Mr Mchugh

Eight high-profile Fine Gael ministers have lost their Cabinet positions following the carve-up of roles between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green (...)

Schools will reopen next month for children with special needs without any requirement for strict social distancing. The move is seen as significant (...)

Teachers have accused the Government of “getting ahead of the medics” after Minister for Education Joe McHugh indicated there are plans to fully reope(...)

Minister for Education Joe McHugh has signalled the two-metre social distancing rule may be relaxed for students to allow a full return to primary and(...)

Children’s playgrounds across Dublin city will remain shut on Monday, despite assurances from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar the facilities could open next we(...)

Minister for Education Joe McHugh says he is confident that public health advice will change soon to allow a “maximum” number of pupils return to scho(...)

It will not be possible for all pupils to be in a classroom at the same time when schools reopen, the head of the primary teachers’ union has said. J(...)

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed yesterday that primary and secondary schools would reopen at the end of August. Speaking to reporters, he said the G(...)

Almost 1,000 Leaving Cert students have failed to register for their calculated grades ahead of Friday’s extended noon deadline. A total of 98 per ce(...)

There’s lots of commentary about reopening schools. How safe would it be to do this? Latest research by the HSE has concluded schools are “not a hig(...)