Education News


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
Registration fees hike 'to maintain education quality'
School principals urged to prioritise graduates
One in three maths teachers lack degree
Test for entry to medicine degree is 'barrier for poor'
Fás reports rise in vacancies
Shopping centre's €250m expansion 'to create 6,000 jobs'
HP announces over 50 jobs for Galway
30 new jobs in digital-cinema company
30 jobs created at broadband company
Engineers' body announces joint training venture with CIMA
Carlow security firm to create 50 jobs
Brewer to set up Irish operation
Call for colleges to provide wider range of part-time courses
Bord Gáis to create 250 jobs
Internet firm to create 33 jobs in Co Cork
Financial services firm to create 30 jobs
Citrix announces 20 new jobs
PayPal announces 100 new jobs in Dublin
Motorway service station deal to create 500 jobs
Permanent teaching post attracts almost 400 applications
50 new financial services jobs for Sligo
UCD Smurfit School ranked in world top 40
Third-level institutions may have to find more savings
Early school leavers project praised
Parents and schools to tackle homophobic bullying of students
Trinity ranked in world's top 50 universities
Figures show graduates are more likely to be better paid
One-in-three who appealed Leaving result gets upgrade
Hike in college registration fees looms
20% of Leaving Cert appeals result in upgrade
Science exhibition has ice-cream clouds licked
1,000 college places for students with disabilities
Harney launches new Masters-level pharmacy programme
Drugs company creates 20 jobs in Waterford
New method to increase shelf-life of bread
Citigroup to create 50 new jobs in Dublin
Private care firm to create 50 jobs in Leinster
€1m fund to attract scientific researchers to Ireland
Cutbacks slash teaching posts
Finance firm and bathroom company to create 90 new jobs
80 software jobs for Letterkenny
Universities endorse EU role in education
Education policy must prioritise maths and sciences, says Engineers Ireland chief
UCC expert helps date Britain's 'Book of Kells'
Dunboyne concrete and paving plant to support 170 jobs
Bottled water firm to create 90 jobs in Clare
Mobile ads company to create 20 jobs
Kinsale winners back in class
McAfee to create 120 jobs in Cork
18 jobs to go with closure of concrete firm
Midlands firm to create up to 30 new jobs
Analog devices invests €125,000 in UL scholarship programme
Top marks for talented nine
Girls outdo boys in Junior Cert results
Graduate teachers cannot find posts in Ireland
Fewer Leaving Cert English results appealed despite exam debacle
Future for Irish bright as more opt for higher paper
Minister congratulates Junior Cert students
Medical devices firm to create 60 jobs in Galway
1,000 college places to be held for less well-off
O'Keeffe: Union directive is closing door on students
Junior Cert students urged to stay in education
Two-thirds disappointed after cap on PLC courses
Social welfare rules may see students ineligible for courses to get new skills
English maths tests 'confusing' Irish-speaking pupils
TUI: 30,000 students miss out on PLC places
Green energy 'can create 1,300 new jobs'
Quality mark to be established for language schools
Children of top earners dominate courses
CAO sees 30% rise in mature applicants
High college uptake could leave thousands disappointed
Thirty-six men to study for priesthood
VECs calling for ban on recruitment to be lifted
Calls for more adult literacy courses
Department insists no decision made on third-level fees
Record number of back-to-school grant applications
Dublin's net wages fourth highest in world
Boots to create 50 jobs in new Cork outlet
200 expected at theology conference
Lack of part-time work to hit students
Online blitz sees 17,000 accept college places
Green sector 'should boost engineering'
O'Keeffe insists loans system plan intact
Change fails to widen medical school access
Still time to appeal grade but students urged to view exam script
Medicine points remain high despite changes
Almost 47,000 applicants offered a college place
School leavers shy away from courses tied to construction
Females continue to outsmart males in most subjects
Research centre aims to improve maths teaching across all levels
Schools told job priority must go to qualified teachers
Points could rise for courses after best exam results
Education Minister to seek IBEC meeting
First round of CAO offers being sent out today
New system to fast-track jobseekers' applications
Girls continue to outperform boys in Leaving Cert
Students will oppose any college fees as O'Keeffe defends plan
Curriculum change to tackle maths problem
O'Keeffe faces maths problem
Students advised to view scripts before appealing exam results
Concern at fall in higher maths numbers
Tougher points race as more apply for places
High third-level participation, but highest primary class sizes
English Paper II blunder fails to impact on grades
Fees concern over free preschool year
57,000 Leaving Cert pupils to get results today
Cork student gets nine A1s in Leaving Cert
Ministers given deadline for views on third-level fees
Concerns over chemistry takeup
Anxious wait almost over for 55,000 Leaving Certs
US software firm to create 30 jobs in Galway
Training of maths and science teachers 'must improve'
Ireland has second-highest graduate rate in EU
IBEC concerned about science course drop-out rate
Helpline launched for Leaving Cert results
Students look to UK to avoid third-level fees
Dublin schools tops for college entry
Bright future for engineering jobs, claims representative body
Government launches €250m job subsidy scheme
Redundancies rise by 142%
Human resources firm to create 30 jobs in Dundalk
Graduates faring well in jobs market, poll finds
Job loss taken into account in student grants process
73,982 to apply for third-level colleges
Airline's open day bids to fill 50 positions
New libraries to create hundreds of building jobs
Minister announces free postgrad places for unemployed
Least well-off to be hit by college grant changes
Lecturers' beliefs on duties 'disturbing'
60,000 students hit by grants freeze
Minister announces hikes in student grant scheme
FG unveils plan to attract international students
Laws won't turn teachers into criminals, says minister
Chat rooms and blogs used in Leaving Cert probe
Govt announce details of 1,500 free part-time courses
Govt offers 1,500 college places to jobless
Man who swore in Obama gives lecture at college summer school
University recruitment embargo will lead to 'crisis and complete chaos'
Telecoms firm to create 350 jobs
Bord na Móna to create 300 new green jobs
Minister to unveil plan for 'thousands' of technology jobs
Tánaiste criticises uncompetitive professions
2,000 higher education posts at risk of being axed
2,000 special needs teaching jobs face axe
US firm to create 20 Dublin jobs
Safety firm to create up to 100 jobs in Cork
An Bord Snip recommends 17,300 job cuts
Ireland completes European certification process
Jobseekers set to snap up 2,500 free third-level courses
Ethics:current and future challenges
O'Keeffe announces providers of extra 1,500 PLC places
Education can sustain an economic recovery
Researchers make their impact
Jobseekers targeted for education and training
Private hospitals open door to med students
College students face grant application woe over reforms delay