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Kildare has highest average classroom size in Ireland

News that Kildare has the highest average class size in Ireland has been slammed by Kildare North TD Aidan Farrelly. The figures were contained in information published by the Department of Education. “Although the figures say that primary school ...

08 Sept 2025 at 15:30

National News

Will schools stay open? All you need to know about the secretary and caretakers' dispute

Exploratory talks are underway at the Workplace Relations Commission in Dublin in a bid to avert a planned strike action by school secretaries and caretakers which is due to begin this Thursday. While some schools have already re-opened ...

27 Aug 2025 at 12:16

National News

“This is about fairness”: Fórsa's Shane Lambert on why school secretaries and caretakers are striking

Shane Lambert, Fórsa’s Director of Education, with responsibility for SNAs, secretaries, caretakers and the School Completion Programme, says the dispute is rooted in a decades old injustice. “At its core, this is about equality and ...

28 Aug 2025 at 10:33

National News

‘Historic moment’ as foreign languages are to be added to Irish primary school curriculum

Primary school children across Ireland will be taught foreign languages for the first time as part of a new curriculum, which is to be phased in from next year. Children from 5th class onwards will be taught the basics of a foreign ...

22 Sept 2025 at 15:40

Local News

UPDATED: Solidarity expressed in Kildare for striking school secretaries and caretakers

A public representative based in County Kildare has expressed his solidarity with striking school secretaries and caretakers. Social Democrats councillor Chris Pender, who is based in the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District, ...

01 Sept 2025 at 18:00

National News

Should schools be religion free? Parents asked for their say on school matters

Parents with children in pre-school or primary school will soon be asked by the Department of Education to take part in a survey that will ask them to outline their preferences on a number of school matters. The main topic ...

25 Sept 2025 at 10:19

National News

Irish primary school class sizes reach lowest level this century and here's why...

The average size of a primary school class in Ireland has reached its lowest level this century. The latest figures from the Department of Education reveal that the average size of a primary school class in the 2024/25 ...

09 Sept 2025 at 15:25

National News

Enoch Burke’s salary to be paid direct to school awarded damages against him

Enoch Burke’s salary is to be paid to Wilson’s Hospital School as he still owes them 15,000 euro in damages, a court has ordered. Mr Burke appeared before the High Court via video link from Mountjoy Prison where he ...

28 Nov 2025 at 15:45

National News

Childcare costs for 'tens of thousands' of families to be reduced from next year

More families will see reduced childcare costs across Ireland from September 2026, under a new Department of Children plan. It's understood that Minister for Children, Norma Foley, will bring the plan to increase ...

16 Dec 2025 at 15:01

Local News

Minister for Education asked to intervene in Maynooth 'transport crisis'

There has been a call for the Minister for Education to intervene quickly in what has been described as a “transport crisis” in Maynooth, Co Kildare after a private school transport service operator announced ...

17 Dec 2025 at 12:30

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