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Department of Education
Coalition row looms with no new Irish-language schools planned to open until 2032
Fianna Fáil to speak with Hildegarde Naughton over lack of educational pathway for Irish speakers
Carlow schools reopen as gardaí continue to investigate emailed mass-shooting threat
‘It’s a very frightening time,’ mayor says
Mother fears daughter with dyslexia being ‘left behind’ as specialised reading class full
Support classes provide targeted help for pupils for two years, but are heavily oversubscribed
How one Irish school is teaching children about AI
In the News podcast: US company Merlyn is trialling its AI tool in 48 Irish schools
Department of Health faces task to find €175m in savings to offset overspending in education
Labour TD Ged Nash says the way details of sums involved are being presented by Ministers ‘is anything but transparent’
‘Like a dirty little secret’: How is AI being used in Irish primary schools?
Artificial intelligence has been compared to the ‘wild west’, and teachers say they need proper guidance
Mother of autistic child challenges circular over special school eligibility requirements
Circular states children seeking a special school placement must provide a letter from NCSE confirming autism diagnosis
Jack Chambers’s sweeping plans to curb spending ‘go down like lead balloon’ with Ministers
Measures perceived as ‘diktats’ among some colleagues and ‘going down like a lead balloon’
Opposition urges clarity on whether levies will lead to broken spending promises
Parties also express support for striking ambulance workers, saying their apparent need to strike was ‘outrageous’
Jostling continues as Jim O’Callaghan and Jack Chambers call for different types of change
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is exerting more and more influence
Enrolments in primary schools set to fall significantly, Department of Education says
Student numbers at first year in second level also starting to decline but there will be significant local variations, briefing document says
Stressful, torturous and a scramble: report highlights issues around access to special school places
Mother recounts one of ‘worst times in my life’ in her bid to secure placment for autistic son
Government departments fear being asked to cough up due to Health overspend
HSE chief reveals ‘significantly worsened’ financial position in March when €250m overrun recorded in first quarter
‘I have had to fight for him every day’: SF’s Janice Boylan speaks of raising neurodivergent son
Independent candidate Gerry Hutch says he was previously unaware that some children were missing school due to lack of special needs assistants
Student teachers will be taught to deliver ethical education under new framework
Programme to be delivered in multi-denominational primary schools as survey finds growing desire for non-religious run schools
FG and FF TDs clash as education overspend puts planned student fee cuts under threat
James Lawless says levy to support department creates ‘additional challenges’, but FG colleague insists Ministers ‘always have choices’
Enoch Burke to remain in prison after telling High Court he was not trespassing
Burke to remain in prison after refusing to purge his contempt of court order banning him from his former workplace
‘It makes no sense’: Parents devastated by proposed SNA cuts in schools
Letters highlight family concerns in lead up to Government U-turn on controversial review
Unions set to seek hefty increases in looming pay talks as spending pressures mount
€1bn ‘contingency reserve’ provided in budget for unforeseen spending requirements already used up
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