Education News


Your CAO is filled in, so now what happens?
Trinity College Dublin Nanoscientist Wins International Award
Don't miss out on the chance to attend all these open days
Graduate students need to brush up to get into medicine
Students juggling work and pleasure to land the top jobs
Focus on what you want to do, not points, when making CAO choices
Martin presses Kenny on planned education cuts
Students 'will not be hit by exodus of teachers'
My life started at 39 -- when I finally sat my Leaving Cert
The Skype's the limit as kids get their folks online
Too many activities can damage school performance, says report
UK university applicants down 8.7pc
Electric shock treatment 'improves academic performance'
Bootcamp to kick start-ups into top shape.
Bootcamp to kick start-ups into top shape
School board row could escalate
Around 30 jobs to go in Offaly
Mixed response to Government deal from public sector unions
Students vent fury over €65 fee for conferring ceremony
Calls to give new teachers more hours
INTO teacher conference underway today
Iran scorns US nuclear plan
Teacher unions urged to unite on pay deal
Tánaiste jostled by protesters at teacher conference
Minister met with silence at teachers' conference
ASTI unanimously rejects public sector pay deal
Leisure centre redevelopment to create 18 jobs in Clare
'15,000 jobs lost' in drinks industry
E-car 'juice points' launched in Dublin
Tyrone Crystal to close
Crystal maker closes with loss of 31 jobs
SF launches 'digital media hub' proposals
Diary of a Schoolteacher: Class falls foul of the books scandal
As standards tumble, are college fees a certainty?
Have your questions ready as college open days kick off
Girls still top of the Junior Cert class
Draw for college places 'unfair to brightest pupils'
British Universities consider dropping fees to attract students
Private college closes doors to 100 students
Teacher watchdog fails to set up urgent probe into maths crisis
Record 58,000 get college offer after CAO second round
Teachers will have to register by law
Quinn in the dark as maths crisis deepens
What's the key to being a successful student?
More than 75pc accept first offer as second round goes in the post
Getting down to study: motivation and making the most of your time
Setting your study goals and making sure you stick to them
Setting your study goals
Publishers snub Quinn's school book prices plea
Book rentals and limited edition changes backed by Minister
Take-up of college offers hits a high
Cut your prices: Quinn issues ultimatum to publishers
New leaf: Dublin school replaces books with iPads
Coursework 'will widen gender gap'
Not the right time for change to Junior Cert, teachers insist
New ’50-50’ ’Junior Cert to be rolled out in 2015
Empty Nests: How to cope when your teenager sets off for college life
1800 265 165: we can help...
Top of the class: girls still beating boys with marks
Almost 50 students have results withheld for cheating
Blind skateboarder finds perfect balance in studies
Maths crisis: Just don’t ask Minister Quinn for answers
Drop in pupils taking 'vital' subjects due to budget cuts
Years of toil boiled down one moment -- and it was so sweet
After an emotional results day, it's time to wait for offers
Schools that have unqualified teachers cannot be pinpointed
School does its sums on maths
Harry's girl happy to pursue acting career
Students 'misled' by Quinn on return of fees
My story: 'You have to love what you are doing...'
My story: 'When the results came out I was still unsure about what to do next'
Dreaming of those results
My story: 'I realised if I studied biomedical science I would have a better chance of finding work'
My story: 'Finding the right balance between sport, study and life'
Number choosing to sit Irish falls by 2pc
My story: 'We were very lucky, we got experience as part of the course'
Ten Leaving Cert students score eight A1 grades in exams
Poor maths and science trend continues in exam results
Celebrating the right way
Is it too late to apply for a college place?
To repeat or not to repeat ...
Today represents a new beginning
You're not alone
Why make an appeal?
Running the points race
Getting a second chance at maths
Other leaving cert options
Call for reform as maths and science grades drop yet again
Leaving Cert chaos looms as teachers rush to retire
Why they think Springboard is the business
How Joe got a new lease of life with the computer giant IBM
Are you eligible to apply for a Springboard course?
Turning a problem into an opportunity
It's the business for courses to jobs
A world away from tiling swimming pools
Where the jobs are ...
Finding a course that gives the best chance of landing a job
Cutting insurance costs
Do you want the good news or the bad news?
‘Back to school is almost as stressful as Christmas’
The brave new world of e-learning has changed the game
How to save money with food
Transport to school: Counting costs of getting there
Getting money message to your children
A dozen ways to take the edge off back-to-school expenses
Subjects facing chop if class sizes rise
Schools will drop subjects if class sizes increased
17 new schools to open as pupil numbers soar
Extra €4.6m set aside for parents struggling to afford uniforms
Parents being forced to take out loans for school costs
Publishers help ease book cost burden for parents
Internet spells end of the school report
Twitter 'stops children reading' says Man Booker 2011 judge
Concerns highlighted over errors in exams
Continuous assessment on cards for Junior Certs
Number of Junior cert subjects cut to eight
Teachers call for lenient marking of 'unfair' maths paper
Quinn to ask for school property
Students fare better reading from screen than paper
40 new schools to be built by 2017
All smiles as pupils sit final five papers
State to act if school handovers are delayed
Now for a few weeks of relaxation
Mixed bag for the last exams of summer
From high notes to low ones in music and agriculture
Exam Diary: Delights of doing dishes
Leaving Cert Economics: Financial meltdown was hot topic for students
No, Minister, parents are doing all they can to help out schools
Teachers on tour -- the Three Amigos's excellent adventure
Spanish: Leaving Cert aural the only irritation
Junior Cert Metalwork: No surprises in exam worth just 25pc overall
Leaving Cert Chemistry: Wordy paper but top marks possible
Exam Diary: All done and dusted -- what an anti-climax
Exam Diary: Strange feeling as we enter final straight. . .
Leaving Cert Physics: Real-life situation questions divide teachers' opinions
Leaving Cert Accounting: Uncomplicated but time-consuming
The end is in sight - I just have to avoid Facebook
Practical application praised in fair test of ability
Positive mental attitude highlighted
Junior Cert Science: 'Fuzzy' diagrams a challenge
Junior Cert Religious Education: No room for generalisations
Leaving Cert Art: Mysterious Newgrange a bit puzzling
Leaving Cert Biology: Ability to apply methodology was required
Exam Diary: Longing for the final curtain -- and a little sunshine
Virus can't interfere with Paddy's biology
Two-year online course aimed at aspiring teachers
Junior Cert History: More than fair with no unexpected questions
Leaving Cert History: Surprise topic on the paper
Leaving Cert French: Henry handled well during 'slick' challenge
Junior Cert French: Most were au fait with themes
Some graduates in physics earning €100,000-plus
Teachers face on-the-spot tests in surprise school inspections
Only 5pc at third level able to speak two foreign languages
LC Business Studies: Topical issues make tests interesting
Slan go foill to Irish until Longford's next GAA match
Engineering graduates need to learn teamwork, study finds
LC Irish: A challenging but fair exam, say teachers
The teacher's dream: his own private broom cupboard
'Real meat' was in higher paper
Unqualified teachers finally axed by Quinn
Lithuanian teenager leaves the dictionary at home
Leaving Cert Irish: Higher choices 'horrendous'
Junior Cert CPSE: Political paper had nothing on our parties
Leaving Cert Maths: 'Unremarkable paper' brings sigh of relief
Exam Diary: Recession is not all bad -- it makes a great essay topic
Schools face losing control of enrolment in radical new plans
School enrolment will be fairer with new plan – Minister
Honours Maths II a ‘relief’ after Friday shocker
A subject that threw up a few challenges
Volcano question causes no shocks
One tricky question but all in all a fair test
'Nice' choices for unsurprising paper
English Paper II: Boland still puts students through mill
JC Irish Higher: Tongue-tied grammar question confused many
Engineering: Off to 'very good' start
JC Irish Ordinary: The odd bogey can't take gloss off fair test
Tiny island's pupils are indeed Leaving
Exam Diary: Poetry in motion as manageable paper finally came to be
Candidates tune up for school of rock
Mum of two fulfils goal
'New feel' as paper rings the changes
Brave Libyans flee turmoil to sit Leaving Cert
Home Economics: 'Fair and strongly relevant to today'
English Higher: Mystery theme leaves some pupils perplexed
English Ordinary: 'Smiling faces on the way out is always a good sign'
Exam Diary: First-day nerves banished by paper full of mystery
Quinn to meet schoolbook firms over frequency of new editions
Universities raise stakes in effort to attract top talent
Clouds have silver lining for students
Irish colleges prepare for an influx of fee refugees from Britain
Education minister advises exam students to avoid stress
What happens if I get ill during my exams?
'No cuts' to special needs teaching
Arts graduate applying to four-year undergraduate course in occupational therapy
The student's view: Don't scrap it, but make it count!
Why Mandarin must be a target for our post-primary schools
Desperate donkey, placid pooch and a bird-napped budgie
Exams will be slashed under plans to reform the Junior Cert
Students will pay €500 more after fees U-turn
Education minister refuses to rule out third level fees – again
'Upskilling' plan draws huge response
Focus on the task, not yourself. . .
University entrance scholarships explained
In my opinion: It's time to re-imagine the ways we teach our children
Diary of a schoolteacher: I spy with my little eye... all sort of shenanigans
Top ten tips from the experts to make the most of pre-exam time
Exam chiefs 'uncovered cheating' on Junior Cert
Negative thoughts creeping in around exam time
In my opinion: Video games can be big winner in classroom environment
Diary of a schoolteacher: Mean boys and girls become mean men and women
Quinn to review fee-paying schools' support
The best students in history: More stay to Leaving than ever
Fee-paying schools lose building grants
Quinn intervenes in reappointment of college chief
I went from zero to hero - what a turn-up for the books!
Colleges clamp down as students copy and paste their way to degrees
New editions of costly text books show few changes
End is in sight for roll calls as schools face the future
CAO late application deadlines
Online learning bridges the gap from class to the digital world
Here comes the summer -- and kids are going off to college
Grangegorman project reaches the next milestone
Publisher defends role in 'new' books row
Union boss vows to defend non-permanent staff
We are being driven to emigrate, says graduate
Mother of suicide teen calls for school-bullying law
No 'fat to cut' from education budget
Ban on filling posts 'puts pupils at risk of dropout'
State's €100m funding for fee-paying schools 'must end'
Junior Cert exam faces axe in plans for reform
Bishops under pressure over teachers redeployed from non-Catholic schools
Leaving Cert shake-up will put pupils at cutting edge of science
Employers are telling us that it's time for change
Points race shake-up on way
Lecturers back in Croke Park talks
Leaving Cert subject reforms redundant after funding delay
Website snaps up student who turned profit on his study notes
College grants to be paid into bank accounts
Students' cutting-edge ideas make big impact
Bishops want to send Catholic parents back to religion class
VECs may take over schools
Examination assessments well underway
Diary of a schoolteacher: Why risk burnout when the brats won't remember you?
Report shows flaws in running of top school
Parents will have say on the Church handover of schools
Pilot scheme boosts literacy skills
Shelley (31) has college bug after working since age 13
Children from poorer families face double hit at third level
Bruton hits out at Quinn over religion in schools
Fury over plan to claw back lost school days at Easter
Applying to nursing courses
In my opinion: The truth about the 'Employment Control Framework'
Diary of a schoolteacher: My beef with Gaddafi goes way back to the 1980s
BT deal a real boost for Young Scientists
Students won't go to the ball as college refuses to shut campus
White smoke as Trinity elects its youngest provost in 250 years
Religion 'a waste' of class time
Education editor to take up role with minister
Labour looks to Scottish Model
Admissions tests for studying medicine explained
In my opinion: Frontline services must be protected for schools to perform
Diary of a schoolteacher: Why would anybody want the job of deputy principal?
Words fail us -- why the minister wants to improve literacy . . .
Fears over students learning by rote
Church 'shocked' by Quinn plan for schools
Junior Cert students will only be allowed sit nine exams
Colleges 'obsessed' with rank
Quinn backs down in college row
Plan to double foreign students
Transfer of 170 surplus teachers to save €10m
Education chief hits attitude of arts academics
Students told they will have to emigrate
Gaelscoileanna fight to keep teachers
Language chief suggests splitting Irish into two
Quinn reverses decision to abolish the NUI
Profits rise as we click with internet tuition
Don't get carried away with 'mocks' results
Diary of a schoolteacher: Why REM's Michael Stipe and Take That just don't mix
More college hopefuls view science study as smart bet
Job fears for primary teachers
Learning a harsh economic lesson
College takes on more staff as online learning booms
Why REM's Michael Stipe and Take That just don't mix
'Information should be freely avilable' -- UCD Prof
Applying to British colleges
In my opinion: Graduate tax will push poorer students away from college
Diary of a schoolteacher: The most cunning of them all? Miss Gossard...
Troubled pupils are kicking and punching teachers
Teacher fury over FG plan to publish exam results
Waves of students 'Rock the Boat' in record bid
Teachers still top of class for 31st Dail representation
Innovative students give it socks
Technology to blame as standards in basic skills fall
TCD angry at timing of plan to slash college head salaries
'Non-national' tells of struggle to pay college fees
Engineers Week taking place
In my opinion: Catholic schools are part of the solution, not the problem
Diary of a schoolteacher: How a chess match made me and my students mates
Anger over proposal to charge for oral Irish
Is there a place for God in the Irish classroom?
Crisis in Irish extends to Gaeltacht
FG wants all schools to publish Leaving Cert results
'Springboard' plan to train jobless adults
Strike threat over student nurses' pay
TCD faces fines over pay hikes for 27 academics
Fitzgerald runs for top Trinity post
Concentration-camp survivor gives students real-life history lesson
Politics to become a Leaving Cert subject
Dramatic slowdown in mature applicants for college
How to apply for deferred places
In my opinion: There's no place for class bias in tech-universities
Diary of a schoolteacher: When brutalising children was the order of the day
Can restaurateurs return to school to boost their profits?
Old school teaching better for retaining knowledge
Disabilities should be highlighted
Fears for integrity of Irish exam as students get preview
Students get a Taylor-made visit from champion
UCD staff face forced redeployment
A marriage of festival fun and honours
University plan for name tags rejected
Union bosses jet off as teachers face crucial vote
Drop in the number of poorer students at college
Young musicians find what they're looking for with U2
Greater access for the disadvantaged
Bright young things greet politicians with 'pure manure'
Schools cut PE classes for points despite rise in obesity
A quarter of parents find teachers hard to deal with
Pupils make big bang at science showcase
Irish taught well in only 50pc of schools
Diary of a schoolteacher: Why I put Operation Christmas Payback into action
In my opinion: Memo to Hunt: Higher education must teach ethics
Language activists blast FG's plan to make Irish optional
Loan plan could saddle college students with debts of €25,000
Sectors to target for jobs
TCD’s student entrepreneur on message
My story: Martin Cormack
Aviation courses take off at third-level
My story: Niall O Murchú
Finding a home from home
My story: Deirdre Rooney
My story: Peadar O Lamhna
My story: Mary Gormley
More medicine places in the West
The private college route
Studying in UK
Enjoying the sporting life in college
Stick with higher maths
Applying to CAO
Preparing to make the grade
Mature enough for college
Spreading your CAO options in 2011
Don’t limit career options
Colleges plan merger into first technical university
Swine flu fears rise as schools reopen
Incompetent academics to face strict penalties
FG and Labour differ over asset test for college grants
Assets to be means-tested in reform of college grant system
TCD in bid to avert €100m debt
Young scientists putting final touches to projects for exhibition
Thousands of middle-class students given college grants
Schools 'descend into chaos' as hiring ban persists
Physical bullying by girls on rise in schools
School holidays at risk to make up for snow break
CAO applictaion queries
Diary of a schoolteacher: How Mr Moobs, wearing his wellies, missed the Geography field trip
Why the Harry Potter generation gets low marks for literacy . . .
Shortage of quality graduates costs Ireland 200 top IT jobs
How deferred payments would work
Halfway mark for CAO applications
In my opinion: PISA can help us to improve our learning system
Diary of a schoolteacher: Caught in a trap as my security man exerts a vice-like grip
Study now, pay later - FG's plan to charge graduates college fees
Former ombudsman to oversee development at NUI Maynooth
Education body refuses certs to FAS students
Protest schoolboy faces expulsion
Change Croke Park deal, urge students
Schools in firing line over their enrolment policies
Numbers of adult learners show sharp increase in line with economic decline
Children abandon books for TVs, games in bedrooms
Reading, maths skills of Irish students show alarming fall
School-term dates face review following closures due to snow
Why expulsion appeals are failing
Green Economy to provide opportunities
In my opinion: Cross-Border collaboration is essential for enduring peace
Diary of a schoolteacher: how to read the riot act to complacent parents
Teachers demand action to stop attacks by pupils
Schools make own decision on closing as icy spell grips
Fifth of students still waiting on college grant
Pilot bonus-points scheme for higher level maths
Diary of a schoolteacher: What do they know of Ireland who only Ireland know?
Why more and more smart students are staying home from college
Teaching course is spared in cutbacks
Education cuts plan 'threatens 2,000 jobs'
College open days for mature students
Diary of a schoolteacher: A cure for snowy days - or the perfect recipe for a gang war?
The knowledge economy is undermined by poor policies
Just deserts! Lecturers escape the gloom in the Bahraini sun
Smart economy blow as students turn off science
Mobiles ring changes for oral Irish exam
FAS fails in bid to send trainees overseas
Record year for Young Scientist exhibition
NUI Maynooth awards Entrance Scholarships to 22 international students
Fees hike is only realistic way to raise funds, says Oxford head
Minister O'Keeffe announces new deal to send Saudi students to Irish colleges
CAO online applications open
Support in maths will help third-level students progress
Diary of a schoolteacher: The joy of computer learning? I can relax to a bit of Black Sabbath...
From soaps to Shakespeare at Trinity's new acting academy
Students will be forced to pay €2,500 registration fees
Taxpayer funds brunt of €150,000 med school cost
Parents need to get involved with schools at every level
Diary of a schoolteacher: A memo to the inspectors -- the bullies impose their own rules
Do CAO bonus points for taking Leaving Cert maths really add up?
Leaving Cert subjects and college entry requirements
Tyndall develops new material to extend life of electronics
Fee-paying school students dominate entrants to UCD
Bonus points scheme for higher-level maths
Diary of a schoolteacher: Dripping in mud and a laughing stock? This is not what I signed up for!
It is time to celebrate the brave return of early school-leavers
E now enough to pass maths
Retired teachers back at work as graduates sign on
Irish physicist contributes to international nanoscience research
Fee-paying schools to get slice of €21m hi-tech grant
Cabinet agrees to cut number of VECs by half
Students to get new college offers after winning appeals
Graduate employment levels
Why students learning German will help the economy
Diary of a schoolteacher: If only we could teach kids something that they want to learn
Parents - do not go mad if the dog has eaten the homework
Government to slash number of enterprise boards and VECs
Teachers' uncertified sick days cut from 31 to seven
Students to get 25-point bonus for passing honours maths
Employers say graduates can't write well enough
Student work experience key to success
Research cash for NUI Galway
New agreement between Irish institute and Indian university
Exchange programme for nursing students launched
Fury over computer grants to private schools
Pupils faced with too much content, too many subject
Irish scientists uncover the origins of life
Something inside me said: I want to learn
21pc jump in number of students getting the grant
College gender gap narrows as more men take up places
All universities to give bonus points for maths
There is another way
CAO application costs reduced
Diary of a schoolteacher: We need to talk about Jamie - and not because of his muffin
F for fail - the Leaving Cert no longer makes the grade
Only 78 of our schools have fast web link
More than 160 teachers 'aren't qualified to teach'
Education Ireland Fair in Boston a huge success
Going to France helped me to get an A
CAO handbooks for 2011 due shortly
Diary of a schoolteacher: No more skirting around the issue of school uniforms
State risks losing €10m in EU funds over scholars' pay cuts
Fury as unqualified teachers get legal right to give classes
Why it's really time to mind our languages in schools
Pupils worst in EU for foreign languages
Students must get all-round education
Major European research grant for Irish researcher
Academics teach just six hours every week
Ireland to become a global leader in education
TCD gives low grade to reforms
Our early school leavers hit hardest by rising job losses
Construction to begin on €486m inner city campus
Diary of a schoolteacher: How I pined for my field trip with Miss Gossard. . .
Brains count for as much as brawn in the army of today
Quality mark system will reform foreign student market
Irish Scientists shed light on Solar Storms
Girls soar ahead of boys as Junior Cert results gap widens
UCD backs maths bonus points
Academy warns against science cutbacks
UCD joins Trinity in world league of top 100 universities
Party time beckons as happy students make the grade
Results make class acts jump
Irish universities move up in world rankings
Diary of a schoolteacher: It's results day and the postman always knocks twice... for her
Results spark new fears over standard of maths
Third-level loans much cheaper at credit unions than banks
Students feel pinch over bid for fee deposit
Society defends decision to quash course accreditation
Coughlan says no to 'elitism' by ruling out return of fees
Teachers told to stop action or change will be imposed
Vast difference in costs for processing student grants
We are bottom of the class
Tipp hero Cahill also outstanding in academic field
Trinity and UCD slip down rankings of top universities
Report into 'dodgy' FAS courses is delayed
Universities warn over education cuts
New academic year getting under way
In my opinion: Pre-school workers are getting a raw deal on pay
Diary of a school teacher: I'll support 'Homework Rovers' forever...for this season anyway
Irish schools - high in spirit, but low on sport and sums
Ireland among lowest spenders on education
Students caught in FAS farce will have to re-sit exams
Majority of adults opt out of lifelong learning
20,000 CAO applicants won't get any offer as demand soars
What next for students who have accepted their offer?
Box clever: Tips for school lunches
Why the Leaving Cert is the fairest and the best
Diary of a schoolteacher: Thank God those long summer hols are finally over
CAO offers to disabled and poor jump 61pc
Entrepreneurs take note: student nets €3,000 in eBay auction
How to accept your second-round offer
Pre-schooler staff still not fully qualified, says minister
Parents of 130 child truants face fines or prison
More foreign students sought
Has the time come to hang up the school uniform?
Gardai launch probe into CAO hackers
There may still be hope for you if that dream course has vacancies
Parents facing delays in back-to-school allowance
Further-education courses pave the way to university for many students
Random selection - the painful barrier to a place on your course
CAO site probe as hackers strike again
A is for audacious as top student sells notes
Tips for getting through unwanted offers and disappointing points
Fears 66pc will miss out on agri courses
Points race neither useful nor fair, says outspoken academic
What to do if you don't get that CAO offer
Now for the real challenge: how to boil an egg
My story: Orla McCarthy
My story: David McGowan
Taking charge of your destiny
Choosing home sweet home
My story: AnnMarie Crudden
How the HPAT works in boosting points
The British option
Calculate your points to see all the options
How private colleges offer an alternative
Everything you wanted to know about deferrals
Top tips to help cut costs
Now it's decision time: How to accept your CAO offer
Nursing applicants face a points leap
Good news on Law and Business courses
CAO is a very mixed bag for 2010
Start as you mean to go on
The real fun begins now
The numbers repeating exams on rise
CAO is not only show in town
Apply for a grant to help with costs
Entry to medicine tougher as students repeat aptitude test
College grant system faces 'meltdown' over demand
Mum tells of panic as application refused
Didn't get your first choice? The UK provides course options too
Results withheld for 47 caught cheating
Students seek help after failing maths exam
Girls outscore boys once again in nearly all Leaving subjects
Students face further hike in registration fee for college
College revolt over bonus points plan
Hundreds of worried students contact helpline
My new life starts with squeals of delight
In brief: Exam body says paper had error
He's Top of the class
Students will reap benefits of 30pc drop in rents
Teacher succeeds in breaking record
Failing a Leaving Cert exam doesn't mean the end of the world
Talented Srujana sweeps the board
More glory as sporting and music stars get their results
Maths failure rate in pilot scheme half national average
Successful students make plans to mark success
‘Am I too late to apply for a college place?’
Not the end of the maths dream
Tables: Leaving Cert breakdown and last year's points
Exam diary: Dreaming of those results
Coughlan: points race here to stay
Student scores nine A1s
College is not for everyone
Hard to make the 'A' grade in Art
Dates for your diary
My story: Triona O'Sullivan
Making it a night worth remembering
How to view your scripts
Walking on sunshine: post-result holidays
Choose your programme
Appealing your exam results
Minister misses point entirely
John Walshe: Time for talking is over: the points system needs reform
Our universities fail to make the world's top 200
No return to fees at third level, promises minister
Caped crusaders protest over lack of opportunities
More students using credit unions to cover costs
Free college places on offer in drive to help out jobless
Points race stifles learning and innovation - employers
Helpline advice hits mark for minister
Battle begins for college places as early offers are snapped up
Students' health at risk from points race
Over 1,000 to get into college on reduced points
Call for applications for PhD Scholarships in Engineering
Researchers make breakthrough in understanding gender gap in cystic fibrosis
More students struggle to make ends meet at college
Parents struggling as cost of education hits €70,000
Help at hand for results stress
Students opt for engineering and science in hope of finding work
Anger at State's silence on 'brain drain'
Trinity College Dublin researchers shed new light on schizophrenia
TCD nanoscientist receives major european research grant to support development of next generation materials
UCD scientists have made a key breakthrough in the battle against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Irish scientists first to tag lion’s mane jellyfish
New €7m fund to turn research into jobs
UCD leads €9 million EU funded research into personalised nutrition
Numbers at school and college to grow significantly in coming years
Major Research Funding of over €12million Secured by University of Limerick
Colleges get €360m funds boost to create hi-tech jobs
Second-time lucky for grind students after HPAT furore
UCD scientist wins European Young Researcher Award at Euroscience 2010
Leaving Cert reforms gather dust
Trinity defies staffing curbs by promoting 27 senior academics
UCD now top student choice as 77,000 seek college places
Minister at odds with UCD over bonus points for maths scheme
A 'nice' send-off with no nasty surprises
Teachers unhappy with this 'travesty'
CAO surge as adults seek place in college
Fair papers worth singing about
Exam diary: Freedom lurks as trials come to an end
Aileen finishes first leg of her big week
The stage is set for star pupil Gillian
Topical... just don't mention NAMA
'Excellent' graphics encouraged more care
Papers strike a nice chord despite 'challenging' parts
Exam diary: Staying sane on the home straight
Marathon format consigned to history
Coughlan calls for 'lessons to be learned'
Exercise First for NUI Galway
End of another year
Questions asked 'just as expected'
Few problems in a 'hard but fair' test
Confusion over missing word
Visual aids are picture-perfect
Exam diary: No rest for the wicked -- but end is finally in sight
Exam chiefs slammed over error
TCD researchers collaborate on international project to integrate cloud computing with grid technologies
A collaboration between the Faculty of Law UCC and the Law Society of Ireland
Latest blunder 'unfair' to pupils
Missing exam pages cause confusion in latest blunder
Tools, trees and a woodworm
Fair papers cover all angles
Data-logger makes surprise appearance
Exam diary: Saving grace was Joyce, who coined the word quark
Lecturers face checks on the amount of time spent teaching
Exam diary: Fast food, snow, Hitler -- and O'Leary in the grave
Few surprises in well-pitched test
'Difficult to follow' - even for native speaker
Only the little matter of physics lies ahead
Baking queen lends a hand
Student chat: what they're saying online
Bono makes an appearance
Harder than heart surgery
No surprises for those who put in the work
A reasonable paper, but some may have panicked
Exam diary: Farewell my inner biologist ... now for date with Newton
Bonus for maths 'will only lead to points inflation'
Need to cut costs has mergermania in the air
Revision is key for higher level success
Celebrate but be drink aware
All colleges expected to give maths extra marks
Difficult start for candidates but 'fair' overall
Pupils who boast about cheating get off hook
A fair paper but challenging in parts
Exam chiefs sorry for question error
Test turns to trial as drama unfolds
Exam diary: A day tinged with sadness as we leave our national tongue behind
The ‘Aspire 2010’ Scholarship Programme
Exam diary: Doing a number on Kennedy, Campostela and a Donegal catch
Facebook question puzzles teachers
Obscure, challenging topics were unpopular with some
Schools agree it all adds up as new syllabus put to the test
'Fair, do-able and straightforward'
Papers go down well despite some 'niggles'
NUI Galway Develops Lasting Relationships with Universities in the Arab World
Mostly fair, apart from inclusion of little-used 'reciprocal'
Bid to remove 'disability' note on results is rejected
More challenging than usual but top marks for topicality
One small question only niggle but 'plenty of choice' overall
Exam diary: Teacher's words of wisdom guide me through maths
Student chat: what they were saying online
Pluses and minuses in a day of contrasting papers
Irish Researchers Discover New Autism Genes as Part of Major International Research Project
Fair, accessible and no trick questions
Little cause to worry in 'manageable' test
Exam Diary: Day of truth, but weather was the biggest surprise
'No funds' to make Chinese a Leaving subject
Maths teachers 'not fully qualified' in subject
'Lovely' questions but taxing for some
Mixed reaction after a few challenges cooked up
Theme of ‘the future’ gives some students a hard time
'Ideal start' helps take The Edge off
Farmleigh Fellowship Programme established
US students get cash for grades
Pupils are urged to remember there is life after exams
Exam diary: Praying for a chance to rant ... or even to tweet
University funding crisis to hit new students hard
Exam time
In my opinion: There's more to success than practical intelligence
Pay as you learn: do schools give kids too many rewards?
Having hayfever during exams 'increases the chance of lower marks'
A happy return to the books
Ireland's national portal for open access to research goes live
UCC and Almac announce collaboration
Maths should be counted in points total, say experts
Just the tonic Roisin joins in medical first
Third-level staffing down but student numbers soar
Leaving Cert written examinations upon us
In my opinion: Radical re-think needed to provide some equality
How to survive exam fever -- a guide for worried parents
Waterford academic to work in Spain under prestigious postdoctoral fellowship
Top European award’s first trip to Ireland
Boost for third-level research as 47 projects awarded €8.5m funding
Report on international students in higher education in Ireland
IUA report on international students in the Irish universities
NUI Galway scientists first to produce volcanic ash operational forecasts
New Research Identifies New Genes Associated with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Children
'Students are not files that can be pushed aside'
Pupils will be hit in row over vacant posts
Tomorrow's world: The classroom of the future
Changes to student maintenance grant schemes
In my opinion: What do we know about education in Ireland?
All cisterns go! Rain flushes the loos at futuristic college
Thousands fret over student grants
Study finds major gap in Leaving Cert results between social groups
Five jobs may help me choose
Entry requirements explained
In my opinion: Involving business in schools benefits both sides
It's not a doss! You can have a good transition
2,000 new teaching jobs as pupil numbers soar
Applying for teaching courses
Students waiting five years for exam certificate
Colleges 'charge back-door fees'
Understanding why some students leave school early
Down with exams! Why the Junior Cert is ripe for reform
Tech-savvy students are first on the grid
Colleges told: merge or die
Jobs for graduates difficult to find on home turf
Warning on science slump in schools
Graduates lacking in key 'hands-on' skills
In my opinion: Are bonus points undermining education values?
Science moved to the back burner as pupils no longer feel the spark
Plan for half UCD students to come from outside CAO
Choosing the right college course
Meet the mature students blazing a trail through the recession. . .
'Family support is crucial in being a student'
In my opinion: Trust fund would help boost maths and chemistry
Changing courses while at college
Schools 'not preparing for real life'
Cork has biggest backlog of grant applications in country
'It is devastating. Without a grant, I can't afford course'
Third-level colleges face €4bn shortfall
Research hub could create 90 jobs
Student lands top prize with website
EirGrid to create 300 jobs
80 jobs created by €5m Government investment in internet company
UCC's Tyndall Institute to create 20 jobs after €8m funds win
UCC governing body wants disputed graduation fee scrapped
1,000 jobs in pipeline via Retail Excellence Ireland
Factory just the job for youth
It's never too late, says graduate, 82
9,000 students drop out before Leaving Cert
Online farmers website to create 35 jobs
Italian insurance group to create 30 Navan jobs
18 students shortlisted for Young Entrepreneur 2010 title
Recruitment gets under way to fill 300 posts
Main barriers to reaching third level revealed
Bacteria in yogurt could treat cancer, Irish research finds
Ninety new energy jobs for Dublin and Cork
High-tech sector welcomes Minister's support for maths bonus points
Almost 200 jobs to be created
Entrepreneurs honoured as they survive first year
Jobs boost forecast for aviation industry
New Dublin Airport terminal set to create 400 jobs
30% hike in non-school leavers seeking college place
Almost 1,700 students wait six months for grant
Technical support firm to create 30 jobs
Record number of college applications this year
UCC postgraduates demystify scientific data
Top marks for Irish universities
School to launch Chinese programme
University first to win top mark for green efforts
O'Keeffe: Plan to overhaul VEC to be ready in weeks
Creation of 10,000 jobs from water investment
eBay set to announce new Dublin jobs
Actor reaps rewards after change of career plan
FG: Foreign student plan worth €900m yearly
Financial Regulator to add 360 jobs in next two years
Boots plans 300 new jobs across country
Jobs boost as €200m Cork offices plan get go-ahead
Healthcare firm to create 22 jobs in 2010
Software firm to create 35 new jobs
Debt manager announces plans to create 200 new jobs
Report: Innovation could create up to 215,000 jobs
IT company to create 10 new jobs
Cork schools event inspires future social innovators
Software issues cost Leaving Cert pupils marks
Pathways scheme to facilitate access to previously restricted library books
Science and engineering courses a lure for college hopefuls
First-class honours degrees double since 1997
Staffing restrictions could hit student course choices
HP to create 60 new jobs with Irish expansion
300 new food sector jobs welcomed
Aussie food firm brings 70 jobs to Dundalk
McDonald's to create 250 new jobs in Ireland
Universities reject concerns student grades are artificially hiked
Institute expands ties with Indian college
Engineers Ireland delivers future-proofing report
250 new jobs for Westmeath
National SNA review could see cuts at vital school
No timeframe given for full use of special needs law passed in 2004
Figures reveal how FÁS lived it up at Robbie Williams concert at taxpayers’ expense
New adult education centre opens in Carlow
Bakery to create 36 jobs in Donegal
30 new jobs for Allianz Irish HQ
750 Saudi students enrol
UCC world's first university to get Green Flag award
NUI Galway/UL alliance to drive research and academic excellence
Half of maths teachers unqualified
UCD centre leads the way in fight against cybercrime
Images of drunk students aim to promote awareness
Number of spin out firms set up in Irish universities trebles in 2009
School leavers left out on the margins
'You can't put a value on getting an education'
Selfless students nominated for top young volunteer award
Transition year programme
Double-jobbing lecturer must pick one pension
Funding announced for new research facility
Scholarship renamed to honour Haiti hero Andrew Grene
O'Kelly goes back to the classroom as part of Engineers Week
Budget changes 'will hit mature student applications'
Mobile network 3 create 90 new jobs in €5m expansion
D&B to create up to 100 jobs in Dublin
Girls' schools dominate performance league
Grant delays for students
Irish scientists develop DNA-based cancer vaccine
Special needs law 'needs to be implemented'
College 'vision' for intellectually disabled people
Sixty jobs set for west Dublin
Govt under fire on unemployment figures
Healthcare company creates 30 new Leinster jobs
Software Innovation Network launched in Dublin
Encyclopaedia bosses check facts after Civil War error spotted
UL €6m centre focal point for language
SNA cuts won't be known until March
Competition for college entry set to rise
Record number of applications for CAO places
Comedian helps students to tune up their Gaelige with new website
No extra money for college places, says Taoiseach
€200m Cork development could create 1,500 new jobs
2,000 children to lose special needs assistants
O'Keeffe: Four hours' teaching seems very little
'My son's future is being taken away'
Students' needs have not gone away, but their support has, says one special needs assistant
103 new jobs as Japanese gaming company expands
Grants cover only 25% of the cost of going to college, says think-tank
Study details barriers to third-level education
Parents plead with teachers to end industrial action in interests of pupils
College chiefs to explain spending of registration fees
100 electrical store jobs to be created
Money fears putting schoolchildren off college, says report
IVEA leader welcomes intervention by LRC
McGee first female Dean of Irish medical school
Teachers planning work-to-rule action
Payment firm to create 100 Dublin jobs
'No account taken of the impact reduced support will have on pupils'
School SNA posts to go despite review delay
O'Keeffe to dissolve National University of Ireland
IT company to create 94 jobs
Young Scientist: I don't want any money
School doubly proud to scoop top prize at competition
Irish universities strengthen ties with US
Young Scientist told 'help us save lives'
Adult literacy helpline gets 700 calls in two weeks
Blarney student is Young Scientist of Year
CAO to collect applicants' background details in access study
O'Keeffe vows to help schools recoup lost days
Irish Speakers Have Head Start in Jobs Race
Tánaiste: A tough year ahead for science students
BT Young Scientist winner to be announced tomorrow
College applications up by 10% with 3 weeks to go
Young scientists gather at RDS
Opposition hits out at schools shutdown u-turn
Blondes fare badly in young scientists' IQ tests
Easter holidays may be cut as schools close until Thursday
Chorus ntl creates 50 jobs in call centre
School leaver study saved by investment
Tech drive brings O'Keeffe back to his salesman days
Schools to get free access to online encylopedias
Schemes target entrepreneurial spirit in youth
Students set sights on business success with sound online idea
Retired teachers get subbing work despite crisis
Single agency may deal with grants
Fáilte Ireland targets transition year students
CIF: Up to 100,000 construction jobs at risk
Hospital superbugs may be thriving on disinfectants
Teaching union pledges to fight cuts
Galway researchers make breast-cancer breakthrough
New €1m investment to create 30 jobs in Clare
100 jobs confirmed for Dublin
Lidl to open three new stores
Institute of technology insists upgrading of marks was correct
Adult education loses out in budget
Student fears budget cuts will force her to drop out
60,000 students to get 5% less per week in grants
Budget 'ignores adult students'
Colleges told help disadvantaged pupils
Student grant costs vary widely
CIT highlights importance of 'prior learning'
60 telecommunications jobs for Waterford
O'Keeffe orders report on colleges' spending of fees
Breakthrough in drug testing trials
Jobs boost for Waterford
Record numbers of international students
Trinity turns to foreign donors
College teams up with Notre Dame for online theology course
126 students to receive McManus bursary
Adult learning hit by ban on hiring
'The best course in the world'
Joint nano research initiative announced
Pharmaceutical firm brings 100 jobs to Wicklow
Part-time course fees 'block lifelong learning'
Teachers to strike on November 24
Rise in those seeking training
Paddy Power to create 50 jobs after new deal
Colleges under pressure to meet student demand
New centre to study elder abuse
Grant application law 'in 18 month limbo'
Standoff leaves college jobs unfilled
Cork company wins Canadian healthcare contract
Third of college students have mental health issues - report
Coughlan launches €26m equity fund for start-ups
Waterford Crystal investors plan new glass-production centre
Role of universities misunderstood says DCU President
Irish scientists develop anti-leukaemia drug
€5m boost to see top firms' work at facility
Research-led teaching key to UCC's plan
College staff 'must change attitudes to teaching disabled students'
Chaplain vacancy at UCC may be hit by jobs embargo