Sean Flynn

Sean Flynn

Education Editor

Sean Flynn is Education Editor of The Irish Times. A former Security Correspondent, he is co author of the best seller Smack- The Criminal Drugs Racket in Ireland – the celebrated expose of crime in Ireland. He also worked for six years as European Corrrespondent based in Brussels. He was the only Irish journalist to give an eye witness account of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. As Education Editor, he is a recognised authority on education issues in Ireland. Sean is a regular radio and TV contributor on RTE, TV3, Newstalk and Today FM.

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The reluctance of some Catholic groups to accept the proposed changes in school patronage has been criticised by the Archbishop…

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It's time to find out who in education has been naughty or nice and how the  New Year will look in the classroom

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Kilkenny College to enter 'free' education system for day pupils

Kilkenny College, one of the oldest private schools in the State, is to enter the “free” education system

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DCU chief calls for digital learning strategy

Ireland risks being left behind in the “online education revolution”, according to the president of Dublin City University…

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Substantial progress has been made in implementing radical changes to teacher training – according to a forthcoming report from…

Ruling no more than a stay of execution for institutions restricting enrolment

THE HIGH Court ruling in the Clonmel case will be welcomed by many schools.

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ALLOWANCES: NEW ENTRANTS to the teaching profession will be earning €10,000 a year less than their colleagues after the Departmen(...)

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