Dr David Day, lecturer at University of Derby, desperately wanted a way to make his 4-year old daughter’s daily cystic fibrosis treatment endurable.

Hibernia College, Ireland’s only online third-level academy, has got approval from Teaching Council for a post-primary teacher training programme.

The habits and habitats of our favourite insects: Butterflies, Spiders, Ants and Bees. Seo agat iad!

Business mentor Liam Horan outlines the steps to take to ’sell’ yourself effectively in order to net that coveted job.

Legal advisor Deborah Kearney discusses the rules surrounding school admission policies in light of the comprehensive DES review currently underway.

Review of postgrad primary teaching programme at Marino Institute of Education, now on Teaching Council website, has been welcomed by Dr Anne O’Gara, President.

In a surprise revelation on May 20, schools were notified that 250 language support posts are to be removed from the system from September 2011.

Legal advisor Deborah Kearney believes that all schools have problems with bullying - even if they don’t know it.

The programme is aimed at people who wish to apply for a postgraduate course in Irish but feel they haven’t got the required standard in the language.

Clare Ryan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Educational Welfare Board, the agency with responsibility for school attendance and retention.

On May 4, St. Patrick’s Teacher Education College in Thurles, Co Tipperary, announced an academic alliance with the University of Limerick (UL).

NUI Galway is offering second level students the choice of three separate summer schools in June, across Computing, Engineering and Science

Dr Tony Healy, along with nephew Michael Healy, has launched the world’s only website with a 24-hour read-out of the UV index in any city in the world.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has told the seven University Heads to devise a system of admission to third level to replace the points system.

Remarks by Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn at the TUI Annual Congress 2011, held in the Brandon Hotel, Tralee, from 26-28 April.

Remarks by Lord David Puttnam from his address to delegates at the ASTI Annual Conference 2011, held in Cork.

Remarks by ASTI General Secretary Pat King, from his address at the union’s Convention 2011 in Cork.

Remarks by Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn at the ASTI Convention 2011 held in Silversprings Moran Hotel, Cork, from 26-28 April.

Louise O’Keeffe (46) is challenging a Supreme Court ruling from 2009 which stated that the DES was not liable for abuse she suffered in primary school.

Remarks by TUI president Bernie Ruane at the union’s annual congress held this year in the Brandon Hotel, Tralee, from 26-28 April.