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Refurbishment of Limerick school 'fast-tracked'

MONALEEN National School has received a major boost this week after the Department of Education green-lit plans for a new school on its site. The multi-million euro project will see the existing school knocked and replaced with a new 32 classroom ...

17 Feb 2017 at 14:00

Education

UL case is 'complex', says Department of Education

THE DEPARTMENT of Education has said that the issues in the ongoing case involving suspended whistleblowers at the University of Limerick are “complex” and require “careful consideration”. Two members of UL’s finance department remain suspended ...

25 Oct 2016 at 07:01

National News

Dublin parents to hold 24-hour sleep-out over ‘cruel’ lack of special placements

Around 50 parents from Dublin are to hold a 24-hour sleep-out at the Department of Education over difficulty accessing special education school places. The demonstration is set to start from 1pm on Friday at the department on Marlborough ...

22 Feb 2025 at 13:43

National News

Higher rates of school absences after pandemic – report into programme finds

There has been a drop in school engagement and wellbeing since before the Covid-19 pandemic, with higher rates of non-attendance and more school avoidance, a report into the School Complete Programme (SCP) has found. It also found that ...

04 Mar 2025 at 00:01

National News

Worry for parents of children with special needs left without school places

Parents of children with additional needs have spoken about how they are at their wits’ end on how to secure school places for this academic year. SNAs (special needs assistants), activists, parents and their children marched from ...

23 Aug 2024 at 16:09

National News

Guidelines on restraining children at school ‘fall short of what is needed’

Guidelines on the use of restraint on young people in schools fall short of what is needed to protect children, several senior experts have said. The Special Rapporteur on Child Protection and the Children’s Ombudsman have said ...

20 Jan 2025 at 14:22

National News

Unmasked students should not be excluded from primary schools -latest Dept advice

In a relaxation of rules on mandatory mask-wearing for primary school children from 3rd class up, the Department of Education has said it is not the intention to exclude children, with schools urged to take a pragmatic ...

06 Dec 2021 at 11:35

Education

Department of Education says no advice yet to close schools due to coronavirus

The Department of Education and Skills has responded to speculation on social media that schools across the country are to close for a number of weeks from this Friday in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a ...

10 Mar 2020 at 17:13

National News

Record number of children using school transport scheme

The number of children using the school transport scheme has increased by 6%. The Department of Education described the total number using the scheme this year as having reached a “record high of 172,000 pupils”, ...

30 Dec 2024 at 13:07

National News

Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland sexually exploit children, committee hears

Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland are subjecting young people to coercion, threats and sexual exploitation, a Westminster committee has heard. The region’s Children’s Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma described ...

09 Nov 2022 at 16:22

National News

'Get your act together' - Parents and staff demand 'vital' school places for children with special needs

23 Aug 2024 at 16:45

National News

Harris criticises Department of Education as families left without school places

Minister Simon Harris has criticised the Department of Education for putting “utterly unacceptable” stress on families left without school places. He said the department needs to get “much better” at forward ...

09 Feb 2024 at 14:17

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