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O'Keeffe orders cut in training support for teachers

Tuesday March 16 2010

EDUCATION Minister Batt O'Keeffe has ordered 100 teachers -- who were involved in training -- back into the classroom.

One in five primary principals has retired since 2007

Friday March 12 2010

ONE in five primary school principals has retired in the past three years, prompting fears about the exodus of experienced managers.

Bitter blame game among TDs over hospital debacle

Friday March 12 2010

LOCAL government and opposition TDs became embroiled last night in a bitter blame game over the X-ray debacle at Tallaght Hospital .

Church-State row breaks out over control of schools

Saturday March 06 2010

A ROW has broken out between Church and State over how many schools will remain under Catholic control in the future.

Emergency talks aim to avert chaos in schools

Friday March 05 2010

URGENT talks are taking place to avert school chaos in the autumn when teachers step up their work-to-rule.

Language posts cut 'will hit integration'

Monday March 01 2010

PRIMARY schools have lost a quarter of the teachers who were helping non-Irish pupils learn English, new figures reveal.

'Cap' on courses keeps thousands out of college

Friday February 26 2010

THOUSANDS of students are being denied access to Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses because of where they live.

Teachers can't access online encyclopaedia at home

Tuesday February 23 2010

KNOWLEDGE on tap was what Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe promised, but unfortunately the flow is turned off when schools close.

Fionnan Sheahan: In the end it was Willie who shot himself in foot

Fionnan Sheahan Friday February 19 2010

THE Green Party got a scalp last night, despite their own best efforts to let the resignation slip away.

Enda just being himself as Dail debates rights and the wronged

Thursday February 18 2010

Willie O'Dea comfortably survived yesterday's "confidence" vote in the Dail but his reputation took a battering.