Emma O Kelly

Education Correspondent

Caretakers and secretaries at a picket outside St Vincent dePaul Infant primary school in Dublin

Fórsa declines invitation to talks on strike

The Fórsa trade union has declined an invitation to return to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) for talks to resolve the school secretaries and caretakers dispute.

Ireland • 5 hrs

A woman holds up a Forsa sign on the picket line at a strike in Dublin

Students unable to attend school in Gorey due to strike

At the largest school in the country, half of its students have been unable to attend this week or last as their school attempts to manage the impact of the school secretaries and caretakers strike.

Ireland • 03 Sep

A group of people hold signs on a picket line outside a school

Pickets at schools amid strike by secretaries, caretakers

An indefinite strike by school secretaries and caretakers has entered a fresh school week.

Ireland • 01 Sep

A special school in Carlow has remained closed today after Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) refused to pass a picket placed at the school gates by its secretary.

Special schools hit as SNAs refuse to pass picket line

A special school in Carlow was closed today while most of the children attending a special school in Dublin were asked to stay at home after Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) refused to pass picket lines of striking school secretaries and caretakers.

Ireland • 29 Aug

A white airplane is seen on the tarmac at Dublin airport

First group of Gazans arrive in Ireland to study

The first group of 26 young Palestinians from Gaza have arrived in Ireland to begin a new life as students in Irish universities.

Ireland • 28 Aug

A woman flips through a book on the library shelf

Over half receive first choice CAO offer for Level 8

Just over half of all students applying for Level 8 or degree courses via this year's CAO have received an offer of a place on their top choice course, and four out of five have been offered one of their top three preferences.

Education • 27 Aug

Teachers will march to the Department of Further and Higher Education at 11.30am

Adult education teachers to stage march over job losses

Adult education teachers plan to march to the Department of Further and Higher Education this morning to highlight job losses in the sector.

Ireland • 27 Aug

A man has his child on his knee as they both look down at a phone while a woman sits beside them staring off camera

Parents of autistic children criticise schools delays

As the country's primary schools reopen this week and prepare to welcome their new junior infants, many autistic children who were promised a school place for September will remain at home because their school is not ready to accept them.

Education • 02 Sep

Students sit in a lecture hall listening to a lecture

Focus turns to CAO offers following Leaving Cert results

For many students who received Leaving Certificate results today their focus is now switching to Wednesday's Round 1 CAO college offers, writes Emma O Kelly.

Analysis and Comment • 22 Aug

(Left to right) Ciara Gibney, Jessie Brennan and Jody Whelan receive their Leaving Certificate results, at The Donahies Community School in Dublin

Top marks down as Leaving Cert grade deflation takes hold

Leaving Certificate results have fallen this year as grade deflation takes hold after five years of artificially high outcomes.

Education • 22 Aug