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Ex-Ireland international Tommy Bowe earned praise this week for his brilliant and ruthless interview with Norma Foley on Ireland AM

Kolbe Special School staff have described the level of extra work and stress they face to care for their students and keep them safe, while enduring poor work c...

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By Anne Dachel As anyone looking at LossOfBrainTrust can see, the majority of my stories are from Britain and Ireland currently. Things are in crisis all over the British Isles. Everywhere there’s more funding for special education. Counties are building...

PRINCIPAL Ciara McSweeney took us through the reality of managing a two-campus primary school: “My big thing in this job is about creating a culture of kindness…

The Cabinet has agreed to extend Level 5 restrictions until April 5 while also reopening schools on a phased basis as the Taoiseach has said that the end is “truly in sight”. In an address to the nation, Micheál Martin told the country that the Government has published its updated Living with Covid-19 roadmap, called ‘The Path Ahead’. The country will remain in Level 5 restrictions up to April 5 and next month, the Government will consider easing the 5km travel ban and may also allow s...

INTO urges Dept to reconsider special education plan Updated / Monday, 18 Jan 2021 21:35 The Irish National Teachers Organisation said it will continue to engage with the Department on reopening schools Education Correspondent The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the Irish National Teachers Organisation has said the "grave safety concerns" of teachers have not been adequately addressed. Following an emergency meeting, the CEC called on the Department of Education to reconsider its pla...

Its been a joy, says teacher Patricia Ward as she looks back at her time in St Brigids School. Shes feeling a little emotional as she has just said goodbye to fellow staff and parents via a ZOOM retirement event. She has been a teacher at the school since 2001 and has been principal since 2011. The school is an amazing place - its been a joy to teach here. A native of Dublin, Patricia studied at UCD, qualifying as a secondary school teacher. I actually taught here as a young substitute teacher...

Big Portlaoise primary school closed due to Covid-19 outbreak A number of primary and secondary schools impacted in Laois Reporter: ); Another big Laois primary school in Portlaoise has closed due to a Covid-19 outbreak. The Portlaoise Educate Toegether National School (ETNS) did not open on Monday, December 21 and will not open again until January due to the emergence of confirmed coronavirus cases. Management contacted parents after the school closed on Friday, December 18. It confirmed the ...

Big primary school in Midlands closed due to Covid-19 outbreak Reporter: ); Another big primary school in the Midlands has closed due to a Covid-19 outbreak. The Portlaoise Educate Toegether National School (ETNS) did not open on Monday, December 21 and will not open again until January due to the emergence of confirmed coronavirus cases. Management contacted parents after the school closed on Friday, December 18. It confirmed the news on its Facebook page. "Please note that following communi...