THE crisis in maths grades is best addressed with the gradual introduction of new subject material instead of a panicked reaction, Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has insisted.

BUS ÉIREANN last night said that anti-lock braking systems (ABS) are fitted to some of their buses and are operational on those in service.

THE points needed for many college places could be down slightly on last year as this year’s Leaving Certificate figures show a drop in the number of students scoring top grades.

PARENTS and teachers have expressed anger about children’s lives being put at risk by slow action from city and county councils to reduce speed limits outside schools.

STUDENTS anxiously awaiting results of their Leaving Certificate next week have been advised not to worry too much in the days ahead and consider their options carefully when they arrive.

About 119,000 students begin the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate exams today in 4,600 centres across the country.

PARENTS have criticised a good luck phone text campaign for the Irish rugby team as a “money-making racket”.

PROBLEMS with safety and access on school bus services could become a thing of the past thanks to a new independent body set up by the Government.

THE education gap between rich and poor could be narrowed if the assessment of schools’ needs for guidance counsellors was overhauled, an expert has said.

STUDENTS are discovering that college courses they picked on their CAO forms six months ago are not what they expected, parents have warned.