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The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced details of the schools that are to be delivered in Bundle 5 of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) school building programme. An existing primary school, St Philomena’s National School in...

The Minister for Education & Skills is introducing random audits on school and Department of Education funded third level building...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn addressed the Catholic Primary School Management Association’s Annual Conference today and updated them on progress following the setting up of the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in 2011...

Thank you for the invitation to address your Conference. The last time I spoke to you was 25 months ago – on my first full day in office as Minister for Education and Skills – I am delighted to be here again today...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today (Tuesday 5th March) published a report into the discretionary income available to the 55 fee charging schools in the country.“Fee Charging Schools – Analysis of Fee Income” was compiled...

The Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, TD, has welcomed the embedding of Physical Education (PE) and well-being in the revised Junior Certificate programme. The new “Framework for Junior Cycle”, launched last October by the...

Education Minister Ruairí Quinn today launched new “Guidelines for Developing Textbook Rental Schemes in Schools” in Presentation Primary School, Warrenmount, Dublin 8. The Guidelines provide practical advice to primary and post-primary...

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, TD, today launched new “Guidelines for Developing Textbook Rental Schemes in Schools” in Presentation Primary School, Warrenmount, Dublin 8. The Guidelines provide practical...

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today announced that parents of all children aged 0 to 12 years in 38 areas across Ireland are being asked what patrons they would like...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny this evening attended the Young Scientists Exhibition at the RDS, Dublin. This is the 49th year of the Young Scientists event which is open to all second level students from Ireland, both North and South. As well as the 550...