The future of how we teach the Irish language in schools is under scrutiny. Almost 60,000 schoolchildren received an exemption from the subject between 2022 and 2023, according to the Department of ...

History as a core subject is being written out of history. As of this September, it will no longer be a compulsory subject in secondary schools. President Higgins has expressed his concern over this ...

I attended a showing of a new film Peterloo recently, followed by a discussion with the English director Mike Leigh. In the course of the discussion on this insightful rendition of a largely forgotten ...

School principals will warn on Friday that giving history “special core status” in the Junior Cycle will limit their ability to provide pupils with subjects such as art, civics or PE. Kieran Golden, ...

It was reported this week that special education needs are being increasingly used as grounds to secure exemptions from Irish classes in schools. This is despite students with additional needs ...

A interim review of the Leaving Certificate reveals no "big bang" approach to addressing deficiencies and anachronisms in the exam. However, some significant changes have been suggested. These include ...

Over two thirds of third-level students feel Irish should be a compulsory school subject according to a survey conducted by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). The USI Report on the Teaching of ...