Leaving Cert 2025 students will lose out due to grade deflation, but by how much?
Students will be competing for college places against applicants with bumper grades from previous years
Mission accomplished: Irish teens win top prize in Nasa space design contest
Second-level students eclipse thousands of global competitors with space-settlement plans
High levels of burnout and poor mental health among teachers
DCU research comes as schools grapple with staff shortages
First look: Sample Leaving Cert exam papers for brand new subjects
Biggest reforms in half century will see a minimum of 40% awarded for coursework
Feeder Schools: College progression rates updated after errors in data supplied by UCD and UCC
Coláiste Chiaráin in Leixlip, Co Kildare sent highest proportion of students to third level last year
Leaving Cert reforms to press ahead this year despite union opposition
Changes in the ‘best interests’ of thousands of students, says Minister for Education Helen McEntee
Thousands of students with household incomes of up to €100,000 missing out on college grants
Less than half of estimated eligible learners have applied for €500 grant for college fees
Department of Education faces UN complaint over school guidance on use of physical restraint
Campaigners say new rules fail to protect vulnerable children
Examinations Commission explores use of AI to mark Leaving Cert
Teachers fear rise of tools such as ChatGPT pose threat to the integrity of coursework
Plan for sweeping governance changes at UL following botched property deals
Recent controversies at University of Limerick posed ‘significant risk to the university’s future success and reputation’, internal report says
‘Skill, baby, skill’: Plan to attract global research leaders to Ireland following US trade shock
Minister for Higher Education says Ireland will lead with ‘talent, science and skills’
Grants extended to students with household incomes of up to €115,000
Move comes amid signals that college costs for those ineligible for grants may increase next year
Boosting grants instead of cutting college fees could be fairer way to support students - Minister
James Lawless hints that €1,000 reduction could be cut this year, leading to increase in fees for many
‘These children are being denied their constitutional rights’: Parents hold Dáil sleepout over lack of school places
Helen McEntee says she will not hesitate to use legal powers to force schools to open special classes if necessary
Almost all Irish primary schools employed unqualified substitutes in last academic year
Principal says staff shortages placing ‘immense pressure’ on schools