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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

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

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

Opening of schools postponed due to certification delay

Education / 04 Sep

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

Parents say their children do not want to change schools

Asylum seeker parents seek answers over school bus

Education / 28 Aug

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

17 school buildings found with structural defects

Education / 15 Aug

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

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

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

Soaring insurance costs could lead to school closures

Education / 10 Jun

Ardgillan Community College has remained closed due to defects identified there

Schools briefed on structural defects remediation works

Education / 06 Jun

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

Louise O'Keeffe won a ruling five years ago that the State was vicariously liable for the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her former national school principal

Abuse compensation scheme 'not working', says Taoiseach

Politics / 14 May

Reading on tablets may compromise ability to critically analyse texts

Concern over reliance on technology in schools

Education / 17 Apr

Department inspectors and psychologists visited three centres in counties Kildare, Waterford, and Roscommon

Ombudsman expresses concern over refugee education

Education / 20 Feb

Report states that 1999 curriculum on sex-education is out of date

Sex education in Irish schools outdated - report

Education / 29 Jan

C&AG report had been highly critical of University of Limerick

Dept of Education examining recoupment of money

Education / 24 Jan

This second phase of examinations will determine what works may need to be carried out

Structural investigations of schools to get under way

Education / 18 Jan

Fórsa's campaign is being backed by Ireland's three teacher unions

Union in call for fair pay for school secretaries

Education / 17 Jan

More than 2,100 responses were submitted by the week before Christmas, with further responses received since

Consultation on exemptions from learning Irish extended

Education / 04 Jan

The primary sector grew by 4,300

Almost 10,000 additional school enrolments in 2018

Education / 27 Dec 18

Minister Joe McHugh said further works will be carried out during school holidays

Children return to school buildings after safety works

News / 12 Dec 18

Status of History in Junior Cycle curriculum to be reviewed

Review of History for Junior Cycle due by March

Education / 28 Nov 18

The C&AG report centres on remuneration for certain senior staff at UL and IT Sligo

UL subsidiary employees got benefits valued at €1.2m

Ireland / 27 Nov 18

Tyrrelstown Educate Together school has yet to reach a decision on when it will fully reopen

Minister says Dept will pursue costs against WBS

Education / 07 Nov 18

The work is aimed at enabling the buildings to reopen after the mid-term break for some pupils

Work begins on structural problems at Dublin schools

Education / 30 Oct 18

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