Good news! Teenagers are drinking and smoking less! But before we get too comfortable, they’re exercising less too.

A court hearing between the Department of Education and the Co-Tyrone based company that constructed a series of schools discovered to have fire and structural problems is to take place next month.

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.

The Department of Education has been criticised after five Educate Together Schools had to delay the start of their new term.

Eight out of 10 Educate Together schools opened over the last decade are still residing in temporary accommodation such as rugby clubs or community centres - awaiting the delivery of a permanent school.

Two HSE public health doctors have written to An Bord Pleanála calling on it to refuse planning permission for a drive-thru fast food restaurant in Skerries in north Dublin

Pupils due to attend a new primary school near Togher in Cork in September are facing uncertainty after An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission for a temporary site for the facility.

Parents at a non-denominational school in Dublin have staged a protest over the use of a Catholic agency to deliver sex education classes to pupils.

Two primary schools in Dublin have warned parents they will not be able to celebrate Christmas if there is a change of patronage.

Two school patrons have breached Department of Education limits on spending on promotional materials when seeking parents’ backing to open new schools.

Thousands of parents affected by the deepening schools safety scandal could sue the State for “considerable damages” as a direct result of the decade-long failure to uncover the potentially life-threatening crisis.

Our school buildings crisis shows what happens when government is unwilling to tackle an issue until it becomes too big, or too dangerous, to ignore, writes Michael Clifford

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.

Proper traffic management must be introduced before the potential opening of two new schools in the Cork suburb of Douglas, a local area representative says

Education and training boards have rejected claims of a conflict in their involvement with surveys of parents in areas where they may seek to become new school patrons.

Parents are about to be surveyed about demand for alternatives to faith-specific primary schools but the local Catholic bishop will have final say on which other patron a building can transfer to.

The Department of Education failed to meet its legal duties when it did not provide for demand for Irish-language education in deciding the patron of a new Dublin school, an Irish language commissioner investigation found.

The Catholic Church has handed over control of just 11 schools despite efforts by the State to increase diversity in the education system.

Parents in dozens of areas where new schools will open in the next four years will have to choose patrons online to run them because of past problems with the selection process.

I read with interest an article on Government stats showing that more children are attending multi-denominational schools this year ‘Non-Catholic enrolments up’, (Irish Examiner, February 27).

Latest: The Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, has "broadly welcomed" the move by the ETBI to no longer hold communion preparation classes during the school day at Community National Schools.

A Kerry school has enrolled just nine pupils after a patronage transfer from the Catholic bishop to the local education and training board.

The choice of schools that parents have for their children has become a social and political hot potato, as pressure grows to remove requirements to be baptised to guarantee entry.

The case for a widespread audit of Celtic Tiger-era buildings has never been as strong, writes Michael Clifford.

The Department of Education allegedly blocked seven separate attempts by officials from schools affected by the fire safety scandal to access inspection reports into the facilities between 2015 and this year.

The Department of Education allegedly blocked seven separate attempts by officials from schools affected by the fire safety scandal to access inspection reports into the facilities between 2015 and this year.

Catholic primary schools will no longer be permitted to use religion as a basis for admission.

A Fine Gael Dáil colleague of Education Minister Richard Bruton insists the decision of Catholic Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne to lease a school near Killarney to a new patron was in line with local decisions.

A Catholic Kerry school with no pupils is to open under one multi-denominational patron in September while another has been looking for accommodation since 2013.

Children from rising numbers of non-religious families should have their upbringing better reflected in primary schools that use new teaching resources, says multi-denominational body Educate Together.

Delays in deciding who will open four new primary schools have been linked to prospective patrons poorly representing valid interest levels among parents.

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.

A remarkable new film captures life in Ireland’s only boarding school for young children, writes Esther McCarthy

Education Minister Richard Bruton’s plans to speed up the divestment of religious primary schools to new patrons face strong challenge as a multi-denominational schools group claims they prioritise the Catholic Church’s wishes over those of parents.

Minister’s endorsement of the community national school (CNS) system comes as it vies with Educate Together to open more schools.