part of the 'Fund the Future' campaign.

The Ombudsman for Children has said he will watch to ensure commitments made about the education of Syrian refugees in special reception centres around the country are met.

Two Dublin schools have shut with immediate effect after problems were discovered during structural checks being carried out at 30 schools built by Western Building Systems.

A group established to ensure an adequate supply of teachers in primary and post-primary schools meets today for the first time.

Survivors of industrial schools have accused the Department of Education of “inaction” over a series of talks that were agreed last year which would give voice to those affected by abuse.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has conceded it will take “a couple of weeks” to resolve the fallout from the collapse of the Carillion construction company, and is causing a knock-on impact on six schools in Ireland.

Update - 2.55pm:A man has died in Cahir, Co Tipperary while attempting to move debris brought down by Hurricane Ophelia.

Funding for education budget documents contain more than their fair share of fine print. Buried deep in the announcements last week was the detail of a 0.1 percentage point change in employers PRSI contributions.

Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) says it has co-operated fully with inquiries to date around procurement and other issues that are now subject to a ministerial-appointed investigation.

An audit of nearly €2m worth of severance payments has led the University of Limerick’s new president to call for an extraordinary meeting of its highest decision-making body.

The HEA is short members and plans to merge some institutes of technology are advancing despite concerns. The education minister must step up, writes Alan Kelly

Latest: The principal of a south side Dublin school says it would be "devastating" if its playing fields have been sold.

Further exciting times lie ahead as apprenticeships are being expanded into a range of new areas, writes Michael Moriarty.

Helen O’Callaghan hears how to pick the best quality care.

Parents are today celebrating as the Department of Education and Skills (DES) announced that Educate Together will be the patron of two new national schools.

Around three-quarters (72%) of parents are concerned that their child spends too much time online.

Secondary schools could face closures in the coming months as teachers prepare to ballot on pay and reform proposals which their union recommends be rejected.