Patrick Burke – actor, scholar and writer who made lasting contribution to Irish life

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Private schools receive €100m in public funding

Enrolments in fee-charging schools rise to highest numbers on record

Charles (Lal) M Burke – stalwart of Irish horse racing

An Appreciation

Granny rule and Leinster schoolkids the way forward as Ireland look to add depth

With residency law set to be extended to five years, the IRFU have changed approach

Four die at Jesuit nursing home in Dublin

First Covid-19 case in small south Dublin care home was confirmed last week

The Tipperary politician behind a huge Irish banking scandal

John Sadleir had a customer of his bank imprisoned for refusing to vote for him

Fees for private schools jump as enrolments return to boom-time high

Day pupil fees rise above €8,000 for the first time, while boarding fees rise to €23,000

Dublin City University announces new president

Prof Dáire Keogh will take over as DCU’s fourth president next July

Local history round-up: Architectural archive of central Leinster

Plus histories of buildings of south Down and gate lodges in Connacht

Private schools receive €90m in public funding

Enrolments in fee-paying schools return to boom-time levels

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In their third camp the team head for Clongowes Wood College and take on Moorefield

Boarding schools in demand because of lack of screens – principals

Supervised study and sports mean students ‘don’t have time to waste’ on smartphones

Boarding schools bounce back

While the recession threatened the future of some schools, enrolment levels have bounced back to boom-time highs

Ireland debut beckons for tenacious Tadhg Beirne

Scarlets forward will be a targeted man in semi-final against Leinster, says Dan Leavy

Architect building on tradition of ‘being a service to society’

Friday interview: president of the Royal Institute of the Architects in Ireland David Browne

St Michael’s take down Clongowes to set up Belvedere semi-final

Blackrock and St Mary’s to meet in second Leinster Senior cup semi-final

Step-down facility – An Irishman’s Diary about the Joycean property ladder

The rise of private schools: ‘There’s a lot more money around’

As the economy grows, more parents are opting for private education for their children

Irish rugby mourns the passing of Pat Geraghty

Popular figure served as press officer with Leinster and then Munster

In a time of scepticism about priests, Fr Willie Doyle is a corrective

When the Jesuit died during the first World War, he was mourned by all, irrespective of religion

Key figure in the State’s first marine policy

Eoin Sweeney obituary: Born October 12th, 1947 – Died July 7th, 2017

Couple’s epic design project in Kilcock for €950,000

Modern family home with elegance and comfort in Co Meath

Ireland’s first ever Jesuit bishop to take over in Raphoe diocese

‘As a Jesuit I bring strengths and weaknesses to this appointment,’ says Fr Alan McGuckian

First ever beatification in Ireland to take place next month

Dublin man, raised and educated Protestant, to be declared ‘blessed’ by Vatican

Una Mullally: Dublin’s new school for the super-rich

High fees are one thing but the Church’s grip on Irish education is the ultimate elitism

Belvedere power their way to third straight Leinster final

Phil Werahiko’s side play to strengths to book place in St Patrick’s Day decider

Obituary: Declan Burke-Kennedy

Focus Theatre co-founder, playwright and journalist

Irish Jesuits to dispose of rare book collection worth €2m

National Library given some important Irish items but remainder will be sold by Sotheby’s

Geography and third-level education: the strong link

Why do some regions send far more students to university than others?

Tom Kettle: In memory, 100 years after death at the Somme

‘Tom Kettle was a truly great Irishman of whom we should all be immensely proud’

Peter McVerry’s story and the destruction of Dublin’s inner city

A documentary about Peter McVerry asks harsh questions of the government, and wonders who will take up the baton for the homeless and marginalised in Dublin

Ex-IRA chief Kieran Conway on life after the struggle

Now a solicitor, he defends dissident republicans but regards NI campaign as a waste

In a Word . . . Pied

Gordon D’Arcy: Return of Ireland players tips balance towards Leinster

Fixture against Munster will always be the one that matters most to Leinster players

Musical youth descend on Wesley College

The Interschools Music Festival at the Dublin school gives some 1,000 students a chance to shine and provides a great confidence boost

Clongowes’ clinical edge cuts King’s Hospital down

Clongowes click into gear in second half to see off King’s Hospital

Experimental writer championed by Beckett and Banville

Aidan Higgins: March 3rd, 1927 - December 27th, 2015

Acclaimed Irish writer Aidan Higgins dies aged 88

Author described as ‘the missing link between high modernism and the present’

Fee-paying schools dominate high-points courses

Table-topping Coláiste Eoin in Stillorgan bucks trend as one of just three non-fee-paying schools in top 10 with high progression rates

Jesuit thinker who sought common ground with atheists

Michael Paul Gallagher: August 26th, 1939 - November 6th, 2015

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