Carl O'Brien

Among options for spending €1.5 billion surplus include free or low-cost courses and apprenticeships for thousands of employees

Move follows mounting concern among teachers and parents over notable increase in anxiety among pupils

Move across eight schools follows rising concern about anxiety levels among pupils and early exposure to adult material online

Cut to student registration charge and State support to ‘unlock’ student accommodation schemes under consideration

State-run schools say there is urgent need to boost choice for parents if Government target of 400 multidenominational schools by 2030 is to be met

Move follows confirmation earlier this week that Leaving Cert results will issue a week earlier than last year

Norma Foley welcomes step towards ‘pre-pandemic norms’ in releasing students’ grades

HSE officials confirm more than 700 vacancies across services, with some network teams having vacancy rates of up to 65%

West Dublin schools forced to drop subjects or hire unqualified staff as housing crisis hits teacher supply

Minister condemns ‘unacceptable co-ordinated attack’ in which teenager suffered concussion and extensive bruising

Social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram are most popular among students who spend several hours a day online

Additional reading during school closures was linked with higher achievement in global study but this was not the case for reading on a screen

Revamped social, personal and health education programme launched for Junior Cycle students

International study examined hundreds of thousands pupils across almost 60 countries

Children spent a considerable amount of time reading during lockdown periods. It may help explain their strong performance