Emma O Kelly

Education Correspondent

The State Examinations Commission said this is in line with the date of issue of the results last year

Leaving Certificate results to be released on 22 August

This year's Leaving Certificate results will be released on Friday, 22 August, the State Examinations Commission has announced.

Education • 11 Apr

The five St Flannan's students hope to travel to Orlando to present their project to the NSS

Teen scientists win space competition founded by NASA

A team of teen scientists from Dublin and Clare has won a prestigious space design competition founded by NASA and administered by the US's National Space Society.

Education • 11 Apr

The seven revised Leaving Cert subjects are due to be introduced in schools next year

Sample papers published for revised Leaving Cert subjects

The State Examinations Commission has published sample examination papers for the seven revised Leaving Certificate subjects due to be introduced in schools next September.

Ireland • 09 Apr

Principals said other important programmes are being displaced as schools are told to make space for the new classes

Schools express concern over opening of special classes

A total of 390 new special classes have been sanctioned to open in schools for next September according to the latest National Council for Special Education figures.

Ireland • 09 Apr

The group plans to sleep at the gates of Leinster House tonight as part of their protest

Dáil sleep-out over lack of school places taking place

Parents of autistic children have gathered outside Leinster House in the latest protest to draw attention to the shortage of school places for children with additional needs.

Education • 02 Apr

Four schools had just two pupils, while a fifth listed just one child in its latest enrolment returns to the Department of Education

No school should have only two pupils - McEntee

Minister for Education Helen McEntee has said she does not believe that any school should have just two pupils and that "conversations need to be had" with a number of schools whose enrolment has fallen to this level.

Education • 01 Apr

Equality in Education said it represents 200 parents of children with additional needs

Dáil sleep-out to be held over lack of school places

Parents who say they cannot find suitable school placements for their children with additional needs say they will stage a second protest and overnight sleep-out as part of their efforts to draw urgent attention to what they say is the ongoing crisis in special education.

Education • 31 Mar

There are 30,000 apprentices in Ireland, compared to 7,000 a decade ago

Over one in ten apprentices aged over 31 - data

More than one in ten apprentices in Ireland are over 31 years of age, and almost 40% are 23 or older, according to preliminary data gathered in a national survey of apprentices by the National Apprenticeship Office.

Education • 28 Mar

Cedhla Connolly, pictured with her mother, needs a nurse to assist her at times

Wexford girl out of school due to lack of nursing service

A 17-year-old Wexford girl has been out of school for over a year because the school she should be attending cannot provide a specialised nursing service that she needs.

Education • 27 Mar

The data shows that by early March 61,726 had registered to be examined in the Leaving Certificate Established programme (Stock image)

Significant rise in number intending to sit Leaving Cert

There has been a significant increase in the number of students intending to sit Leaving Certificate exams this year, data from the State Examinations Commission shows.

Education • 22 Mar