The Irish Times

Authorities scramble to open new special-needs classes and schools for 100 children

Education authorities are scrambling to set up special classes and special schools for dozens of children with additional needs who do not have a school place for this September. Josepha Madigan, ...
Irish Examiner

Mick Clifford: Why isn’t the minister making schools open new special classes?

A provision brought in for this academic year gives the minister the legislative heft to force schools to open special classes in response to demand. However, it remains the case that some children ...
Irish Examiner

Department to use legislative powers to open more special classes for next school year

Legislative powers “can and will be used” to open additional special classes for September 2025 if schools do not agree, the Department of Education has confirmed. This week, Michael Moynihan, the ...
Independent.ie

Fee-paying schools to open classes for students with special needs after reaching a deal with Norma Foley’s department

Fee-paying schools under the control of the Holy Ghost Fathers are to open classes for students with special needs, following a breakthrough agreement with the Department of Education. The pupils will ...
The Irish Times

Twenty-five south Dublin schools ordered to open classes for special needs pupils

Twenty-five primary schools in the south Dublin area have been ordered to open classes for children with special needs due to an acute shortage of school places in the area. The move is aimed at ...