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That's one of the findings of a new three year study from Maynooth University and Drinkaware that involved students from eight secondary schools in Cork.
Man (35) arrested in Midleton in relation to fraudulent claiming of €187,000 worth of Pandemic Unemployment Payment The man was arrested earlier this morning by Gardaí attached to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The man is currently being detained at Cobh Garda Station and can be held for up to seven days. Gardaí say 73 people have been identified as having their details fraudulently obtained in order to claim the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. The people received an email from an account claiming to be associated with the Courts Service. ...
More than 79,000 applications have been submitted to the CAO for courses this coming year. It's up 6,200 on the previous year, or 8.5 percent. There was also a 20 per cent rise in applications among those 23 and older, to 8,700. Roisin O'Donohoe from the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, says there's likely a number of reasons for the increase this year: "It may indicate an extra amount of applications from the Leaving Cert 2020 class who may be reapplying for the CAO course again for a second time. It may also reflect a number of students in college who have been remote learning...
A children's charity says 'cracks' are appearing in families, and children are losing their 'sparkle' during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The cabinet will be asked to approve draft legislation that will make it an offence for parents of Leaving Cert students to canvass teachers over predictive grades.