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Online for a lesson in internet safety
INTERNET safety lessons are to be extended to primary school pupils as a new survey highlights the dangers for children of going online.
50pc jump in number applying to attend UK colleges
THE number of Irish students applying for university places in Britain and Northern Ireland has rocketed by 50pc this year.
Ex-Intel boss urges maths bias in schools
A KEY adviser to US president Barack Obama last night said Ireland's education system needed to do better, if the economy was to compete on the world stage.
Bullies use 'gay' taunts to target 10-year-olds in primary school
BOYS as young as 10 are being subjected to homophobic taunts in school calling them "gay and lesbian".
Students protest as exam results delayed by pay row
THOUSANDS of students who are still waiting for their Christmas exam results protested yesterday against the dispute which has caused the delay.
Plunging apprentice numbers threaten the future of trades
THE collapse in apprentice numbers will lead to a shortage of plumbers, carpenters and electricians in a few years' time.
Make an impact: Call goes out to students
THE Higher Education Authority and the Irish Independent are inviting research students in any discipline to make a short submission on the difference that their research work will make to a particular aspect of Irish life, to the country as a whole or internationally.
Leaving Cert pupils drop maths to get 'soft' points
LEAVING Certificate students are picking 'soft' subjects at the expense of higher-level maths as a way of winning points for college entry.
Waterford students protest for exam results
Over 3,000 Waterford students demonstrated on the campuses of Waterford Institute of Technology today to demand the release of their overdue exam results.
Half of applicants to miss out on a place at college
ONLY half of this year's record number of third level applicants will get a college place next autumn, the Irish Independent has learned.
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- O’Keeffe moves to dissolve the NUI
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