Katherine Donnelly

That empty feeling: Deputy principal Julie Carolan with parents who are unhappy at losing two teachers at Rampark National School in Lordship, Co Louth. Picture: Arthur Carron

The empty classrooms and falling teacher numbers that give the lie to Government's reopening plan

A primary classroom that will lie empty in September flies in the face of the Government roadmap for reopening schools in a year when every square metre is at a premium.

A school pupil wearing a face mask on a bus (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Covid-19 Ireland: Government recommends facemasks for when schools reopen

Primary and post-primary teachers and students in post-primary schools will be expected to wear face masks if they cannot maintain a two metre distance when schools re-open.

Primary school children will be sectioned off into pods of between four and six pupils in classes and separated by at least a metre from their classmates. Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire

Schools are not a major driver of transmission of Covid-19 - ECDC report

Schools are not a major driver of transmission of the Covid-19 virus, latest research from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) suggests.

Parents receiving Covid payment will be able to claim Back to School clothing and footwear allowance

Parents receiving the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP ) will be able to claim the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance this year

College students face wearing masks in lecture halls under new guidelines

College students will have to wear face coverings during lectures if they are sitting between one and two metres apart, under updated guidance.

Higher Education Minister Simon Harris. Photo: Gerry Mooney

'One metre with a mask' - plans revealed for college lecture halls if two metre distance isn't possible

College students will have to wear face coverings during lectures if they are sitting between one and two metres apart, under updated guidance.

The Norseman pub in Temple bar, which remains boarded up since March. Photo: Arthur Carron

Better policing and enforced closing times needed for pubs and restaurants – Health chiefs

Pubs and restaurants should be closed by 10.30pm and be more “robustly” policed, public health officials recommended to government.

Countdown to college: Everything you need to know about opting in for calculated grades

Leaving Cert students have a week to confirm they want to receive calculated grades from the assessment that replaced the summer exams.

Reassurance: Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said Susi grant applications are still open. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Some third-level colleges to delay entry for first years by a further week

Some third-level colleges are delaying the entry of first years by a further week after confirmation that Leaving Cert results and CAO offers won't now be released until September.

Maynooth and Limerick universities sticking with re-opening plans despite three-week delay for CAO offers

Maynooth University (MU) and the University of Limerick are sticking with their re-opening plans despite the three week delay in the release of the Leaving Cert results and CAO offers.

Students frustrated by exclusion from discussions for Leaving Cert results date, union says

The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) has expressed disappointment that they were not included in discussions around the date for the release of the Leaving Cert results before it was announced.

Grant fears as Leaving Cert grades and college now delayed

There are fears of a knock-on effect for student grants as the Leaving Cert results and CAO offers have been delayed until September.

Leaving Cert results and college offers to be delayed until September

The release of the Leaving Cert results and CAO offers will not happen until early September - and further delay entry to college for first years.

Simon Harris says no guarantee over relaxing lockdown on August 10

Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris says the Government hopes to move to the next stage of relaxing the lockdown on August 10, but there is no guarantee.

Departure: Prof John O'Shea was three years into a 10-year term. Photo: Jason Clarke

UCC president O'Shea stepping down early for personal reasons

University College Cork (UCC) President Professor Patrick O'Shea is stepping down from his role for personal reasons.

"The advice is clear: we do not want people in this country to go abroad on holidays. We believe the safest thing you can do is holiday in Ireland," said Higher Education Minister Simon Harris

Simon Harris wants students to think beyond CAO points and degrees

Simon Harris wants to take the focus off CAO points and university degrees as the main goal of school-leavers.

Katherine Donnelly Opinion Universities will try to put art of teaching first in 'hybrid' system

The shape of higher education timetables for the autumn is starting to emerge, giving students an idea of what a hybrid approach to teaching and learning will mean, as public health concerns impose restrictions on face-to-face classes.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has withdrawn its much-cited 80 Million Tiny Images database (stock photo)

Work of Irish-based researcher prompts global university to delete 80-million image library with derogatory terms

The work of an Irish-based researcher has prompted a leading global university to delete an 80-million image library containing thousands of images labelled with racist and misogynistic insults and other derogatory terms.

Big challenges: Seán Ó Foghlú of the Department of Education. Photo: Oireachtas TV screenshot/PA

'Significant numbers' of extra staff needed to reopen schools

Significant numbers of additional staff will be needed to support the country's 4,000 schools in reopening in the context of Covid-19, the secretary-general of the Department of Education has confirmed.

Secretary general of the Department of Education Seán Ó’Foglú said there would be, "definite information for principals by the end of the month.” (stock photo)

The possibility of schools being legally liable if staff or pupils contract coronavirus on the premises has not been ruled out

The possibility of schools being legally liable if staff or pupils contract coronavirus on the premises has not been ruled out.

Katherine Donnelly

The empty classrooms and falling teacher numbers that give the lie to Government's reopening plan

Covid-19 Ireland: Government recommends facemasks for when schools reopen

Schools are not a major driver of transmission of Covid-19 - ECDC report

Parents receiving Covid payment will be able to claim Back to School clothing and footwear allowance

College students face wearing masks in lecture halls under new guidelines

'One metre with a mask' - plans revealed for college lecture halls if two metre distance isn't possible

Better policing and enforced closing times needed for pubs and restaurants – Health chiefs

Countdown to college: Everything you need to know about opting in for calculated grades

Some third-level colleges to delay entry for first years by a further week

Maynooth and Limerick universities sticking with re-opening plans despite three-week delay for CAO offers

Students frustrated by exclusion from discussions for Leaving Cert results date, union says

Grant fears as Leaving Cert grades and college now delayed

Leaving Cert results and college offers to be delayed until September

Simon Harris says no guarantee over relaxing lockdown on August 10

UCC president O'Shea stepping down early for personal reasons

Simon Harris wants students to think beyond CAO points and degrees

Katherine Donnelly Opinion Universities will try to put art of teaching first in 'hybrid' system

Work of Irish-based researcher prompts global university to delete 80-million image library with derogatory terms

'Significant numbers' of extra staff needed to reopen schools

The possibility of schools being legally liable if staff or pupils contract coronavirus on the premises has not been ruled out

Curriculum changes and next year’s State exams under the microscope

Students 'will be in class 40-60pc of time' and pay normal campus rent

From the far side of Berlin Wall to first female university president in Ireland

University of Limerick appoints first ever female president of an Irish university

UCD students to attend face-to-face classes for at least half of the time

CAO points race set to heat up as students take grades gamble

CAO: Big surge in applications for health-related professions

Lack of face-to-face contact had major impact on teaching and learning during lockdown - new study

Ireland may need Apple and Google for health tech

Parents told to 'avoid sun holidays' for a safe return to school