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Review of school transport scheme in Wicklow called for despite Bus Éireann offering grant

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07th October 2025

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Ireland’s maths gender gap: why boys are getting twice as many top grades

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07th October 2025

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Colman Noctor: Making the case for mental health programmes in schools

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07th October 2025

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State to compile data on number of children who opt out of religious instruction in primary schools

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06th October 2025

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Dyslexia Awareness Month: Dyslexia Ireland advocates for fairer exams for all students

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02nd October 2025

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Poor staff retention leads to childcare waiting lists in rural areas

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02nd October 2025

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New post-primary school application system for five towns opens

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01st October 2025

Ireland’s small schools are dying – but it’s not too late to save them

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01st October 2025

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Worried school bus drivers call for action over children’s lack of care around leaving buses

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01st October 2025

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Absences in Cork secondary schools have increased every year since 2019

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01st October 2025

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Childcare costs in Ireland are soaring - how does the rest of Europe compare?

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01st October 2025

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‘You’re left adrift’: Parent of neurodivergent children speaks of difficulties

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30th September 2025
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