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Interview – planting the seed of biodiversity inside and outside of schools
Biodiversity in Schools runs a number of programmes aiming to increase awareness of nature and bringing nature to schools. Founder and CEO Mark Nolan talked to Niall Gormley. Ireland declared a National Emergency in Biodiversity in 2019, only the second country, after the UK, to do so. The declaration came as mounting evidence showed a serious decline…
Griffith College Honours Joe Duffy
Pictured at Griffith College’s South Circular Road Campus in Dublin are Professor Diarmuid Hegarty, President of Griffith College, and Mr. Joe Duffy. Mr Duffy, one of the country’s leading broadcasters, received a Distinguished Fellowship Award at the College’s graduation ceremony in recognition of his public service contribution in Ireland. Griffith College, Ireland’s largest private higher…
“We are witnessing the death of small talk among our young people”
“If I had one message for education policy makers and the upcoming national convention on the future of education in Ireland, it would be a blanket ban of smart phones across our schools.” That’s according to family psychotherapist, Dr Richard Hogan, the keynote speaker at the annual congress of Education and Training Boards Ireland which…
Survey seeks views on multi-denominational, co-educational and Irish-medium education
The Primary Schools Survey 2030 is now open for parents to have their say on the future of primary education in Ireland. The survey is designed to get a broader view from the Irish public on the patronage of schools in Ireland. The survey will be online and some 493,000 households will be invited to…
Do chonair chun rath a bhaint amach
Samhlaigh thú féin ag Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Mhaigh Eo, Shligigh agus Liatroma An bhfuil tú ag tabhairt faoin Ardteistiméireacht i mbliana nó b’fhéidir gur mhaith leat dul chun cinn a dhéanamh i do chuid oideachais ach níl tú cinnte cad ba cheart duit a dhéanamh? Cibé mian atá agat, tá níos mó ná 1,900…
New electrical overhead lines technician apprenticeship at Laois Offaly ETB
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board were recently successful in gaining approval from the National Apprenticeship Alliance to develop a new Electrical Overhead Lines Technician Apprenticeship, the first of its kind in Ireland. The proposed apprenticeship programme was showcased for the first time at WorldSkills Ireland 2025 in Dublin’s RDS in September. The event…
The renaming of Dublin’s further education colleges needs a rethink
By Niall Gormley The desire to increase the prestige of education institutions is valid. We have had the evolution of the Institutions of Technology into Technological Universities with new amalgamations creating advantages of scale and identity. In Dublin the creation of TU Dublin by putting IT Blanchardstown, IT Tallaght and the many parts of DIT…
New principles to help young children in the arts launched
A new set of principles aimed at helping teachers, parents and carers guide young children into engagement with the arts have been published. Principles for Engaging with the Arts: a Guide for Early Learning and Care and School-age Childcare was launched by Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Disability and Equality and Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for…
Irelands Primary Education Revolution – A New Curriculum For A New Generation
Irish primary schools have embarked on their most significant transformation in over a generation with the launch of the redeveloped curriculum in September 2025. The focus on the new curriculum will be on fun, active and hands-on learning, designed to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of the future. The new curriculum is based…
Can mentoring change the future for young people in trouble?
Le Chéile Mentoring uses volunteer mentors to change outcomes By Josephine Gibney, Le Chéile Mentoring Le Chéile Mentoring was founded in Coolock in 2005 to support young people involved in, or at risk of, offending. What began as Ireland’s first pilot mentoring programme, developed in partnership with the Probation Service, has grown into a national…
