Painters on the insideOUT IS THE simple title of an art exhibition currently running at Kilmainham Gaol. What makes it striking is that the exhibitors are the opposite of “out” – almost all of them are “inside”. The exhibition of 144 pieces is a representative selection of artwork made by current and former inmates from the 14 prisons in the State.
Finding yourself abroadMany Transition Year students take the opportunity to study a language abroad, but often learn a lot more than just grammar, writes PETER McGUIRE
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Is Hugh Brady the Michael O'Leary of education?UCD president Dr Hugh Brady is one of the most powerful figures in Irish education. Interviewed this week, he talks about his constant (and controversial) quest for excellence
Dynamic leader in the eye of a Junior Certificate stormEDUCATION PROFILE: FOUR years ago, when then education minister Mary Hanafin dismissed a proposed overhaul of the Leaving Cert as a “Rolls Royce option”, many wondered if the department and the curriculum review body were on the same page. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and its chief executive, Anne Looney, seemed at odds with the establishment in general and the minister in particular, writesLOUISE HOLDEN
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- Academics can hit the X Factor with an appreciation for pop culture
PRESIDENT'S LOG: EVERY Saturday evening in our house a hush descends upon the place as one member of my family focuses closely on an event of real cultural significance. I am, of course, referring to the BBC’sStrictly Come Dancing , writesFERDINAND VON PRONDZYNSKI
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