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# private-schools - Friday 11 September, 2020



# Leaving Cert

# Leaving Cert

Harris defends calculated grades and says it meant students in more disadvantaged schools didn't lose out

Sep 11th 2020, 6:17 PM 32,697 Views 57 Comments

The Higher Education Minister faced questions about claims students in private schools had been unfairly marked down under the system.

# private-schools - Saturday 14 April, 2018



# Roysh

From The Daily Edge

# Roysh

How Private School Are You?

Apr 14th 2018, 9:30 PM 17,147 Views 6 Comments

It’s time to find out how Ross O’Caroll Kelly you really are.

# private-schools - Sunday 7 July, 2013



# Unexpected

# Unexpected

Sweden's for-profit schools blamed for sliding national results

Jul 7th 2013, 10:30 AM 6,830 Views 13 Comments

What if the Government introduced vouchers that parents could use to send children to either state-run or private schools, as they choose? Good idea, right? Not so in Sweden…

# private-schools - Tuesday 5 March, 2013



# Your Say

# Your Say

Poll: Should the State subsidisation of fee-paying schools end?

Mar 5th 2013, 9:29 AM 10,385 Views 156 Comments

Ireland’s fee-paying schools have €81.3 million more than public schools to spend on extra teachers, facilities and extracurricular activities. Is it time to stop their subsidisation?

# private-schools - Tuesday 9 October, 2012



# Your Say

# Your Say

Poll: Should State subsidies to fee-paying schools be cut?

Oct 9th 2012, 10:01 AM 9,438 Views 143 Comments

What do you think?

# private-schools - Monday 8 October, 2012



# Private Schools

# Private Schools

Government backbenchers split over possible cuts to private school subsidy

Oct 8th 2012, 7:43 PM 8,108 Views 75 Comments

Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy wants to keep the €96 million subvention, but Labour’s Robert Dowds insists it must go.



# Education

# Education

Junior minister: State subsidy to fee-paying schools is a luxury

Oct 8th 2012, 8:41 AM 6,823 Views 100 Comments

Junior Transport Minister Alan Kelly says that the €96 million paid to fee-paying schools will need to be addressed in December’s Budget.

# private-schools - Tuesday 3 January, 2012



# Schools

# Schools

Quinn orders probe of €100m taxpayer funding for private schools

Jan 3rd 2012, 12:15 PM 3,831 Views 73 Comments

The extent of State payments to fee-charging schools will be reviewed, the Department of Education has confirmed.

# private-schools - Tuesday 30 August, 2011

Good Morning - Aug 30th 2011, 8:26 AM
The 9 at 9
Nine things you should know this morning…
2,134 Views 2 Comments

# private-schools - Wednesday 27 April, 2011



# Your Say

# Your Say

Poll: Should the state be funding private schools?

Apr 27th 2011, 9:49 AM 5,531 Views 29 Comments

Members of one teachers’ union say the state funding of private schools is “shameful”. What’s your view?



# Teachers

# Teachers

Teachers union call for State to stop funding private schools

Apr 27th 2011, 9:16 AM 982 Views 0 Comments

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland backs a call to end €100m in “privilege funding” for private secondary schools.

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