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EDITORIAL

Back-to-school guidelines include ‘Pods’, no sharing and physical distancing

The Department of Education has published its health advice for schools - recommending a range of measures including…

By Jennifer McShane

Leaving Cert

EDITORIAL

Leaving Cert set to be cancelled, replaced with ‘predicted’ grades

Reports circulating on Thursday evening say the Leaving Cert in its traditional form will be cancelled for 2020,…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

An explainer for all the Americans who don’t know what the Debs is

Following the success of Normal People, many Americans have been wondering what the Debs is. Here we explain…

By Edaein OConnell

Irish schoolchildren

EDITORIAL

15% of Irish schoolchildren report that they are trying to lose weight

The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) has released its findings from a study of over 15,500 Irish schoolchildren …

By Edaein OConnell

Storm Lorenzo

EDITORIAL

Storm Lorenzo: Schools on west coast should ‘err on side of caution’

The Department of Education has told schools and other educational institutions along the west coast to "err on…

By Jennifer McShane

School memories: Kylie and Jason on Neighbours

EDITORIAL

Tuck shops, nuns, ‘Neighbours’ and prefects: what are your secondary school memories?

As her son starts secondary school, this writer remembers her First Year memories with the Notre Dame nuns…

By Jillian Bolger

back-to-school

EDITORIAL

Parents will pay up to €735 per child to cover back-to-school costs

A new study by Barnardos reveals that parents will be forced to pay up to over €700 per…

By Jennifer McShane

Sinéad Burke TED Talk

EDITORIAL

Sinéad Burke’s TED Talk was included in Junior Cert English Paper One

Irish writer and activist Sinéad Burke was included in this year's state exams, the Dublin-native has revealed. Tens…

By Grace McGettigan

Greta Thunberg - climate change

EDITORIAL

On strike: Thousands of Irish pupils to protest over climate change today

Thousands of Irish secondary school students went on strike today. They gathered for demonstrations around the country, including…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

This is what it’s like to go to boarding school in Ireland

Would you spend upwards of €15,000 a year on your child’s education? A surprising amount of parents are…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

17 Irish schools found with structural defects will require ‘protective amendments’ before re-opening

According to reports this morning, 17 schools across the country will need "protective interim works" before they can open…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

Why primary school consent classes are a good idea

The Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, announced at the start of his round of teacher union conferences that…

By Erin Lindsay