School students have made an impassioned plea to Housing Minister Simon Coveney to end homelessness. They presented him with a petition with 10,000 signatures.

EDUCATION Minister Noel Dempsey last night vowed to investigate any complaints of “education apartheid” made by Limerick parents after 50 students were refused places in local secondary schools.

KIDS may be more likely to send a text message than a letter to their friends but teachers believe handwriting is still an essential skill.