Emma O Kelly

Education Correspondent

Architects Donaghy + Dimond have won the prize for their sensitive repurposing of the Model School Inchicore's original 1853 building (Photos: Ros Kavanagh)

School building awarded prestigious architectural honour

A Dublin primary school building has been awarded Ireland's most prestigious architectural honour, in the form of a gold medal from the Royal Institute of Architects (RIAI).

Dublin • 04 Dec 24

Tests were carried out involving Irish students as part of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

Performance by girls in maths and science falls - report

There has been a significant decrease in performance in maths and science among girls in Ireland in recent years, according to latest data.

Ireland • 04 Dec 24

€12 million will be made available to reform Biology, Chemistry and Physics at Senior Cycle level.

€12 million made available for LC Science reforms

Funding of €12 million is to be made available to support post-primary schools with the roll-out of revised Leaving Certificate science subjects, Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced.

Education • 03 Dec 24

€12 million made available for LC Science reforms

Funding of €12 million is to be made available to support post-primary schools with the rollout of revised Leaving Certificate science subjects, Minister for Education Norma Foley has announced.

News • 03 Dec 24

The move will mean the end of single-sex education for teenagers in Longford town (file image)

Two Catholic schools in Longford to go co-ed

Longford town's two Catholic single-sex girls and boys secondary schools are to join forces to become a new co-educational school which will be called Coláiste Mel agus Mhuire.

Education • 03 Dec 24

Dublin North-West: The story of the count

Election 24 • 02 Dec 24

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Social Democrats, Labour, and People Before Profit promise to give additional supports to the state's most disadvantaged DEIS schools for instance (File image)

How do parties differ on education in their manifestos?

If politicians on the campaign trail are being asked about anything related to education it is most likely to be an issue related to special educational needs.

Election 24 • 28 Nov 24

Niamh O'Grady has said she is 'disappointed and angry' over the lack of in-school therapies for her son Artie

Special schools still waiting for promised therapies

Five special schools that were promised in-school occupational and speech and language therapies for pupils are still waiting for the supports to be introduced, more than three months after they were announced.

Education • 26 Nov 24

UCC Students Union said they wanted to highlight the dire need for affordable student accommodation

Protest highlights lack of student accommodation in Cork

Students at University College Cork hung bedsheets at locations around the city last night to draw attention to the accommodation crisis in the run up to next week's General Election.

Regional • 22 Nov 24

CEO of the Irish Primary Principals Network said the root cause of the problem was the housing crisis

Calls for infrastructure fund to address teacher shortage

An organisation representing primary school principals has called for an infrastructural fund to be created to invest in accommodation for key workers, including teachers, in urban areas such as Dublin where schools continue to experience chronic staffing shortages.

Ireland • 15 Nov 24