# Department of Education
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This month
April 2024
Teachers
'Minister, you need to hit the accelerator, not the brakes': INTO grills Foley on retention crisis
1 Apr
21.3k
27
Last month
March 2024
Education
Public invited to have their say on new primary school curriculum for a modern Ireland
6 Mar
21.6k
157
good relationship
Free books scheme doesn't have to affect relationships between schools and bookshops, says Foley
5 Mar
12.6k
26
Department of Education
'They're waiting for us to die': Industrial school abuse survivors say they need urgent support
Survivors have criticised the Government’s proposed support plan, saying it doesn’t address many of their concerns.
4 Mar
14.0k
This year
2024
Dublin
Primary principals criticise 'infuriating' shortage of supports for pupils affected by trauma
28 Feb
9.2k
norma foley
Education Minister unveils plans for major overhaul of school bus system beginning in 2025
27 Feb
8.8k
17
THE MORNING LEAD
'Watching in dismay': The letters sent by worried booksellers over the free books scheme
Mairead Maguire
23 Feb
16.3k
social media summit
Social media companies refuse to support government’s calls for age verification measures
14 Feb
7.0k
31
Last year
2023
Department of Education
Number of students at multi-denominational secondary schools exceeds Catholic schools for first time
31 Dec 2023
20.2k
58
classroom to improve
€28 million spent on renting school prefabs last year, with similar figure to be spent this year
8 Dec 2023
11.3k
Balancing the books
Booksellers say expansion of free schoolbook scheme will have 'devastating effect' on shops
15 Oct 2023
28.6k
43
Education
Minister says she's 'open' to considering shorter teacher training amid supply crisis
13 Oct 2023
15.5k
77
Education
Rents in Dublin and cars in Abu Dhabi: The 'nightmare' scramble to get teachers
12 Oct 2023
30.5k
46
Department of Education
School books for junior cycle students to be provided for free starting next September
10 Oct 2023
6.8k
21
Teachers
TUI Head: Greater flexibility needed to tackle staffing crisis in schools
5 Sep 2023
11.2k
26
FACTCHECK
Debunked: Draft SPHE syllabus doesn't say Critical Race Theory will be taught on Leaving Cert
21 Jul 2023
10.9k
Department of Education
Random school checks to be carried out to determine use of new free schoolbooks scheme
8 Jul 2023
23.7k
19
Higher Education
Simon Harris: 1,500 Ukrainians in student accommodation need to be moved before college starts
7 Jul 2023
14.2k
65
Teacher Influencers
Calls for Govt to tell 'influencer teachers' to stop paid posts for Horse Racing Ireland in schools
Updated
5 Jul 2023
41.9k
41
Education
Education Minister says parents and guardians ‘cannot be compelled to pay voluntary charge’
31 May 2023
12.4k
26
Corofin
Clare local allegedly assaulted at protest as minister hits out at online 'misinformation'
Updated
23 May 2023
28.7k
Autism
Call for families to take part in first national study on autistic children's school experiences
30 Mar 2023
7.7k
9
Douglas Rochestown
Primary school pupils made to 'illegally cross three lanes of traffic' to get to Cork school
18 Feb 2023
29.3k
20
Ukraine
Number of Ukrainian students enrolled in Irish schools has almost doubled since May
2 Jan 2023
14.1k
4
All time
the High Court
Jailed teacher Enoch Burke to be released from prison despite not purging contempt
Updated
21 Dec 2022
64.5k
teacher shortages
Career breaks for teachers may be suspended in response to staff shortages
6 Dec 2022
28.9k
80
holy land
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Are religious property proceeds going to redress?
30 Aug 2022
7.2k
0
THE MORNING LEAD
Religious orders involved in redress sold properties totalling €90 million since 2016
29 Aug 2022
43.5k
48
Cost of Living
'We've no way to buy cheaper uniforms': Parents facing price hikes ahead of new school term
5 Jul 2022
17.3k
27
Storm eunice
Schools, colleges and childcare services in nine counties to close tomorrow due to storm warnings
17 Feb 2022
151k
62
leaving cert 2022
Over two-thirds of students want hybrid Leaving Cert this year
17 Jan 2022
14.1k
15
re-opening
INTO clarifies that teachers won't automatically be given medical-grade face masks for classrooms
5 Jan 2022
25.4k
36
education report
Apprenticeships and post-grad studies are on the rise according to a new education report
28 Dec 2021
12.8k
1
schools closed
Storm Barra: All schools and colleges in counties under Red and Orange warnings to close tomorrow
Updated
6 Dec 2021
154k
65
substitute teachers
Emergency measures to tackle teacher shortages 'perpetuating unequal pay', say teaching unions
29 Nov 2021
22.1k
68