PRINCIPALS have called for a huge overhaul of how schools are selected in relation to the provision of support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

FEARS for teachers losing their jobs in schools with falling student numbers were discussed at a historic meeting of the two, second-level teacher unions yesterday.

It is a big weekend for Merry Monk Ballina, who play two home games as week two of the Nivea for Men SuperLeague gets underway.

IT WAS with a mixture of disbelief and disgust that I read Education Minister Noel Dempsey’s recent remarks that he was concerned about the drop-out rate from secondary schools, blaming this on financial pressures facing students from disadvantaged homes.