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Taoiseach Enda Kenny today launched a new alliance between University College Cork and the Irish Management Institute. You can view the Taoiseach's full speech below...

The Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector is holding a three day open working session from today, Wednesday 22nd to Friday 24th June in the Department of Education and Skills in Dublin...

The Minister for Training and Skills, Ciarán Cannon TD, today launched the Centre for Lifelong Learning at St Angela's College, Sligo. Speaking to the Centre, which was established last September, Minister...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today officially opened the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn also attended...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn T.D., today (Monday 13th June) opened the way for an overhaul of the enrolment policies in all schools. Minister Quinn published a discussion document...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, T.D., today announced the providers of an additional 1,000 Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) places. These additional places were recently announced as part of the Government’s Jobs Initiative...

total of 82 school inspection-reports were published today (9 June, 2011) on the Department of Education and Skills' website. New inspection reports on the web today comprise...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today told the Dáil that he would meet with book publishers and representatives of parents to discuss the high cost of school books....

I am delighted to be here today to officially launch the new multi-volume History of Ireland Series by the Four Courts Press. In particular I wish to acknowledge the work and scholarship of Donnachadh Ó Corráin and...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD, wished over 116,500 students across the country the best of luck as they begin the State exams this morning...