#Education
'We're looking at more affordable products': New €235-a-week student beds launched
Dorset Point in Dublin’s north inner city is owned by US real estate giant Hines.
'We're looking at more affordable products': New €235-a-week student beds launched
Dorset Point in Dublin’s north inner city is owned by US real estate giant Hines.
Would you like to work in Leinster House? A new apprenticeship programme could be on the way
Apprenticeships could be offered in parliamentary affairs, public administration and political communications.
Dublin Zoo's latest attraction is...dinosaurs
The new exhibit features ‘Stan’ a life-sized replica fossil skeleton of a male adult tyrannosaurus rex.
Received a CAO offer today? Here's what you need to know
Over 6,600 people, mainly mature and deferred applicants, will get offers.
An extra 975 SNAs will be allocated to schools this September
Some 864 assistants will be allocated in the coming days.
Poll: Do you agree with ending 'baptism barriers' in most schools?
The new measure will mostly affect primary schools with a Roman Catholic ethos.
'No more baptism barrier': Catholic schools won't use religion as admission criteria, says Bruton
There will still be exceptions in cases of minority schools, the Minister said.
English Language Teachers start shouting louder about their working rights
The Department of Education won’t meet with the teachers as they are private workers.
'Ireland has lost a fierce and dedicated campaigner': Tributes pour in for Ann Louise Gilligan
Dr Gilligan’s wife Katherine Zappone said she is “heartbroken”.
There are 79 unemployment blackspots in Ireland, with Limerick worst affected
Meanwhile, the number of women looking after the home or family has continued to decline.
Two Irish brothers want to banish the classroom from accountants' training
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile LearnSignal.
Trinity is planning 'one of the largest projects since the IFSC' in Dublin's docks
The new technology campus will cost up to €1.25 billion to complete.
Trinity is planning 'one of the largest projects since the IFSC' in Dublin's docks
The new technology campus will cost up to €1.25 billion to complete.
Cork council loses its bid for €800k in developer fees for a long-delayed science park
It wanted the money to fund services on the 60-plus hectare site at Curraheen.
Two Irish brothers want to banish the classroom from accountants' training
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile LearnSignal.
Teachers say 'pay is insufficient' as urgent appeal made for Leaving Cert markers
The SEC said that it would have sufficient numbers in place and did not want to “cause alarm” with the appeal.
'Six years on, we still have no school. I'm worried my daughter will never learn in a school building'
Parents and children held a protest outside the Dáil yesterday urging the government to provide them with a school.
Five acres of Dublin school grounds to be sold by religious order
“It feels like the school’s being stripped back,” one parent said.
'It's not fair on our children - one classroom is so stuffy it's nicknamed the headache room'
Ballinteer Educate Together National School is sharing space with another school, despite having 230 pupils.
Child with an intellectual disability placed in hospital for three months
The Ombudsman for Children is concerned that this is a children’s rights issue and plan to pursue the issue in 2017.
Elite US boarding school acknowledges decades of 'sexual misconduct' by staff
An investigation into St Paul’s School reviewed 34 current and former staff members.
'Lackey', 'traitor': Russian students face lectures over anti-Putin views
Authorities in Russia appear to be getting jittery over youth discontent ahead of presidential elections next year.
Can schools link 'voluntary contributions' with schools tours and book schemes?
Voluntary contribution fees can cause stress for many parents who say they feel there’s an onus on them to pay – despite the ‘voluntary’ term.
Here's how Leaving Cert students did in French, Russian and Japanese
Some performed very well, while others struggled with basic vocabulary.
University of Limerick asks for review after claims of financial misconduct
Former employees have made claims of ‘inappropriate expenses’ at the university’s finance department.
'I found myself in New Zealand thinking, what am I going to do with my life?'
After stints in construction and door-to-door sales, this teacher set up an online study-notes service.
'A good speech is like a miniskirt. Long enough to cover up but short enough to be interesting'
Public-speaking trainer Barbara Moynihan delivers a masterclass in making presentations.
Three Irish colleges have made a prestigious Top 100 list
Which came out on top?
'I found myself in New Zealand thinking, what am I going to do with my life?'
After stints in construction and door-to-door sales, this teacher set up an online study-notes service.
Poll: Should parents have a say in how much homework their children get?
If the child is stressed by academics, should the parent say when enough is enough?
Ryanair is putting €1.5m into Trinity College's new 'professor of entrepreneurship'
The donation comes as Ireland’s top business schools are planning major expansions.
'I am genuinely sick worrying how I am going to pay for back to school costs this year'
A right is not a right if you have to pay for it, writes June Tinsley.
Ryanair is putting €1.5m into Trinity College's new 'professor of entrepreneurship'
The donation comes as Ireland’s top business schools are planning major expansions.
Ryanair is putting €1.5m into Trinity College's new 'professor of entrepreneurship'
The donation comes as Ireland’s top business schools are planning major expansions.
Schools will have to use iron-on crests and let parents rent books
New plans will ensure that certain school equipment cannot be monopolised by retailers.
Gap between teachers' pay is affecting staff morale - union survey
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland carried out a survey that indicates teachers’ morale at work is low because of the public pay dispute.
Government initiative to encourage more Travellers to become teachers
The initiative is aimed at encouraging disadvantaged groups into the teaching profession.
We're partnering with UCD to give one entrepreneur a scholarship worth up to €14,500
The Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School course is tailor-made for entrepreneurs.
Opinion: 'I’m one of the 40 million Americans paying off the $1.3 trillion student debt'
The Irish government shouldn’t copy America’s corporate financing and student loan model, writes Elizabeth Tandy Shermer.
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