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sex education
Opinion: Young people deserve and need sound guidance on healthy relationships and sex
Ciara Lynch
22 May 2023
10.3k
9
WRC
SNA who resigned after alleged 'miscarriage' remark had 'little faith' in complaints process
14 May 2023
47.5k
scrap homework
Parent: 'When she can’t figure something out for homework, we head into nuclear meltdown'
Margaret Lynch
8 Apr 2023
26.5k
29
Schools
Teachers who qualified abroad able to register in Ireland amid staffing shortages
30 Jan 2023
29.7k
22
FactCheck
Debunked: No, refugees are not still being housed at a school in Drimnagh
5 Jan 2023
18.6k
Courts
Girl takes High Court action against primary school over alleged failure to stop harassment from male student
14 Dec 2022
38.4k
school books
School books free at primary level next September but exclusion of secondary criticised as 'baffling'
Updated 27 Sep 2022
11.8k
5
School Buses
Tánaiste suggests 'nominal fee' for school bus tickets next year
15 Sep 2022
14.0k
29
Poll
Poll: How fondly do you remember your school days?
6 Sep 2022
34.4k
33
Cost of Living
'We've no way to buy cheaper uniforms': Parents facing price hikes ahead of new school term
5 Jul 2022
17.4k
27
Robb Elementary
Uvalde school where mass shooting took place to be demolished
Updated 22 Jun 2022
19.4k
Afghanistan
Six people killed in blasts at boys' school in Kabul
Updated 19 Apr 2022
9.5k
2
Afghanistan
Taliban announcement a clear sign girls will be allowed to return to school
21 Mar 2022
18.3k
8
Parenting
Opinion: We owe teachers our thanks for the last two years whether we give them gifts or not
Margaret Lynch
11 Dec 2021
56.3k
104
student options
There's a 'national obsession' with the points race, says Harris highlighting CAO changes
5 Nov 2021
14.5k
30
Consent
9 in 10 teenage girls aged 15-17 agree consent is always required for sexual activity
24 Aug 2021
25.9k
49
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should students wear school uniforms?
9 Apr 2021
58.3k
93
School
Opinion: Forget the school uniform - it's outdated and out of touch with the real world
Louisa Meehan
8 Apr 2021
43.0k
89
Boris Johnson
Summer schools part of England's plan to help children catch up on lost learning
24 Feb 2021
25.1k
69
evidence
Gardaí investigating if school withheld information about alleged sexual assault of student
24 Feb 2021
75.5k
Special Education
'It's a mixed day for families': Special-education classes in mainstream schools return from today
22 Feb 2021
21.5k
21
drogheda educate together
Plans to relocate Drogheda Educate Together school scrapped amid backlash from parents
Updated 18 Feb 2021
19.9k
9
Junior Cert
Junior Certificate examinations will not go ahead this year, Department confirms
Updated 17 Feb 2021
33.0k
48
Schools
PAC calls for review of temporary school accommodation after €56 million spend in two years
12 Feb 2021
11.0k
18
Special Needs
Deputy CMO insists school closures should be 'last resort' only after criticism from special needs teachers
Updated 18 Jan 2021
103k
118
Special Needs
Re-opening schools for students with special needs to be prioritised by government, says minister
11 Jan 2021
24.1k
44
Coronavirus
Taoiseach indicates schools will close for rest of month, says ministers will discuss construction shut-down
Updated 5 Jan 2021
121k
212
Killorglin
Students at Kerry school advised to stay at home up until 30 December after 17 Covid cases confirmed
16 Dec 2020
39.2k
27
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
presentation college
Female students at Carlow school 'told to not wear tight clothes to PE'
24 Nov 2020
81.8k
53
gaelscoileanna
Education Minister begins search for patrons of three new Dublin primary schools
12 Nov 2020
31.3k
24
Schools
Parents sometimes feel 'coerced' into accepting reduced timetables for their children, committee hears
15 Oct 2020
32.0k
9
Calculated Grades
Leaving Cert students can now find out how their school ranked them against classmates
28 Sep 2020
35.1k
26
Gardaí
Man charged in relation to aggravated burglary and robbery at school in Longford
Updated 28 Aug 2020
34.7k
4
Back To School
Is your child worried about going to school? An expert has some tips for parents
27 Aug 2020
14.0k
12
counting the cost
Back to school costs rising at secondary and primary level as 27% of parents find themselves in debt
12 Aug 2020
19.1k
36
Funding
Back to school allowance trebled in response to Covid-19 pandemic
6 Aug 2020
58.2k
55
Back To School
How will school pods and 'class bubbles' work?
28 Jul 2020
38.9k
55
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should school meals be provided to children over the summer?
14 Jun 2020
39.3k
101
Homework
'Why I believe homework should be banned', by one primary school student
Misha McEnaney
15 May 2020
39.8k
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