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Monday 18 January 2021
Kate Deegan, 5, had been extremely distressed and started panicking, crying and knocking on the door to be let out.
The boy suffers from severe allergic reactions after ingestion of wheat-based foods followed by physical exercise.
ASTI members voted overwhelmingly in favour of an industrial action.
“Sir I can’t do PE today. I have an ingrown toenail.”
A national study has found that children who spend more time online and watching TV are scoring worse.
The former principal called on a greater focus to help young people deal with challenges in life.
The average cost of sending a child back to school is over €1,000.
He was attending a Las Vegas-themed fundraiser.
Education Minister Richard Bruton has said his department is taking steps to assist the boy’s family.
AKA The Worst People.
The schools will open in Cork, Dublin, Mayo and Wicklow.
Aisling copy books!
The back to school countdown is on.
The female crocodiles were injured in the incident and will most likely have to be euthanised.
Oh yeah, we’ve been there.
In 31 out of 36 subjects, female exam students topped the class.
Aid group Doctors Without Borders condemned the attack, saying that all of the children killed were between eight and 15 years old.
Ireland is not the first country to experience these types of issues around religion and education.
Almost a third (31%) of parents find themselves in debt covering back to school costs.
Parents spoke out about education equality in Ireland at a protest today.
The Programme for Government has committed to reaching 400 non-denominational and multi denominational schools by 2030.
More than 10,000 are expected to attend the CoderDojo Coolest Projects at the RDS today.
Minister for Education Richard Bruton said the increase will support 160 new special classes – many for children on the autism spectrum.
Gardaí believe they may know who killed the 13-year-old schoolboy in 1986.
The two teenagers had never met before.
The structure has already attracted a lot of interest from locals and someone even celebrated a 50th birthday there recently.
The wheels on the bus go round and round…
Problems for non-religious parents, Finian McGrath’s smoking comments and the suspension of the Luas sick pay scheme…
A spokesperson for the school said the fee has been written off in the past in cases where families are in financial difficulty.
A father in the UK has made headlines for taking his daughter out of school for seven days.
They’ve claimed he’s been too ill to attend but have not provided Tusla with proof.
The little girl is now in critical condition.
She received two concurrent one month jail sentences for allowing her two daughters to miss school.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
A LABOUR SENATOR has called for a six-month levy on housing sites that lie vacant for more than six months.
The Business Post reported yesterday that hundreds of luxury apartments lie vacant at two prominent Dublin rental blocks.
Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said described this as a “scandal… while thousands of families have no proper home”.
She said a levy on empty housing is “urgently needed” – there is already a vacant site levy in place.
An independent report presented to government in 2018 did not recommend bringing in a vacant property tax at that time.
So today we’re asking: Should there be a levy on housing units that lie vacant for over six months?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Larry Donnelly reflects on the final days of President Donald Trump’s term.
A morning shower or two, then rain
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A soaking rain; watch for flooding
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Colder with rain at times
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