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Antigen test available to primary school children from today

Free antigen tests are to be made available to all primary school children from today. Parents and guardians are being advised to contact the principal of their child's school immediately if they receive a positive Covid-19 test result for their ...

29 Nov 2021 at 10:35

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Introduction of face masks in primary schools today 'protects all' - Minister for Education

The Minister for Education has said the introduction of mask wearing in primary schools today is on foot of an expert public health recommendation, and is a measure to protect everyone. She said the measure will be for the benefit of all ...

01 Dec 2021 at 11:38

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Non-profit aims to raise €1m for food and mental health programme at Irish primary schools

A non-profit is aiming to raise €1 million for a food education and mental health programme for primary schools across Ireland. Social enterprise Grow It Yourself (GIY)'s 'GROW At School' programme was previously piloted at 32 Irish ...

10 May 2023 at 11:08

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Non-profit aims to raise €1m for food and mental health programme at Irish primary schools

10 May 2023 at 21:00

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Reduced hours for religion in new primary curriculum, Norma Foley announces

The Minister for Education has said there will be a reduction to the minimum hours for religion in Irish primary schools as part of the new curriculum. However, Norma Foley said there will be more autonomy given to schools ...

09 Mar 2023 at 13:32

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Big Kildare Interview: Oh, to be principal for a day!

Imagine the power you could have, right in the palm of your hands, by being principal of your school... especially as a child! There is no doubt that Luke Wall and Kaiden Sherry, both in Fifth Class, were the envy of ...

21 Feb 2023 at 13:30

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Ronan Wilson funeral told schoolboy enriched lives of everyone he met

A schoolboy who died in a hit-and-run incident touched and enriched the lives of everyone he met, his funeral has heard. Ronan Wilson, nine, from Kildress in Co Tyrone, was killed in the incident in Co Donegal at ...

28 Sept 2023 at 14:27

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‘Go Nuts for Nature’: Primary Schools across Kildare asked to plant a tree on SPAR National Tree Day

Primary schools across County Kildare are being asked to plant a tree on SPAR National Tree Day. The Tree Council of Ireland (TCI), in partnership with SPAR, is calling on primary school children across Kildare ...

11 Sept 2023 at 17:00

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POLL: Should children in primary school own a smartphone?

Minister for Education Norma Foley is expected to bring a memo to Cabinet this morning aiming to encourage parents to avoid buying smart phones for primary school children. The move, that will see new ...

07 Nov 2023 at 09:55

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POLL: Should children in primary school own a smartphone?

07 Nov 2023 at 13:00

National News

Smaller class sizes expected soon due to sharp drop in primary school enrolments

The number of children attending primary school is projected to drop by almost a fifth, or 100,000, over the next ten years, according to Department of Education projections. The falling ...

19 Apr 2024 at 07:19

Northern Ireland

Deal which restored Stormont protects NI’s place within the Union – Sunak

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he believed the deal his Government struck with the DUP to restore devolved government at Stormont has succeeded in protecting Northern Ireland’s place ...

05 Feb 2024 at 14:47

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