Colleges said to be snubbing labour law on contract jobsTHIRD level colleges are "circumventing" labour legislation in order to cut costs, the annual conference of the Irish Federation…Mon May 27 1996 - 01:00
Rating reports on schools opposedTHE Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) has rejected plans by the Minister for Education to rate the performance of …Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00
Currie announces legislation to tackle truancyFORTHCOMING legislation will establish the first nationwide school attendance service, the Minister of State with responsibility…Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00
Linguistically superior EU partners make Irish colleagues look tongue tiedTHE Irish are the least linguistically gifted group in the European Union, according to a new directoryThu May 23 1996 - 01:00
Booklet aims to increase knowledge of medicine useONE patient was told to take one capsule six times daily. Instead, she took all six in one goThu May 23 1996 - 01:00
Student leaders welcome grantsSTUDENT leaders have welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Education that, from next autumn, higher education grants …Wed May 22 1996 - 01:00
18 politicians get part of teachers' payEIGHTEEN politicians who left teaching to enter the Dail or Seanad are still receiving part of their teacher's salaries on top…Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
Minister rules out church veto on school boardsTHE CHURCHES will not be allowed to set preconditions when schools are co opting members of the local community on to boards …Tue May 21 1996 - 01:00
Churches' control of primary schools to be copperfastenedTHE control by the churches of more than 3,200 primary schools is to be copperfastened in law for the first time under new guarantees…Mon May 20 1996 - 01:00
Irish students attending colleges in EU states become eligible for £1,600 grantSOME 6,000 students from the Republic attending third level colleges in other EU states will become eligible for higher education…Mon May 20 1996 - 01:00
Industrial action at TCD suspendedSIPTU has suspended all industrial action at Trinity College, Dublin following a favourable Labour Court ruling that most staff…Sat May 18 1996 - 01:00
INTO strike move over class sizePRIMARY teachers are threatening strike action over the Minister for Education's decision not to reduce class sizes in all schools…Fri May 17 1996 - 01:00
College to sue over fee exclusionONE of the largest private colleges is to take legal action against the Minister for Education, Breathnach, for alleged discrimination…Fri May 17 1996 - 01:00
Doctor claims drugs not to blame for most city crimeTHE head of the National Drug Treatment Centre has dismissed claims that drugs are responsible for most of Dublin's crime.Thu May 16 1996 - 01:00
Exam work may have fallen off truckLEAVING Certificate exam work found on an isolated bog road in Co Roscommon last week most likely fell off a delivery truck, …Wed May 15 1996 - 01:00
Strike disrupts Trinity Week eventsTRADITIONAL Trinity Week events at Trinity College, Dublin were disrupted yesterday by a strike over pension rights involving…Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
The Only Honour We've GotGAY BYRNE has one `but' Pat Kenny doesn't. Maureen Potter has received the call, but Brendan O'Carroll probably never willTue May 14 1996 - 01:00
Inquiry as exam work for Leaving Cert found on roadTHE Minister for Education hash ordered an investigation after Leaving Certificate exam work sent to her Department's exams branch…Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
Tax relief planned on fees for private third-level collegesTAX relief is to be introduced on fees paid for certain courses in private third level colleges from next autumnTue May 14 1996 - 01:00
Students oppose move to allow Dail crechePLANS to turn a National College of Art and Design (NCAD) building near Leinster House into a Dail creche are being resisted …Sat May 11 1996 - 01:00
Three women die violently in week prison body admits Mountjoy crisisSaturday/SundaySat May 11 1996 - 01:00
Largest farm in State for sale after loan defaultIRELAND'S largest farm, near Lifford, Co Donegal, has been put up for sale by the receiver, three years after its owners defaulted…Sat May 11 1996 - 01:00
Breathnach plans to cut class sizes for poor children to 15SCHOOL breakfasts and classes of 15 students - less than half the average class size - are to be provided for the State's poorest…Thu May 9 1996 - 01:00
School inspection proposal wins criticism and praisePARENTS are to receive information on the rating of their children's school, ranked from "weak" to "very good", under an inspection…Thu May 9 1996 - 01:00
Managers call for changes in teachers' dealSECONDARY school managers have suggested the Government should drop its "insulting" demand for longer working hours from teachers…Sat May 4 1996 - 01:00
Part time students to get tax relief in the autumnPART TIME third level education will become tax deductible from the autumn, the Minister for Finance has said.Thu May 2 1996 - 01:00
Disruptive teenager to get one-to-one tuitionTHE Department of Education is to provide one-to-one tuition in a local library for a disruptive 13-year-old boy from Ballymun…Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Church claims deal on primary schoolsTHE Catholic Church says it has agreed to cede majority control on the boards of its 3,000 primary schools after receiving legal…Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Fottrell elected president of UCGTHE new president of University College Galway is Prof Patrick Fottrell, an international expert on osteoporosis, brittle bone…Fri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
Blood board denies cover up over hepatitisTHE chief executive of the Blood Transfusion Service Board has denied that it "covered up" evidence that a plasma donor had infective…Fri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
TDs press for accord on school music royaltiesFIANNA FAIL TDs who act consultants to the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) have called on the organisation "think again…Fri Apr 26 1996 - 01:00
Gender bias claim rejected by VECsVECs have defended themselves against a claim that they ignore women when making nominations to the boards of third level colleges…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
Breathnach accused of attempting to eliminate role of VECsTHE Minister for Education has been accused of proceeding with "obscene haste" to set up regional education boards, which will…Wed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Shorter history courses mootedTHE Minister for Education has suggested the introduction of short courses in history and geography, in compensation for the …Wed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Primary schools face £3m music billTHE school concert, disco, sale of work and even nativity play are under threat from a demand by the Irish Music Rights Organisation…Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
Government faces human rights challengeTHE Government is to be questioned on its human rights record when it presents a progress report to the UN.Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Report on lost Leaving Cert art is held up by legal issuesTHE publication of a consultants' report on errors made in the marking of last year's Leaving Cert art exam is being held up …Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Parents' conference hears of `steady erosion' of school hoursTHE school year has been shortened by more than one quarter of its normal length because of the absence of teachers from the …Mon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Lebanese community holds protest at Dail over killingsWITH shouts of "Allah akbar" (God is great) and "Israeli child killers", a small part of the great wave of Arab outrage at the…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Union split down the middleIN SPITE OF the compromise result arrived at by last week's ASTI conference, the unions remains badly split on its attitude to…Tue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
Teachers turn aside from strikes but problems remainTHIS was the week the teachers went to the precipiceFri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
Militant teachers increase pressure for new pay dealTEACHERS have stepped up pressure on the Minister for Education with votes at annual conferences for industrial action and a …Thu Apr 11 1996 - 01:00
Strike option to be subject of ASTI voteSECONDARY school teachers are to vote at their union conferences tomorrow on a "shopping list" of proposals for industrial action…Wed Apr 10 1996 - 01:00
Rough ride in store for leadersIT'S HARD to look anywhere on the programme for the ASTI convention without coming across motions calling for industrial action…Tue Apr 9 1996 - 01:00
How teachers' deal crumbled in frustrationIT TOOK almost two years to negotiate, and only weeks to negotiate, and only weeks to unravelSat Apr 6 1996 - 01:00
Doubtful if teachers' unions can agree on pay offerTHE story is told of the teacher who, when promoted to a post of responsibility, was given the duty of ensuring that the school…Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
Teachers reject £66.7m pay dealTHE Minister for Education faces the prospect of industrial unrest in schools as well as the disruption of her plans for education…Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
ASTI expected to reject £67m reform packageSECONDARY teachers are believed to have rejected the Government's £66.7 million offer on pay and conditionsFri Mar 29 1996 - 00:00
Co ed school offer few extra benefits, ESRI study findsCO EDUCATION has little impact on the performance of boys and girls in the Leaving Certificate, a new study has found.Thu Mar 28 1996 - 00:00
Minister urged to tackle shortage of places in schoolsOPPOSITION TDs have called on the Minister for Education, Ms Breathnach, to take steps to ease what they say is a severe shortage…Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00