Emma O Kelly

Education Correspondent

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

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