One of the country's top employers, Google, has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe to investigate suspected "grade inflation" in Irish education.

The Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe is expected to recommend a deferred-loan system for students to cover the cost of their third-level education, bringing an end to fee-free college.

The Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe has said he's very concerned by allegations of teachers engaged in homophobic bullying of students.

The Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe says more and more school accommodation will come under State ownership in the coming years.

IBEC today welcomed the Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe's confirmation that the Government is considering the reintroduction of tuition fees to help address the serious under-funding in the third-level sector.