Emma O Kelly

Education Correspondent

Currently, teachers require two consecutive contracts in order to be considered for a permanent one

Teachers could get permanent post after a year - minister

Newly qualified teachers may become eligible for a permanent contract after just one year in a post, in a new measure announced by the Minister for Education.

Education • 21 Apr 25

The INTO has called for increased investment in special education teaching and SNA posts (Stock image)

Call for increased investment in special education

The country's largest teacher trade union has called for funding for the full equipping of special classrooms and ancillary sensory and play spaces to be guaranteed to schools and to be made available before a special class is established.

Education • 21 Apr 25

Teachers say changes to Leaving Cert subjects are being introduced too hastily and without proper safeguards around AI

Teacher unions meet department over Leaving Cert concerns

Second level teacher trade unions will meet Department of Education officials this afternoon for the first of a series of meetings to discuss their concerns around Senior Cycle reform.

Education • 15 Apr 25

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 25

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 25

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 25

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 25

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 25

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 25

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 25