Person: Mai Kerins

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BUDGET 2016: ‘Reverse previous cuts to education’

The need to continue reversals of previous years’ cuts has dominated reaction to the 2016 education budget in which Jan O’Sullivan’s department spent €44m more than this year.

Thu, 15 Oct, 2015

Leaving Cert Special - The results

Yesterday thousands of Leaving Cert students got their results. Here are some of the stories that filtered through to us.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2014

Cuts to guidance counsellors top of agenda at ASTI conference

Cuts to guidance counsellors was top of the agenda at the ASTI conference today.

Wed, 11 Apr, 2012

If our unique role is lost, who will young people turn to?

Guidance counsellor Mai Kerins tells the stories of four fictional students in real life scenarios, to spell out the reality facing second-level schools arising from changes to their staffing quota from next September

Thu, 05 Jan, 2012