St Ailbe’s Vocational School in Tipperary town was the Irish winner of ‘Mind Your Rights’, a competition sponsored by the European Commission.

A UK union has called for the immediate suspension of wi-fi in classrooms until a longterm study into its health effects has been carried out.

Remarks by Éilis Coakley, President of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, at the organisation’s annual general conference in Kilkenny, 6-8 March.

It is alleged that a supply company to the School Meals’ Programme has defrauded the Department of Social and Family Affairs of €750,000.

Many teachers would like guidance and support in addressing homophobic bullying and in dealing with their own discomfort around homosexual issues.

The Health Minister has withdrawn the anti-cancer vaccination programme for 12-year old girls which was aimed at eliminating a cancer-causing virus.

A new report by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland says that education has a major impact on health, with the better educated living longer.

A researcher in Birmingham claims that victims stand to gain as much from being bullied as their tormentors do from ill-treating them.

The National Dairy Council is forging a partnership with the Football Association of Ireland in an effort to promote the School Milk Scheme.

Health inequality among children in Ireland is the subject of a report released today by the Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway.

Guidelines on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), issued in Britain, say that parents need lessons in coping with unruly behaviour.

A number of alcohol-free student events will be taking place around the country on the night of September 10, to celebrate the Junior Cert results.

Schools in the NHS areas of Lanarkshire, Tayside, Grampian and Western Isles will offer cancer vaccinations to 12 and 13 year old girls from this week.

A nationwide campaign has started to promote alcohol- and drug-free events on the Junior Cert results night.

Holy Child School, Killiney, Co Dublin, has signed up for a revolutionary service which allows parents to have lunch delivered to their child’s school.

A new survey shows children are being bullied through mobile phone calls, text messages, e-mails, chatrooms and social networking sites.

New legislation to tackle alcohol abuse has been announced, based on recommendations issued by the Government’s alcohol advisory group.