GMIT apologises for lecturer Zoom comments Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology has apologised after two lecturers were overheard at the end of a Zoom session with students discussing the performance of students ... Education • 14 Dec 20
7 attend Mayo school amid Covid response concerns The majority of pupils at a Claremorris primary school have been kept at home as the controversy over the response to an outbreak of Covid-19 ... Coronavirus • 14 Dec 20
Mayo primary school will reopen on Monday A Co Mayo primary school which closed over Covid-19 concerns will reopen on Monday following instructions from the Department of Education. Education • 11 Dec 20
Children value friendship and fun the most in school Eight and nine-year-olds would seem to have their priorities straight, if what they told researchers in a study commissioned by the National Council for Curriculum ... Education • 11 Dec 20
Prof Maggie Cusack to lead country's newest university A woman has been announced as the first president of the country's soon to be newest university. Education • 10 Dec 20
10% of third level students from disadvantaged areas Trinity College, UCD, and the Royal College of Surgeons cater to the highest proportions of students from affluent areas, compared to other third-level institutions, and ... Education • 07 Dec 20
UL students offered free Covid tests before Christmas Students at the University of Limerick are being offered free Covid-19 tests before they travel home for the Christmas period. Education • 04 Dec 20
Universities facing €102m deficit, committee hears The country's seven universities will run an estimated combined deficit of €102 million between last year and this year, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education ... Education • 03 Dec 20
38 cases of Covid-19 detected in schools last week Last week 2,178 students and staff underwent testing for Covid-19 at 115 schools around the country with 38 cases detected, which is 1.7% of all ... Coronavirus • 01 Dec 20
31 school students, staff test positive in past week A total of 2,384 students and staff underwent testing for Covid-19 at 147 schools around the country last week, with 31 people, or 1.3% of ... Coronavirus • 27 Nov 20
