Emma O Kelly

Education Correspondent

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

Females across all age groupings have higher levels of third level attainment than males (stock image)

Ireland above EU average for third level education rates

New figures show Ireland has higher rates of third level education compared to other EU countries, with third level attainment rates here well above the European Union average across all age groups.

Ireland • 13 Nov 24

ASTI and the TUI have raised concerns over changes to the Senior Cycle in secondary schools

Teachers to hold protests over Senior Cycle concerns

Second-level teachers will hold lunchtime protests next Tuesday to call for a delay in the implementation of changes to Senior Cycle education.

Education • 12 Nov 24

Last Wednesday, pupils and teachers at Castlebar Educate Together swapped their classrooms for the gates of Leinster House

Election candidates face lesson on key education issues

Teachers became a General Election talking point in recent days, thanks to comments made by Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, but it is other issues in education that stand to influence how voters cast their ballots on 29 November, writes Emma O Kelly.

Election 24 • 12 Nov 24

Áine Hatzer (C), and other USI and ATU SU Donegal officers, at the 'Spin the Wheel' roadshow

Thousands of young people set to vote for first time

Thousands of young people will be voting for the first time on 29 November, and Ceylan Dilmac is one of them.

Election 24 • 08 Nov 24

Teaching at the Waterford campus resumed yesterday

SETU Waterford grapples with fallout from cyberattack

South-East Technological University continues to grapple with the fallout of a cyberattack that was detected late last week, with WiFi and phones still out of action across its Waterford campuses.

Munster • 06 Nov 24

The cyberattack has affected only the Waterford campuses

SETU Waterford campuses hit by cyberattack

A significant cyberattack has been detected at South East Technological University's Waterford campuses.

Education • 01 Nov 24

Trinity College's Students' Union has hung a banner across scaffolding surrounding the college's Campanile tower

SU criticises TCD for 'inaction' on Irish language rights

Students at Trinity College Dublin have criticised what they say is the university's "inaction" in upholding Irish language rights.

Dublin • 01 Nov 24

Foley 'keen' to engage with NI counterpart on Kyran case

Minister for Education Norma Foley has said she will be pursuing a potential "tightening up of things" with her counterpart in Northern Ireland in the wake of the case of Kyran Durnin.

Ireland • 31 Oct 24