Teachers are being bullied into accepting reforms that will damage education
Unethical use of AI is rampant and in danger of producing students whose degrees are essentially meaningless
Pope Leo XIV in Ireland: Unassuming and personable, he answered emails on the friary stairs
The key to understanding the former Bob Prevost, say those who met him in Ireland, is not as an American pope or a liberal or conservative one, but as a South American one
€2,000 refund for teaching graduates may just go towards their flight to Australia
Ireland's schools are facing a polycrisis
Why the next Pope should be ... Leo
No matter who emerges as Pope, the name that he chooses will be immediately analysed
How is a school with €8,000 supposed to pay €10,000 worth of bills?
If hospitals were funded like schools, nurses would have to fundraise to keep wards open
Why is mental health so much worse among Irish youths than adults?
Insta-therapy or therapy-speak should not be confused with real, very valuable therapy
Leaving Cert Oral English exam a potentially great idea but piling assessments on stressed students and teachers is not
By 2029, 41 subjects will have been redeveloped. Most will have an additional component such as a project or investigation
A year on from the failed referendums, has anything changed for carers and families?
Women can participate in the paid workforce if they want to, even if the work is often precarious and 'greedy'. What they often can’t do is afford a home within reasonable distance of family and workplace
Is it wrong to treat Lent as purely a time for self-improvement?
Most Catholic traditions have faded away, but the idea of giving something up for Lent persists. But many have lost sight of the idea that it should be about solidarity, rather than just sacrifice
Don’t be fooled by the movie poster - Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a committed pacifist
The message of a new film about his life is that heroism but can be achieved by fallible people stumbling along
As Pope Francis battled against ill health this week, the Catholic community in Ireland lost two great leaders
Bishop emeritus Willie Walsh’s simple goodness changed my view of him. Sr Máire Hickey sought to forge a connection between spirituality and the environment
A lot is written about great leaders, but what the world needs now is great followers
A great follower is aware of the human tendency to excuse or rationalise the behaviour of our own tribe, but is still willing to challenge it
Why do religious people tend to have more children? Because they value different things
It would be unwise to pin our hopes on a religious revival saving our declining fertility. We could, however, encourage more supportive attitudes towards those who have faith, and those who want to have more children
Big tech is bullying teachers into premature adoption of AI. We need to slow down
Most of the Irish debate concerns potential for cheating in the assessment components of new senior cycle. Why are widespread calls for a delay being ignored?
The school’s electricity bill was €3,000 – and some of that was during the holidays
Thirty principals recently published a list of circumstances faced by their students. It includes a parent in prison, suicide in families, neglect of every conceivable kind