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Primary School

    SCHOOL MEALS
    Parenting: The pearl clutching over hot school lunches is a bit much — at least they're eating
    Margaret Lynch
    8 Apr
    11.1k
    50
    Tallaght
    Dublin primary school facing closure in April due to 'massive underfunding'
    14 Mar
    61.6k
    103
    Barnardos
    'It’s a very stressful time': Two thirds of secondary school parents worried about back to school costs
    2 Aug 2023
    11.2k
    45
    Education
    Primary school students to learn less religion and will have mandatory foreign languages
    9 Mar 2023
    18.4k
    42
    Road Safety
    Road safety chief warns 'concerning trend' in road deaths could lead to higher fines
    26 May 2022
    15.0k
    17
    masks in school
    Children and face masks: Some tips from a speech and language therapist
    Kate Beckett
    2 Dec 2021
    19.9k
    28
    positive cases
    Extra public health resources in place to help schools as principals 'under pressure'
    8 Sep 2021
    13.1k
    2
    Back To School
    Parents spending almost €1,500 a year sending children to secondary school - survey
    15 Jul 2021
    14.3k
    51
    reduced earnings
    Impact of Covid school closures to be felt 'throughout next century'
    14 Jun 2021
    20.4k
    7
    Living With Covid
    320,000 pupils to return to school from next week - the full plan for sending children back to education
    23 Feb 2021
    27.9k
    36
    Primary School
    Mayo school that said it would close from today due to Covid cases will now reopen on Monday
    11 Dec 2020
    39.2k
    30
    Basic Skills
    Half of primary school students unable to kick a ball properly, study finds
    27 Jan 2020
    26.4k
    72
    WRC
    Primary school told to pay €94,000 to deputy principal in gender discrimination case
    3 Oct 2019
    54.2k
    75
    Let's Get Quizzical
    Quiz: How well do you remember the things you learned at primary school?
    1 Sep 2019
    53.6k
    38
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Should the government pay for all primary school books?
    27 Aug 2019
    24.4k
    108
    Back To School
    Parents say they're avoiding paying bills to deal with the cost of sending their children to school
    1 Aug 2019
    15.1k
    37
    Irish League of Credit Unions
    Parents are spending €1,399 getting their child ready to go back to secondary school
    16 Jul 2019
    14.2k
    48
    Education
    Almost 4% increase in children enrolled in multi-denominational schools
    27 Dec 2018
    11.3k
    96
    space to play
    'This would not happen in more affluent areas': Cabra community in protest over school pitch
    15 Nov 2018
    21.0k
    23
    baptism barrier
    Religion to be formally removed as entry-requirement from most primary schools from today
    3 Oct 2018
    34.4k
    123
    Back To School
    Parents report going hungry over cost of sending their children to school
    2 Aug 2018
    12.3k
    52
    Investigation
    Primary school sexual health DVD pulled by HSE due to inclusion of 'adult content'
    2 Jun 2018
    29.1k
    45
    Half Truths
    Which Irish primary school myth are you?
    21 May 2018
    9.1k
    2
    holistic education
    Column: Do we really need mandatory standardised testing in primary schools?
    Peter Gunning
    3 May 2018
    32.5k
    23
    old school pals
    RTÉ shared a lovely video of Saoirse Ronan's Carlow classmates celebrating her first Oscar nomination
    23 Jan 2018
    9.1k
    0
    tip-pex
    15 things we did in school we'd never be able to get away with now
    3 Dec 2017
    15.8k
    4
    Quiz
    We Can Predict Your Future With Our Paper Fortune Teller
    30 Oct 2017
    9.8k
    3
    Growing up in Ireland
    Girls and children from disadvantaged backgrounds find it harder to transition to secondary school
    19 Oct 2017
    10.5k
    50
    School tours
    12 memories from every Irish primary school tour
    6 Jun 2017
    9.4k
    7
    one word: crutches
    16 things that made you extremely cool in primary school
    17 May 2017
    13.4k
    8
    Patronage
    Two new Educate Together primary schools announced for Dublin
    6 May 2017
    21.5k
    75
    Primary School
    20 tweets that perfectly capture Irish primary school life
    29 Apr 2017
    15.2k
    2
    Head Lice
    The 8 traumatising stages of having head lice in primary school
    22 Mar 2017
    6.0k
    2
    Scotland
    Police investigating shooting close to Glasgow primary school
    16 Jan 2017
    8.6k
    5
    Good Morning
    The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
    16 Jan 2017
    13.2k
    nature table day
    17 distinct memories of an Irish primary education
    30 Dec 2016
    12.2k
    6
    away in a manger
    Which Role Do You Deserve In The School Nativity Play?
    14 Dec 2016
    6.7k
    5
    Best wishes
    The 8 drama-filled stages of giving out Christmas cards in primary school
    7 Dec 2016
    4.5k
    Haka Gaelach
    A school in Lucan welcomed the All Blacks with a special Haka as Gaeilge
    16 Nov 2016
    9.0k
    13
    Haka Gaelach
    A school in Lucan welcomed the New Zealand rugby team with a special Haka as Gaeilge
    15 Nov 2016
    15.6k
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