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One in three parents getting into debt to cover back-to-school costs
Cost of Living
Family holidays are the biggest sacrifice of having to fork out for back-to-school costs, a new survey reveals
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TD calls for support to keep kids in school as 28,500 Leaving Cert students quit before sitting exams
Education
New figures show that 13,222 students left school in the last two academic years alone, without completing their final exams
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Smartphone bans have little to no impact on education or bullying, study finds
Smartphones
A study by Dublin City University found smartphone bans have little or no impact on education, online bullying and wellbeing among students
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Full list of 28 Irish schools selected for major energy retrofits this summer
Education
The announcement was made today by the Minister for Education and Youth
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Protesters march through Dublin city centre over lack of additional needs education provision
Education
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Dublin on Saturday, with many holding banners calling for equality in education provision
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Ireland's most talented young journalists celebrated at awards
Journalism
Cork student wins young journalists of the year for powerful account of scoliosis journey
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Dublin students warned about religious group seeking to establish 'wife factories'
Dublin
Dublin universities have urged students to exercise caution when interacting with the evangelical group on campus
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Do you know Ireland's greatest Lollipop Person?
Education
The hunt is on to find all those unsung heroes who embody community spirit
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Education and Training Board official pleads guilty to possession of child abuse material
Wicklow
The court heard the offence related to the possession of one video and three images on dates between January 22, 2023 and April 23, 2023
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Young boy (6) denied special needs buggy after being refused from 83 schools
Autism
Frankie Edgeworth, from Swords, Dublin, has autism, an intellectual disability and is non-verbal
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Principal responds to claims students in Irish school told 'tight leggings' were causing 'distraction' to male staff
Derry
The principal of the school issued a letter to parents at around 11pm on Wednesday night in response to comments on social media
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Irish children as young as eight exposed to ‘disturbing and damaging’ online content
Education
A teachers' conference was told that platforms are "routinely exposing children to the very worst the internet has to offer"
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Teachers to get permanent contract after one year
Helen McEntee
Helen McEntee has put forward a new set of policy steps to address teacher supply
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Almost nine out of 10 teachers in Ireland experiencing moderate to high levels of burnout, study finds
Education
The Dublin City University study on teacher occupational wellbeing in Ireland indicates burnout is a significant issue across the education sector
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Boy, 4, with speech difficulties allegedly strapped to chair by teacher soon after starting school
Courts
A settlement was reached without admission of liability by the school, which strongly denied the boy's parents' claims
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Helen McEntee says some teachers not 'confident' to teach in special needs classes
Helen McEntee
The Education Minister made the comments as she confirmed that she is writing to the Teaching Council to create a mandatory placement period in a special education needs setting for all student teachers.
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Dublin school facing closure due to 'major financial crisis'
Schools
The Department of Education said it was committed to "offering all available and appropriate supports to the school"
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New 'state-of-the-art' special school won't have enough spaces for pupils in existing facility
Donegal
Aoife Dorrian is one of eight parents who desperately need a space for their child at Little Angels in Letterkenny, Co Donegal
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Boy with autism, 10, sues Minister for Education over failure to provide school transport
Department of Education
In a sworn statement, the boy’s mother described the situation as “an intolerable position which is causing him real harm on an ongoing basis”
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Dublin girl with rare skin disease to achieve 'enormous milestone' as she prepares for new school
Education
12-year-old Casey Connors suffers from recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB) and has to endure painful bandage changes that can last three hours at a time but which are needed to protect her skin
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Dublin mum details her desperate fight to secure school spot for autistic son
Autism
The Dublin mum has questioned why the Government is not providing sufficient funding for special education when “they’re spending millions on [phone] pouches, thousands on bloody bike [sheds]"
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Primary teacher who sent 500 letters to two victims of 'vitriolic' harassment loses appeal over jail term
Education
The injured parties moved to a different county to escape the effects of what was described as a “vitriolic campaign” of harassment
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Teachers concerned students are buying highly addictive nicotine pouches due to 'legal loophole'
Quit Smoking
These pouches, which are similar to snus but don’t contain tobacco, don’t have an age restriction on them
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Teacher banned after shameful lunch break act in supermarket car park 'not proud' of behaviour
Education
The teacher, who had been in her school for 24 years, drove to the supermarket during her lunch break
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