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Minister Foley announces new measures to tackle educational disadvantage   Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today (Monday 1 March) announced further supports to those schools catering for children and young people who are experiencing the highest levels of educational disadvantage. As part of the Budget 2021 measures to tackle educational disadvantage, the Minister announced: a one-point reduction in the staffing schedule to reduce class-size in all DEIS Urban Band 1 prima...

Childrens Rights Alliance: This government must do better when it comes to education Saoirse Brady of the Children’s Rights Alliance says this difficult time could offer an opportunity to recalibrate the education system. By Saoirse Brady Tuesday 23 Feb 2021, 3:00 PM Feb 23rd 2021, 3:00 PM 9,064 Views 8 Comments ...

Updated / Thursday, 4 Feb 2021 06:42 High-performance Director of IABA Bernard Dunne Bernard Dunne says more needs to be done to highlight the work that goes on at grassroots level in boxing as the sport came under increased scrutiny in the wake of a BBC Panorama documentary programme on Daniel Kinahan and MTK, the management company he co-founded. Kinahan has been identified in the High Court as a senior figure in organised crime who "controlled and managed" the Kinahan organised crime group...

University makes relocation a vehicle for social change Once a Viking stronghold, the area encompassing Dublin 7 and Dublin 1 in the northwest inner city of the Irish capital has pockets of gentrification and even a growing collection of hipster food joints in Stoneybatter. But much of this historically working-class part of the city suffers from high levels of homelessness and poverty. “Fifteen years ago it was a no-go area, but now hipsters are buying houses and it’s trendy in par...