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'Government must get on with the job' - TD demands booster priority for educators

A TD is calling on Minister for Education NORMA FOLEY to ensure teachers and early years educators are prioritised for the Covid-19 booster. Labour's Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, is demanding intervention from the minister to "save the school...

16 Nov 2021 at 17:43

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'Be in control' - TD urges Education Minister to find way out of substitute teacher crisis

A TD is urging Minister of Education, NORMA FOLEY, to find a way out of what has been called a substitute teacher "crisis". The call comes from Labour's Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who stated school communities are concerned that children will...

27 Oct 2021 at 12:36

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Aughnacliffe's Cllr Garry Murtagh says State's autism support system is ‘not working’

Education Minister NORMA FOLEY is facing growing calls to provide mandatory autism support units for children with spectrum disorders in areas most in high priority areas. Fine Gael's Garry Murtagh said the State's current policy in meeting the demands of...

01 Feb 2021 at 08:00

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School bus ticket fiasco is 'causing mayhem' for Longford families

...locally. “In some cases a sibling has got a ticket and another has not,” he said, as he called on Education Minister NORMA FOLEY to provide extra capacity in order to guarantee “no child is denied an education”. He added: “The free school bus ticket is...

31 Aug 2022 at 11:00

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'Questions' remain among Longford students over Leaving Cert exams

Ms Foley last night rowed back on an earlier Cabinet decision to allow Leaving Certificate students attend school three days a week and do remote learning on two other days. That came after safety concerns had been raised by school leaders, parents, ...

08 Jan 2021 at 15:00

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Longford should be used as pilot for complete overhaul of School Transport system

...at the April meeting of the local authority called on Longford County Council to write to the Minister of Education NORMA FOLEY about the issue. “I welcome and thank the Minister for the much-needed review and report on the School Transport system,...

20 Apr 2024 at 10:03

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Government approves over €375 million support package and publishes Roadmap to enable safe return of schools

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, Minister for Education NORMA FOLEY TD and Minister for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD today, Monday 27 July, announced the publication of Reopening Our Schools: The Roadmap for The Full Return to School,...

27 Jul 2020 at 21:00

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Clear plan for reopening of national and secondary schools is vital

...needed for schools and parents as they try to plan for September. “The Minister for Education, my Fianna Fail colleague NORMA FOLEY has only been in the post for a short time and I am confident that she will along with all the relevant...

08 Jul 2020 at 22:59

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Ashling’s murder raises questions about attitudes towards women – funeral hears

...Micheal Martin were among those in attendance at the funeral. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, Minister for Education NORMA FOLEY and Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin also attended. Symbols of Ms Murphy’s life were brought to the altar during her...

18 Jan 2022 at 16:35

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Rising spread of Omicron forces Longford hospitality businesses to make adjustments

... decided to press ahead with the planned re-opening of schools tomorrow following talks between Education Minister NORMA FOLEY, public health chiefs, education unions and school management bodies yesterday.

05 Jan 2022 at 19:00

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Longford Westmeath TD says school smartphone guidance “a missed opportunity”

...primary school children have been described as “a missed opportunity”. The plan, as announced by Minister for Education NORMA FOLEY, will be largely based on the example of eight schools in Greystones, County Wicklow. Parents of primary school students in...

08 Nov 2023 at 14:02

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LISTEN | Longford schools allocated €556,000 for digital technology and remote learning programmes

...to Longford town to switch on Christmas lights Deputy Flaherty said, “This funding (announced by Minister for Education NORMA FOLEY TD) will enable the county’s 49 schools put in place robust systems to enable the use of digital technologies and also...

30 Nov 2020 at 01:10

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