Archive for March 2007

Education partners unite to form powerful new group

A powerful new group, representing parents, teacher unions and school managers at second level, has been established

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TB scare in two pre-schools in Cork

240 children and adults connected with two pre-school centres in Cork are being screened for TB, following

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Dublin libraries extend opening hours

Councillor Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, primary teacher and Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin has welcomed the extension of opening hours

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12-pupil national school in Cork gets reprieve

The Minister has granted a request from the Bishop of Kerry to allow a 12-pupil primary school to remain open

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Minister launches online courses for teachers

The Minister has launched the development of online courses in special and inclusive education for mainstream teachers

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Boards of Management will have to carry the can

The Government has abdicated all responsibility for teachers who sexually abuse pupils and has said that

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Minister accused of playing ‘Puffer Fish optics'

29 schools have been informed, at short notice and without explanation, that they are to be removed from

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Guarantee a pass in Leaving Cert Maths

With a failure rate of over 10% in previous years, Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level Maths is a cause for concern

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Minister Hanafin defends allocation of teachers

There are now almost 29,000 primary teachers in schools around the country - an increase of 5,000 in five years

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UL student concocted story of his own kidnap

Gardai now believe that the University of Limerick student who claimed he had been kidnapped on campus

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Trinity lecturer fears for his future

A senior lecturer at Trinity College Dublin is under threat of suspension and may even be evicted from his rooms

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Support for Women's Studies Centre spreads

A group of 200 international academics have sent a letter to the president NUI Galway, questioning

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Jesuit-run Milltown Institute to relocate to UCD

At a recent meeting, the governing body of UCD backed proposals to welcome the relocated Milltown Institute

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Accusations of political favouritism rejected by UL

The approval of a graduate course in medicine at UL has been received with much vexation by the four traditional

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St. Ailbe's students race to victory

Students from St. Ailbe's School in Tipperary Town were the proud winners of the Honda-powered F1 in Schools Technology Challenge…

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Teachers more confident in using technology

Michael Hallissy and Dr Joyce O'Connor at the launch of an independent evaluation of digital media learning programmes at The Digital Hub

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European Award for Languages

The Language Learner of the Year 2007 will be awarded to a person in the formal or non-formal sector, where language learning has enabled

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Meet Lucy Fallon-Byrne

Who's Who introduces you to people who are making an important contribution to education in Ireland today

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Statement by the Institutes of Technology

Statement by Council of Directors in response to the report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs

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Commencement of Institutes of Technology Act 2006

The following speech was delivered by Dr Richard Thorn at a lunch to mark the commencement

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