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Voices
Leaving Cert student: The government needs to listen to students for once and for all
Stella Butler
15 Jan 2022
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Schools
Over 500 Covid outbreaks associated with school students and staff in second half of 2021
6 Jan 2022
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re-opening
'Enormous unease' about schools reopening amid concerns about teacher substitutes, unions say
Updated
5 Jan 2022
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Schools
ASTI warns return of schools is ‘unacceptable risk’ without new measures
3 Jan 2022
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Nadhim Zahawi
England's education minister says classes may be merged to allow schools to stay open
Updated
3 Jan 2022
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Leaving Cert
Leaving Cert oral exams and practical music exams to be deferred until Easter break
20 Dec 2021
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Schools
Closing schools this Friday would be 'sensible', says leading immunology professor
14 Dec 2021
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you think schools should close earlier for Christmas due to Covid?
10 Dec 2021
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storm barra
Schools across the country advised to 'open tomorrow as usual'
Updated
8 Dec 2021
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freezing classrooms
Taoiseach says funding will be made available to schools that wish to purchase HEPA filters
7 Dec 2021
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Schools
Unmasked students should not be excluded from school, department advises
Updated
6 Dec 2021
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Covid-19
Taoiseach says he's ‘not entirely comfortable’ with children wearing masks in school
Updated
1 Dec 2021
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Voices
School principal: 'Consideration must be given to children when it comes to face masks in classrooms'
Anonymous School Principal
Updated
1 Dec 2021
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Schools
Chair of expert ventilation group says Nolan's comment on HEPA filters 'defies laws of physics'
1 Dec 2021
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Schools
Children aged nine and over to be asked to wear masks indoors in public on temporary basis
30 Nov 2021
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Voices
Paul Murphy: If we are serious about tackling Covid, we must get real on ventilation
Paul Murphy
Updated
30 Nov 2021
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substitute teachers
Emergency measures to tackle teacher shortages 'perpetuating unequal pay', say teaching unions
29 Nov 2021
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omicron
Donnelly: Suspected cases of Omicron variant identified, new strain 'likely' in Ireland
Updated
29 Nov 2021
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hot lunch
Hot school meals programme to be extended to another 81 primary schools
22 Nov 2021
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covid19
Teachers' union says 'significant number' of school staff contracted Covid in recent weeks
Updated
22 Nov 2021
37.0k
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Explainer
What does the data we have tell us about Covid-19 outbreaks in this school year?
21 Nov 2021
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Schools
More than 80 reports to NI police over fake TikTok accounts for local schools
18 Nov 2021
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antigen tests
Details of Covid-19 antigen testing system in primary schools announced
18 Nov 2021
24.3k
34
covid surge
HSE: Schools can inform of positive Covid cases if they receive parental consent
16 Nov 2021
40.3k
17
close contacts
HSE says 'disappearing' list on online portal is intentional for close contacts in schools
14 Nov 2021
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14
children and covid
Taoiseach: No return to widespread contact tracing in school settings
29 Oct 2021
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29
Wexford
INTO calls for immediate reintroduction of student Covid testing as school closes after outbreak
Updated
18 Oct 2021
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Schools
Teachers want 'acknowledgement and investment' rather than pandemic bonus
1 Oct 2021
22.3k
42
Schools
Philip Nolan: Risk of keeping asymptomatic children in school 'remains low'
24 Sep 2021
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43
Classrooms
Department had 'productive' meeting with school stakeholders over close contacts policy
Updated
23 Sep 2021
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59
outbreaks
Covid-19 close contact rules for primary school pupils to be relaxed from Monday
Updated
22 Sep 2021
39.3k
42
Pay deal
School secretaries strike deferred after 'significant concessions' by Department of Education
Updated
14 Sep 2021
25.0k
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Children
Explainer: How schools are handling Covid-19 pressure not long after reopening
11 Sep 2021
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Children
Highest Covid-19 rates in children were recorded during school holidays, HSE says
9 Sep 2021
21.3k
29
positive cases
Extra public health resources in place to help schools as principals 'under pressure'
8 Sep 2021
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Schools
Teachers not at increased risk of admission to hospital with Covid, study finds
2 Sep 2021
16.2k
36
Back To School
Q&A: The latest Covid-19 protocols for secondary schools as students return to classes
28 Aug 2021
18.3k
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Vaccines
Union reissues call for unvaccinated pregnant teachers to be allowed work from home
23 Aug 2021
20.7k
76
Back To School
832 outbreaks of Covid-19 in schools since last August, HSE reports
23 Aug 2021
16.7k
69