While young people in Ireland are among the most educated globally, low national investment in education is leading to overstretched schools, teaching unions have warned.

This delay is undermining confidence in a resolution negotiated last April, the largest teaching union in Ireland has warned.

The President of the Teachers Union of Ireland Seamus Lahart warned Education Minister Joe McHugh that the issue of unequal pay is not going away.

Almost half of schools have teaching vacancies and more than nine out of 10 principals reported recruitment difficulties in the last six months.

Almost half of schools have teaching vacancies and more than nine-out-of-10 principals reported recruitment difficulties in the last six months.

The Teachers' Union of Ireland is warning that a significant projected increase in the number of students in the country's third level institutions will greatly worsen the current crisis in the sector unless urgent action is taken.

Dingle Distillery co-founder Liam LaHart tells Trish Dromey the company is ready to go global.

Gardai confirmed last night that following reports of burglary and theft of vehicles, units were deployed in the Tallaght District resulting in nine arrests to date.

Latest: There have been calls for tougher laws to protect emergency services staff.

Nephew chokes back tears as man convicted of strangling elderly woman and setting house on fire

A 'cold case' investigation has solved a 30-year-old murder after a jury returned a guilty verdict against a man for strangling an elderly woman to death before setting her house on fire.

Dubliner Derek Tohill (Fiesta), title sponsor of the Parts for Cars Irish Rallycross Championship, continued his dominance of the series with an emphatic display in the second round of the series at Mondello Park yesterday.

Gardaí have arrested a young male in relation to the fatal stabbing of a teenager in Dublin on Thursday afternoon.

Fianna Fáil wants to give the people of Dublin a say on whether there should be a directly elected Mayor for the capital.

Missing the All-Ireland final was never an option for Seán Morrissey. The cast and ensuing four-week recovery would have to wait.

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Pop superstar Rihanna last year contributed to the coffers of one of the country’s best-known celebrity haunts, Lillie’s Bordello, in an “excellent year” for the business.

Superstars Rihanna and Niall Horan from One Direction have added to the Lillie’s Bordello coffers as the firm operating the venue recorded an increase in profits of €283,000 last year.

Nightclub boss Oliver Hughes conceded yesterday to being “pleased” as one of the country’s best-known night venues, Lillie’s Bordello, celebrates turning 21 with a profitable year.