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Covid-19 u-turn on unmasked students ban from schools

In a relaxation of rules on mandatory mask-wearing for primary school children from 3rd class up, the Department of Education has said it is not the intention to exclude children, with schools urged to take a pragmatic approach. The Department of ...

06 Dec 2021 at 11:37

National News

Record number of children using school transport scheme

The number of children using the school transport scheme has increased by 6%. The Department of Education described the total number using the scheme this year as having reached a “record high of 172,000 pupils”, up 6% on the 163,800 total in ...

30 Dec 2024 at 13:07

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Permission sought for a new St Francis School building in Portlaoise

A school for children with learning disabilities that was left last on the list for a new building in Portlaoise, is finally seeing the start of progress, warmly welcomed by parents. St Francis school in Portlaoise has 94 pupils aged 5 to 20 ...

10 May 2017 at 17:18

Schools

INTO calls for review of online Gaeltacht course fees

The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) has called on the Department of Education and Comhchoiste Náisiúnta na gColáistí Samhraidh (CONCOS) to review the fees currently being charged for online Gaeltacht courses. Due to Covid-19 ...

22 Feb 2021 at 19:37

Local News

Rise in Ukrainian children who have found refuge in Laois

The number of children enrolled in Laois schools who have fled Ukraine due to the war waged by Russia against their country has risen by nearly 10% so far in 2023, according to official figures. A total of 207 students have enrolled in ...

02 Feb 2023 at 08:52

Local News

More than a quarter of Ukrainians in Laois are schoolchildren

More than a quarter of all Ukrainians who have found refuge in Laois from the war waged by Russia are children, according to the latest figures. New Department of Education figures show that 210 students have enrolled in Laois up to ...

06 Mar 2023 at 17:23

Covid-19

EXPLAINER: See all 52 Covid-19 sanitiser products removed from approved list

The Department of Education has written to all schools regarding the removal of some brands of hand sanitiser and other hygiene products from its approved list. The products removed from the Education Sector Procurement Agreement ...

01 Nov 2020 at 11:00

National News

Worry for parents of children with special needs left without school places

Parents of children with additional needs have spoken about how they are at their wits’ end on how to secure school places for this academic year. SNAs (special needs assistants), activists, parents and their children marched ...

23 Aug 2024 at 16:09

National News

Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland sexually exploit children, committee hears

Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland are subjecting young people to coercion, threats and sexual exploitation, a Westminster committee has heard. The region’s Children’s Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma described both ...

09 Nov 2022 at 16:22

National News

School secretaries and caretakers stage strike action

School secretaries and caretakers have begun indefinite strike action. They are campaigning for 2,600 school staff to be included in the public service pension scheme and other entitlements. The industrial action ...

28 Aug 2025 at 12:56

National News

Dublin parents to hold 24-hour sleep-out over ‘cruel’ lack of special placements

Around 50 parents from Dublin are to hold a 24-hour sleep-out at the Department of Education over difficulty accessing special education school places. The demonstration is set to start from 1pm on Friday at the ...

22 Feb 2025 at 13:43

National News

Should schools be religion free? Parents asked for their say on school matters

Parents with children in pre-school or primary school will soon be asked by the Department of Education to take part in a survey that will ask them to outline their preferences on a number of school matters. ...

25 Sept 2025 at 10:19

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