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The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced the formal establishment of Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), the amalgamated qualifications and quality assurance authority...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., is calling on parents in Trim to complete the survey on primary school patronage before the 9th November deadline. In a new initiative, launched by Minister Quinn last month, parents of pre-school...

Ministers Ruairí Quinn and Pat Rabbitte joined forces today to launch the new ‘Energy in Education’ initiative to help schools manage energy costs...

In a new initiative, parents in a number of selected areas are being asked what patrons they would like to see running their local primary schools. Earlier this year, the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector...

Mr. Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) took the opportunity today to remind schools about the ‘Free Educational Visits for Schools’ Scheme. Minister Hayes was in St. Mary’s NS, Greenhills...

11 October 2012 - The Minister for Trade and Development Mr. Joe Costello, T.D. has signed a landmark education and research agreement with Brazil that will see 4,000 under-graduate Brazilian students study in Ireland over the next four years...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today published the Education and Training Boards Bill which will provide for the establishment of 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs), replacing the current 33 Vocational...

I want to thank the NCCA for the opportunity to come to their conference today to speak about Junior Cycle reform....

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today announced a radical reform of the Junior Certificate. Plans unveiled today will see students rather than examinations at the centre of the new approach to...

The Minister for Education and Skills is announcing a radical reform of the Junior Certificate. Plans unveiled today by Minister Ruairí Quinn T.D. will see students rather than examinations at...