John Boyle

‘Schools are not as safe now as they were’, says deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn

Chief medical officer says ‘difficult advice’ may have to be given to the Government

Primary schools under intense pressure as virus and substitution-cover crisis take toll

Plans to resume face-to-face school events on hold due to high rates of Covid-19

Some children may be lagging behind but will grinds put pupils under unnecessary pressure?

Student grants to increase by €200 next year in first major change to scheme in a decade

General secretary ‘thrilled’ to see significant fall in infection among schoolchildren

Teachers fear parents will ‘drop their guard’ in wake of changes to close contact guidance

Children who are close contacts but have no symptoms set to return to class from Monday

Thousands of children without symptoms set to return to class from Monday

Tony Holohan says ‘given the importance of education for our children ... now is the right time’

Staff representatives respond to plans to let unvaccinated close contacts stay in school

Carlow principal calls for helpline to run 24 hours a day to help schools cope with cases

‘Pat was absolutely everything everyone has said and much, much more’ – former mayor

Hope for tours, sports matches and indoor activities to resume in months ahead

Teachers’ Union of Ireland says it is seriously concerned for staff in early stages of pregnancy

Outbreaks in schools usually small scale, says report, and student-to-adult transmission rare

INTO says Covid response plan for school now includes additional symptoms of virus

Teachers’ unions want unvaccinated school staff to be let work from home temporarily

Labour councillor elected unopposed with support expressed by parties outside voting pact

Radio: The erudite, thoughtful presenter is sometimes too keen to show off his learning

HSE apologises for errors resulting in school staff being categorised as frontline health workers

INTO congress: Some school patrons believe gay teachers are ‘intrinsically disordered’

All three unions back motion to hold ballots on industrial action as Foley defends changes

INTO annual congress backs calls for major investment in primary schools

Kemp has been manager of UK Tote, the British racecourses pool betting system

HSE chief defends rollout plan amid reports of people skipping vaccination queue

Garda and prison officer representatives also disappointed with restructuring of Covid-19 vaccine rollout

New public service deal, providing 2% pay rise over two years, is overwhelmingly ratified

Mid-ranking gardaí and military officers say they were excluded from talks on agreement

Advocacy groups call for emergency supports for families affected by school closures

Inside Politics: All major parties see the new US president as a friend of Ireland

Option of allowing school open on voluntary basis for special needs students being explored

Unions ‘refused to accept advice provided by public health specialists’, says Norma Foley

INTO says reopening will depend on ‘improvement in public health landscape’

Government decision poses grave risk to health of staff and students, say unions

Latest move comes in bid to clip spread of Covid-19, according to Department of Children

Cabinet moves to delay reopening after 21 clusters reported during seven days

INTO says delay should be considered due to ‘alarming’ rise in cases of virus in schools

Information campaign due in new year aimed at keeping children with symptoms out of school