Carl O'Brien
Irish Times
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Garda begin murder investigation after man (40s) dies following assault in Kildare
Man in his 30s is being held at Newbridge Garda station for questioning → Read More
Foley unable to say when almost 60 stalled school building projects will resume
Government departments in talks over funding pressure linked to construction inflation → Read More
CAO 2023: Decrease in applicants for nursing and medicine
Courses in technology, law, business and engineering grow in popularity this year → Read More
Q&A: How will Government inquiry into abuse at religious-run schools work?
Main purpose is to identify what survivors want to see happen next → Read More
Scoping inquiry announced into abuse at schools run by religious orders
Move by Minister Norma Foley follows allegations at Blackrock College and other schools dating back to 1960s → Read More
New primary curriculum: What will the school day look like?
Foreign languages, Stem education, wellbeing and ‘flexible’ time for school feature in new blueprint → Read More
Primary children to learn foreign languages and science in big shake-up to curriculum
Schools ‘may’ continue to give homework to pupils while teaching time for religion will be cut → Read More
Review questions spending of €200,000 at second-level parents’ council
National Parents’ Council Post-Primary insists its governance and finances are ‘exemplary’ → Read More
‘It changed my life forever’: the school musical that ignited Paul Mescal’s love of acting
Oscar nominee says his Maynooth school’s policy of ensuring all students audition was the catalyst for his career → Read More
State may fund thousands of student beds in DCU, UCD and Trinity
Universities forced to shelve campus-based accommodation due to high construction costs → Read More
Almost 60 school building projects ‘on hold’ due to funding pressures
Delays set to affect thousands of students and teachers in temporary accommodation or prefabs → Read More
Universities call for end to ‘restrictive’ Government controls on staffing and salaries
Europe-wide report says Irish universities face greater controls and lack of freedom over recruitment → Read More
Constitutional change needed to provide more multidenominational schools, says education chief
Almost 90 per cent of primary schools are under the control of Catholic Church → Read More
Norma Foley defends decision to ‘defer’ fifth year Leaving Cert exams
Minister says wider changes to exam and assessment system will follow despite postponement of ‘interim’ measure → Read More
Where, now, for Leaving Cert reform?
Moving exams to fifth year meant to be ‘easy win’, but critics likely to ask if more ambitious reform is feasible → Read More
Plan to move some Leaving Cert exams to fifth year from 2024 scrapped
Move sparked controversy among teachers who criticised it as ‘educationally unsound’ → Read More
Trinity to boost pay for PhD researchers to €25,000
University’s move follows warnings that low pay and cost-of-living issues threaten postgraduate studies → Read More
Parents will have right to withdraw children from new sex education classes
Sharp division over teaching of gender identity and use of pronouns in updated sex education syllabus → Read More
Delayed Leaving Cert results to put ‘huge strain’ on students, universities warn
Colleges say grade inflation must end call for results to be restored to pre-Covid levels → Read More
Single-sex schools provide ‘no academic advantage’, study finds
Research examines performance of 15-year-old students across single- and mixed-sex schools in Ireland → Read More