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Tests showed the ViraPro product contained methanol rather than ethanol

HSE told to withdraw sanitiser two weeks before recall

Coronavirus • 22 Nov 20

All you need to know about Calculated Grades

Education • 16 Aug 20

Some school principals are worried about how the results will be handed out

Schools concerned over issuing of Leaving Cert grades

Education • 15 Jul 20

The Leaving Certificate is due to commence on 29 July

'Creative solutions' called for around Leaving Cert

Education • 05 May 20

Trinity College Dublin has closed the Book of Kells, the Science Gallery and other areas of the college as well as hosting lectures online

Coronavirus plunges universities into funding crisis

Ireland • 03 May 20

The marking scheme devised by the SEC for the Junior Certificate papers will also be made available to schools

Dept confirms no Junior Cert exams this year

Education • 21 Apr 20

RTÉ says the programme will be educational, but also fun and engaging

RTÉ to broadcast 'school on TV' from Monday

Coronavirus • 29 Mar 20

The ASTI says it will refuse to hold Subject Learning Assessment Review meetings out of hours

ASTI to refuse to hold review meetings out of hours

Education • 27 Feb 20

Around 1,000 school secretaries are due to strike as part of their campaign to secure better pay and working conditions

Minister calls on school secretaries to defer strike

Education • 09 Jan 20

The schools are all being established to address growing demographic need in the areas

Patronage of new post-primary schools are announced

Education • 17 Dec 19

Announcement made by Department of Education

Six new post-primary schools planned for 2020

Education • 17 Dec 19

The Department of Education is declining to put any timeframe on completion of the second review

Sex abuse survivors call for access to State redress

Education • 06 Dec 19

Zac and Ella Boland: 'I can go outside but he's still sitting there doing his homework'

Should homework be history?

Prime Time • 22 Nov 19

Legal proceedings by the Department of Education against Western Building Systems are underway concerning Ardgillan Community College

€40m spent on school building remediation works

Education • 12 Nov 19

An independent consultant valued the property at €16.5m in 2016 (Pic: Google Maps)

Dept paid €4m above 2016 valuation for Sandymount site

Education • 30 Sep 19

Fórsa says their work-to-rule will continue until their dispute is resolved or until meaningful talks begin

Secretaries' union asks Dept to take dispute to WRC

Education • 30 Sep 19

The Department informed Educate Together that there would be a further delay

Opening of schools postponed due to certification delay

Education • 04 Sep 19

The five primary schools are among a total of 13 planned for coming years

Dublin to get five new gaelscoileanna over three years

Education • 03 Sep 19

Parents say their children do not want to change schools

Asylum seeker parents seek answers over school bus

Education • 28 Aug 19

The 18 schools are in addition to 22 where defects were discovered last year

17 school buildings found with structural defects

Education • 15 Aug 19

The documents detail assessments made by fire safety officers in examinations at 31 schools

Dept refuses to release school fire safety assessments

Education • 13 Jul 19

Dr Niall Mulldoon told the Committee that excluding a child's access to education is as an extremely 'serious sanction'

Reduced school timetables 'impacting children's rights'

Politics • 13 Jun 19

Some schools are facing premiums of up to €60,000

Soaring insurance costs could lead to school closures

Education • 10 Jun 19

Ardgillan Community College has remained closed due to defects identified there

Schools briefed on structural defects remediation works

Education • 06 Jun 19

School leavers applying to the Student Support Scheme must now have spent three years in the Irish education system, as opposed to five years as was previously required

Criteria eased for asylum seekers to attend third level

Education • 04 Jun 19

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