# Back To School

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# helping hand

Parents urged to apply for increased Back to School Clothing allowance

The department is launching an awareness campaign well ahead of the 30 September deadline.

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Jul 3rd 2017, 7:36 AM

# Social Protection

Good news for parents: Back to school allowance is going up by 25%

Meanwhile, the weekly payments for those in Direct Provision are also set to be increased.

43.2k

Jun 14th 2017, 6:25 AM

Voices

Back to School: 'I was broke and suffered from depression, which I drowned out with alcohol'

An education bleeds into the way you view the world and your movement through it, writes Conor Reynolds.

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Dec 26th 2016, 7:30 PM

# Munster Colleges

Tipp and Kerry derbies the highlights of the Dr Harty Cup and Corn Ui Mhuiri quarter-final draws

Reigning champions Árdscoil Rís and St Brendan’s Killarney learned their fate in the Munster colleges draws.

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Dec 15th 2016, 9:04 PM

Voices

'I found it really tough because I couldn't even type': What it's like to go back to education

Senator Lynn Ruane encouraged early school leavers to return to education this week at an event aimed at increasing participation in adult learning.

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Nov 20th 2016, 8:10 AM

# school run safety

Car tip: Keep kids safe for the school run by using the right seat

Stay on the right side of the law and keep your precious cargo safe by using the correct restraint system.

695

Sep 5th 2016, 4:59 PM

# here we go

This Cork dad ROARING at his kids in the car about going back to school is the greatest

BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOOOOL…

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Sep 2nd 2016, 1:13 PM

# Back To School

12 essential facts of life for teachers in Ireland

Dreading the day your students find you on Facebook.

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Aug 31st 2016, 1:18 PM

# rock n road

Tunes to Take You to a Happy Place

The school run is back on and we’re going to get you there in a cheerful fashion.

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Aug 29th 2016, 4:30 PM

# Back To School

This school in Monaghan has had a main road running through it for the past 27 years

Up until today, students at Castleblayney College crossed the former N2 an estimated 1100 times a day.

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Aug 29th 2016, 1:02 PM

# Back To School

Nine new Educate Together schools opening this week only 'scratching the surface'

The schools will open in Cork, Dublin, Mayo and Wicklow.

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Aug 29th 2016, 6:10 AM

# Back To School

This teen perfectly recreated a cringey childhood outfit for her school photo

Genius.

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Aug 25th 2016, 8:49 AM

# school daze

This photo perfectly encapsulates the first day back at school

Oh yeah, we’ve been there.

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Aug 19th 2016, 7:35 PM

# Back To School

A mam's celebratory back-to-school photos are going super viral on Facebook

So true.

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Aug 11th 2016, 11:07 AM

# Back To School

It now costs almost €800 to send a child to first year in secondary school

Barnardos is demanding action to help parents deal with back to school costs.

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Aug 3rd 2016, 6:04 AM

# business studies

Sending a child back to school costs over €1,000

Almost a third (31%) of parents find themselves in debt covering back to school costs.

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Jul 13th 2016, 8:50 AM

# immediateley

This mam received a deeply ironic letter from her son's school about his spelling

Ah here.

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Jan 18th 2016, 5:08 PM

# Back To School

Evelyn Cusack ruined every Irish kid's Sunday evening last night

WHY, EVELYN? WHY?

9.2k

Aug 31st 2015, 8:37 AM

# Your Say

Poll: What are the best school days of your life?

Ah, to be starting it all over again.

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Aug 30th 2015, 10:00 AM

Voices

'My four year old is ready to start school, but am I?'

Claire Micks writes about her memories of her first days of school and how she now feels about her daughter starting ‘Big School’.

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Aug 30th 2015, 8:00 AM

# brown paper

8 things all Irish kids secretly loved about going back to school

Fruit Pastilles pencil case on FLEEK.

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Aug 27th 2015, 2:45 PM

# condoms and beer

9 back-to-school offers that should have never existed

Wine, wine, and more wine.

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Aug 24th 2015, 5:40 PM

# Back To School

What to do if your child's hair gets infested with head lice

Sorry to bring it up, but…

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Aug 23rd 2015, 7:30 PM

# where's mam?

This reporter managed to break a kid's heart on his first day of school

Rule number one: Don’t say ANTHING about mam not being there for the day.

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Aug 19th 2015, 7:43 PM

# Back To School

Just how expensive is this time of year for parents? It’s the week in numbers

Plus: How much beer is made in Ireland?

11.2k

Aug 8th 2015, 6:30 PM

# Uniform thinking

"The price of sending kids back to school is ridiculous" - parents want school crests taken off uniforms

Sending children to school is getting more and more expensive.

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Aug 4th 2015, 5:07 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should schools be forced to allow generic uniforms?

Many schools across the country only allow specialised uniforms from one particular shop. Should this be allowed?

21.8k

Jul 10th 2015, 8:39 AM

# business studies

A lot of parents are struggling to afford back to school costs

Just a week after the school year ended, many parents will be fretting about the cost of books, supplies and uniforms,

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Jul 8th 2015, 8:40 AM

# School

Principals face high levels of bullying and even violence from pushy parents

Principals are almost twice as likely to face threats or actual violence than other working groups.

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Feb 7th 2015, 8:45 AM

# Back To School

Cork students quizzed on the street during teachers strike, fail miserably

Do you know Pi?

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Dec 3rd 2014, 6:50 PM

# Back To School

Lawrie among four Irish golfers going back to school after losing Tour card

The lottery of the European Tour’s Qualifying School awaits.

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Oct 26th 2014, 1:11 PM

# you're failing

These back-to-school fails will give you some major second-hand embarrassment

Failing at life.

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Sep 12th 2014, 7:34 AM

# Back To School

The Big Idea: The Dublin education company building a global audience of 1 million students

Examtime is just 18 months old, but already is making waves in the education world by putting students first.

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Sep 11th 2014, 8:49 PM

# 1 September

Open Thread: How do you feel about sending your little one off to school?

All grown up.

8.8k

Sep 1st 2014, 8:00 AM

# school daze

9 memories from the first day back to primary school

Time of our lives.

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Aug 28th 2014, 1:04 PM

Voices

Opinion: Does your child have bed-wetting issues? Positive reinforcement is essential

Disrupted nights can damage children’s self-esteem and exhaust them before a day at school.

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Aug 27th 2014, 8:00 PM

# along in a minute

Bus Éireann technical glitch leaves families waiting for yearly tickets

Thousands of families are still waiting while some schools start this week.

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Aug 26th 2014, 7:33 AM

# stationery porn

9 crucial back-to-school supplies every 90s kid coveted

The only thing that made going back to school bearable.

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Aug 25th 2014, 9:30 PM

# Back To School

Pre-treating schoolchildren could cause head lice to mutate, parents warned

Schools generally experience a spike in head lice cases at the start of a new term, as children congregate after months apart…

13.1k

Aug 22nd 2014, 7:45 AM

Voices

Opinion: I'm already worried about how I'll pay for my children to go back to school

Our children’s education must not depend on their parents’ ability to pay.

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Aug 14th 2014, 8:00 AM