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Two teaching unions vote overwhelmingly in favour of revised pay deal

Two teaching unions have voted to back the revised public sector pay deal. Primary-level union the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) – Ireland’s largest teachers’ union – said 80% of its members voted to accept it, while 85% of the ...

30 Sept 2022 at 17:32

National News

Education Minister defends overhaul of Leaving Certificate process

The Education Minister has defended her plans to overhaul the Leaving Certificate process during a speech at a teachers’ union annual conference. Norma Foley told the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) conference that the reform plans will ...

20 Apr 2022 at 17:21

National News

Health official predicts PCR testing will remain 'under strain' for at least a week

The Covid-19 testing system in Ireland is expected to remain under major pressure in the coming days, a senior health official has said. It comes as one teaching union has called for a re-think on the full re-opening of schools, ahead ...

04 Jan 2022 at 12:15

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Longford councillor "inundated" with calls from concerned parents over proposed reopening of schools

Fine Gael Cllr Garry Murtagh said a large number of parents have been in contact to express their fears over the proposed reopening of the State's first and second level education sector on Thursday. "There is an obvious high level ...

04 Jan 2022 at 13:40

Covid-19

Growing pressure on hospitals from Covid-19, says HSE chief

Hospitals are suspending elective care amid growing pressure on the health system from Covid-19, the HSE chief has said. On Tuesday, Paul Reid said that it remained unclear when Ireland would reach the peak of the current wave of ...

04 Jan 2022 at 16:33

National News

Teachers demand Covid-19 bonus for their 'extraordinary efforts' during pandemic

The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) along with the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) and The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) have come together in a joint statement to demand the proposed Covid-19 ...

29 Sept 2021 at 15:35

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Longford parent makes case for ‘hybrid’ Leaving Cert model amid Covid surge

Mary McKeon, who is a parent of a Leaving Cert student attending Moyne Community School, issued the plea this week. “I feel it is now time for the Minister for Education to make a decision regarding arrangements for the 2022 ...

12 Jan 2022 at 09:00

Covid-19

School exams rethink sought amid Covid disruption

Calls are growing for a rethink of how school exams are to be held in Ireland this year, amid concerns about the disruption students have faced. However, one leading teachers’ union has insisted that “traditional” exams ...

10 Jan 2022 at 21:46

National News

School exams rethink and hybrid approach sought amid Covid disruption

10 Jan 2022 at 15:36

National News

Part of Leaving Cert reform shelved as education sector ‘grapples with AI’

Artificial intelligence (AI) can bring both benefits and challenges for State exams, the Education Minister has said as she shelved teacher-based assessments due to the potential impacts of the new technology. ...

20 Sept 2023 at 15:56

National News

Academic staff at technological universities to vote on industrial action

Academic staff at the country’s technological universities (TUs) are to be balloted for industrial action which could see lecturers striking over a dispute with the Department of Higher Education. The ...

12 Jan 2024 at 14:58

Teacher-based assessment for Leaving Certificate delayed over AI concerns

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Education minister seeks report on impact of AI on teacher-based assessment

Aspects of a reformed Leaving Certificate are to be assessed by the State Examinations Commission due to the potential impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on teacher-based assessment, ...

20 Sept 2023 at 09:35

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