At least 70% of gardaí should receive specific domestic violence training, a national charity working in the area has said.

The Cork Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association condemns unreservedly the decision by the HSE to end the payment of the rehabilitative training allowance to new entrants. It is a mean and merciless action.

Gardaí have been undergoing weeks of training to qualify in public-order policing.

Hundreds of teachers are to be trained in programmes aimed at preventing suicide and helping teenagers cope with traumatic incidents.

Personal trainer Laura Dorgan has some vital tips to ensure a stress-free run

A group established to ensure an adequate supply of teachers in primary and post-primary schools meets today for the first time.

Ireland continues to be below the EU average when it comes to training 'on-the-job'.

More and shorter routes to becoming second-level teachers are needed to help meet the growing need for staff, a schools leader has said.

This week the GAA issued guidelines for appropriate and safe training for Gaelic games. We asked Michael Moynihan to decode those guidelines to find out if they’re an improvement on the old regime, and whether some carry a deeper message

GAA medical chiefs have warned players and coaches of the potential side-effects of several new training techniques.

Plugging gaps with limited resources could lead to deaths in the Defence Forces and a worst-case scenario, as the number of officers quitting continues to rise.

With a shortage of key skills threatening to derail plans to ramp up Ireland’s housing output, initiatives to tackle long-term unemployment are taking centre stage, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Frontline gardaí have strongly criticised cuts to the training budget at a time of accelerated recruitment and a backlog of training needs for existing members.

Jonathan Walters handed Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill a boost when he joined his team-mates on the training pitch on Wednesday morning.

More than 6,400 places on free higher education courses are available nationwide.

More than 80 garda detectives are to stop providing armed cover on a 24/7 basis in the Cork region amid claims they have been left vulnerable by garda management’s refusal to give them proper training and equipment to tackle gangland crime or terrorist attacks.

Behind the apparently effortless grace of a Roger Federer forehand or the controlled ferocity of a Rory McIlroy drive is a history of practise, writes Dr Ed Coughlan. 

Senior officers do not believe frontline gardaí deliberately falsified breath test numbers and that the problem stemmed from members being overworked, together with a lack of proper equipment and training.

Listening to JJ Delaney, Tommy Walsh and Aidan Fogarty on Off The Ball last weekend, it was striking if there was one thing they loved more than winning it was simply playing and if there was one thing they hated more than losing it was not playing at all, writes Kieran Shannon. 

As it celebrates its 10th anniversary and the birth of its 200th puppy, an assistance dog charity in Cork is urgently seeking a new premises.

The money that could be raised for further and higher education from a proposed hike in employers’ contributions is €30m less than what two Government ministers have suggested.

Don’t injure him, Darren!

Irish firms require improved training to boost productivity in key industries, according to the latest scorecard from the National Competitiveness Council.

Courses in Mental Health First Aid Training are to be offered around the country for the first time.

A comparatively small number of people participate in the JobBridge training programme that Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar plans to replace after the summer, official figures published yesterday show.

A total of 82,309 people on activation or training programmes at the end of last year may mean that a rapid fall in the unemployment rate may not be on the cards.