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I’m very pleased to be here in Blackrock Further Education Institute to launch the new National Skills Strategy. This Strategy has been named “Ireland’s Future” and for good reason...

The new Strategy is a key pillar in the Government’s plan to keep the recovery going and build sustainable economic growth...

In response to the TUI decision to take industrial action a Department spokesperson pointed out that the education budget has increased in the last two budgets by more than €200m (€60m in Budget 2015 and €144m in Budget 2016)...

Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, TD, today welcomed the tremendous effort that schools across the country are putting into preparations for Proclamation Day, 15th March next...

Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, TD, today announced that applications are now invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons, with a demonstrable interest in the work of the HEA, to fill vacancies on the Board of the HEA...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, today welcomed the recent arbitration decision which recommended significant pay increases for School Secretaries and Caretakers...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, T.D., today announced that the Inspired Spaces Consortium[1] has been selected as the preferred tenderer for the provision of the five new schools that have been included in Bundle 5 of the Department's Public Private Partnership (“PPP”) programme...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, today formally launched the newly established Centre for School Leadership (CSL)...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ms. Jan O’Sullivan, T.D., has today announced the provision of €2.1m of additional funding for the completion of the Carriganore Sports Complex at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)...

An internationally acclaimed programme for building resilience and reducing anxiety in children and young people has been found to be effective when delivered by teachers in Irish Primary Schools...