“Intrusive questioning” of families requiring educational supports has become a headache for primary school teachers, the INTO congress has heard.

The Taoiseach may have wooed the Chinese entrepreneurial dragon, but a high-powered delegation from Cork is turning to the opposite side of the world, and Silicon Valley in particular, in a bid to create jobs.

UNIVERSITY College Cork (UCC) has been selected as Ireland’s University of the Year by the Sunday Times. The university last held this title in 2005.

UNIVERSITY College Cork is considered to be one of the best universities in the world, according to an international survey.