# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 8 December, 2015
# Pragmatic Baptism
# Pragmatic Baptism
Former Minister for Education and current Labour TD Ruairí Quinn spoke this morning of the urgent need for reform in the area.
# ruairi-quinn - Friday 10 July, 2015
# Gonezo
# Gonezo
Will there be any more?
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 14 April, 2015
# Going For It
# Going For It
Linda O’Shea Farren, who failed to get elected to Dublin City Council last year, is seeking the Fine Gael nomination in Dublin Bay South.
# The Only Way Is Enda
# The Only Way Is Enda
The former minister has dismissed the idea that there is an alternative to the current government.
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 7 April, 2015
# Admissions
# Admissions
Analysis: The politics behind today’s news on changes to schools’ admissions policy.
# ruairi-quinn - Sunday 1 February, 2015
# Most Unparliamentary
# Most Unparliamentary
The debate about sexism in Irish politics has been reignited by Michael Lowry and his controversial note this week.
# ruairi-quinn - Monday 29 December, 2014
# Retrospect
# Retrospect
Labour TD Ruairi Quinn has said there is “no question” that Ireland’s abortion laws will change.
# ruairi-quinn - Thursday 18 December, 2014
# Absent
# Absent
A large number of Labour deputies missed the vote on a bill to hold a referendum on repealing the 8th Amendment.
# ruairi-quinn - Monday 1 December, 2014
# Deadlock
# Deadlock
Neither the minister nor the unions will budge.
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 11 November, 2014
# Collapsed Talks
# Collapsed Talks
Teaching unions rejected a revised set of proposals today.
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
# Flashback
# Flashback
Ah the 90s were great…
# ruairi-quinn - Friday 11 July, 2014
# Reshuffle
# Reshuffle
Announcing his new Cabinet today, Enda Kenny thanked outgoing ministers for their service to the Irish people.
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 8 July, 2014
# Cheers Eamo
# Cheers Eamo
But it didn’t get emotional, the Jobs Minister Richard Bruton insisted today.
# Reshuffle
# Reshuffle
The Minister announced last week that he will be ending up his career in politics after almost four decades.
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
That’s what Fianna Fáil will be asking the Government today, but what else is happening in Leinster House?
# ruairi-quinn - Friday 4 July, 2014
# Work To Be Done
# Work To Be Done
She’s won the race to be leader but the hard work starts now for the new Tánaiste.
# ruairi-quinn - Thursday 3 July, 2014
# Departure
# Departure
The outgoing Education Minister pre-empted his likely demotion with his announcement yesterday.
# News Fix
# News Fix
Everyone’s talking about Ruairí Quinn , Arthur’s Day and Israel-Palestine tensions.
# ruairi-quinn - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
# I'm Out
# I'm Out
The Labour TD will step down after the reshuffle, he confirmed today.
# Reforming Zeal
# Reforming Zeal
The Education Minister has confirmed he’s stepping down from Government, and won’t run again for a Dáil seat.
# Stepping Down
# Stepping Down
Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett joked that nothing’s official yet but that ‘he reads the newspapers’.
# ruairi-quinn - Thursday 26 June, 2014
# Dáil Claims
# Dáil Claims
Education Minister Ruairí Quinn dealt with the claims raised by Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy at Leaders’ Questions today.
# ruairi-quinn - Wednesday 18 June, 2014
# The Educators
# The Educators
Ruairi Quinn says that because three of the four members of the Economic Management Council are teachers, he never has to fight for funding.
# Changes
# Changes
Under the proposals, teachers would be allocated to schools “in line with each school’s educational need for such support”.
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
# Educational Passport
# Educational Passport
Parents will also be able to give their thoughts on where their child may need extra help.
# ruairi-quinn - Monday 9 June, 2014
# Full Inquiry
# Full Inquiry
Diarmuid Martin has called for a “full-bodied investigation” into all mother-and-baby homes.
# ruairi-quinn - Saturday 7 June, 2014
# Red Alert
# Red Alert
Education Minister Ruairí Quinn admitted that the current advice system for schools may need to be updated.
# ruairi-quinn - Thursday 29 May, 2014
# Let The Talks Begin
# Let The Talks Begin
The new junior cert is being phased in from September to incoming first year students.
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
# The Mourning After
# The Mourning After
Brendan Howlin and Alan Kelly have both said they will decide on their intentions in the next 48 hours.
# ruairi-quinn - Thursday 22 May, 2014
# TBT
# TBT
From befriending Tom Cruise to stealing each other’s outfits, our politicians have done it all.
# ruairi-quinn - Thursday 15 May, 2014
# Onwards And Upwards
# Onwards And Upwards
Research from the Education and Skills Centre finds exam results since the DEIS school introduction have continually improved.
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Resources
# Resources
Minister Ruairi Quinn has stressed that there are currently no plans to reassess resource levels.
# ruairi-quinn - Monday 12 May, 2014
# Erasmus
# Erasmus
The programme will draw together multiple previous European programmes into one.
# ruairi-quinn - Thursday 8 May, 2014
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions
A stolen file, a garda threat, and allegations of heroin dealing were raised by the independent TD in the Dáil today.
# ruairi-quinn - Friday 2 May, 2014
# Grand Designs
# Grand Designs
In total, 386 schools all across the country will receive the funding.
# ruairi-quinn - Sunday 27 April, 2014
# Opinion
# Opinion
But it hasn’t helped them as those old-school types have made it next to impossible for young qualified types to get a permanent job.
# ruairi-quinn - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
# Everyday I'm Shufflin
# Everyday I'm Shufflin
Ruairí Quinn has also admitted that the coalition has to “work better together”.
# Under Fire
# Under Fire
Meanwhile, the Department of Education has denied that the Minister was trying to suggest a higher level maths requirement would get more men into the teaching profession.
# Your Say
# Your Say
The Education Minister said he wants this to be the case, but is it necessary?
# ruairi-quinn - Tuesday 22 April, 2014
# Rumble For Ruairi
# Rumble For Ruairi
The minister had earlier today faced the ire of primary teachers.
Mostly cloudy
Max: 9 °C
Min: 7 °C
Periods of sun with a shower in places
Max: 8 °C
Min: 1 °C
Sunny to partly cloudy
Max: 6 °C
Min: 2 °C
