Department of Education

St Brendan's PS is one of the two schools uniting to form Holy Family Primary School

Two Offaly schools unite to form a new co-educational primary school

Woman in 'fake births' case freed after repaying €59,300

Offaly schools are facing a 'crisis' around SNA staffing levels

Kinnitty NS Principal Bríd Franks and Deputy John Clendennen at the location for new modular classroom.

New SEN modular classroom approved for National School in Offaly

Sentencing took place at Tullamore Circuit Court

Offaly woman in 'fake births' case freed after repaying €59,300

Cllr Aoife Masterson of left

Cutting spending in Offaly during cost-of-living crisis slammed

Family of Enoch Burke say he was removed from appeal hearing

Simon Harris criticises ‘botched’ communication on SNAs

‘No point’ in giving SNA review date completion, Moynihan says

Judge to decide on whether Enoch Burke should be recommitted to prison

School secretaries and caretakers agree to withdraw strike for negotiations

School secretaries and caretakers stage strike action

Taoiseach vows to pursue legal options to force religious orders on compensation

Parents describe ‘constant fight’ for school places

Higher rates of school absences after pandemic – report into programme finds

Parents begin camping outside department over lack of school places

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

Guidelines on restraining children at school ‘fall short of what is needed’

Record number of children using school transport scheme

Foley denies misleading Dail over encounter with phone pouch company executive

Phone pouches spark intense debate in last Leaders’ Questions

Government accused of ‘brazen attempt to buy votes’

Offaly County Council has invested over one million euro in trying to teach students digital skills

Offaly lagging behind in digital skills compared to rest of country

'Get your act together' - Parents and staff demand 'vital' school places for chi...

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

Minister working on plans to ban mobile phones in secondary schools

Pressure on services is 'no argument' to send 55 Ukrainians away from Edenderry

Pressure on services is 'no argument' to send 55 Ukrainians away from Edenderry

Women and children the majority of 55 Ukrainian refugees moving into old Offaly factory

Women and children the majority of 55 Ukrainian refugees moving into old Offaly ...
The former shoe factory in Edenderry will finally welcome Ukrainian refugees this month after months of works
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Cllr Clare Claffey

Cllr Clare Claffey raises concerns over schoolbook funding cuts

Smaller class sizes expected soon due to sharp drop in primary school enrolments

‘Gradual return’ to normal Leaving Cert results to be expected

Harris criticises Department of Education as families left without school places

Number of Ukrainian students enrolled in Irish schools surpasses 15,000

Many teachers struggling with 'challenging workload', survey finds

Minister Foley considering suspension of career breaks for teachers to combat st...

The National Council for Special Education made the announcement

Over €10 million in supports announced for expansion of special education counci...

Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland sexually exploit children, committee hea...

Teacher warns sex education in hands of ‘violent and misogynistic’ porn industry

6,000 pupils ‘left on the side of the road’ after school bus fees waived

Funding has been secured for the additional classrooms

Nolan calls for urgent clarification on new accommodation site for Gaelscoil na ...

File pic: The Thomastown school is set to get a new extension with four classrooms

Local National School given approval to proceed to tender for new extension

Local National School given approval to proceed to tender for new extension

'Not acceptable' - New report reveals Education Dept failing children with speci...

Borrisokane Community College

Major extension for Borrisokane Community College welcomed

The motion also said that any reduction to the staffing schedule should be applied pro-rata to all DEIS primary schools.

'A challenge for educators' - INTO calls for cuts to class sizes as they remain ...

€2.5m has been allocated for 2022/2023 to put arts and creativity at the heart of young people’s lives

Creative Schools programme now open for applications

Irish government issues advice to schools on supporting Ukrainian child refugees

Irish govt issues advice to schools on supporting Ukrainian child refugees

This is the first significant expansion of the programme since 2017, which currently supports 884 schools and 180,000 students

Major expansion of DEIS schools programme announced by Minster of Education

Children's Ombudsman frustrated over lack of clarity on 2022 Leaving Cert exams

Ms Patricia Higgins, principal Our Lady's Templemore, students from the ASD class, Diarmuid McKeogh builders, Philip Ryan; Project Architect, ABN, Annette Doyle; Project Controls Manager, ABN, John Br

New building project in Our Lady’s Templemore due to start this month

School closures should not be default response to Covid surge

Deputy Michael Lowry

Essential funding for schools to fight Covid welcomed - Lowry

Storm Barra forces schools to shut in 12 counties with Status Red and Orange Wa...

Four Longford actors with special needs will perform in the Abbey Theatre on Saturday, April 7 next as part of a Shadowbox Theatre Company production.

'We want artists still performing' - Taoiseach would like to see venues staying ...

Unmasked students should not be excluded from primary schools -latest Dept advic...

Annual report shows State spent €17.1 billion over pandemic year

Annual report shows State spent €17.1 billion over pandemic year

'Flagrant discrimination' - Anger as special classes 'excluded' from new self-isolation rules

'Flagrant discrimination' - Anger as special classes 'excluded' from new self-is...

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