# schools - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Rising Costs
# Rising Costs
The minister says there is a real risk of projects not being completed if the State didn’t step in.
# schools - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# schools - Friday 25 March, 2022
# Schools
- Staff absence in schools is reportedly "very high" due to the current wave of the virus.
- The Department of Education said its helpline remains open to support schools.
- It said measures taken to support the supply of substitute teachers also remain in place.
# schools - Tuesday 22 February, 2022
# Masks
# Masks
Updated guidance will be issued for early learning and childcare providers on preventing the spread of infection.
# schools - Tuesday 15 February, 2022
# Nphet
- The mask requirement on public transport, shops and in schools is expected to be lifted soon
- The move will be one of the biggest changes in the pandemic, writes Christina Finn
- Members of NPHET met with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly on Monday night
# schools - Saturday 12 February, 2022
# Rising Stars
From The42
# Rising Stars
The silverware is heading to Tuam, Killarney and New Ross.
# schools - Saturday 15 January, 2022
# Schools Reopening
# Schools Reopening
Stella Butler shares her frustration at what she feels is a lack of long-term planning from government on schools.
# schools - Thursday 6 January, 2022
# Schools
# Schools
That’s according to the latest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
# schools - Wednesday 5 January, 2022
# Re-opening
# Re-opening
Education Minister Norma Foley said that the next few weeks would be challenging.
# schools - Monday 3 January, 2022
# Schools
# Schools
The teachers union will ask the Department of Health to introduce ‘a delayed and staggered reopening’ of schools at a meeting tomorrow.
# Nadhim Zahawi
# Nadhim Zahawi
The Education Secretary said it was preferable for schools to remain open, even if that meant secondary school students wearing masks.
# schools - Monday 20 December, 2021
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
It was decided that the exams will take place outside of school time over the first week of the school Easter holidays.
# schools - Tuesday 14 December, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
Christine Loscher added that schoolchildren are currently the population’s largest unvaccinated group and will be mixing in coming days.
# schools - Friday 10 December, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Denmark is adding four extra days to the school Christmas holidays to counter its Covid surge.
# schools - Wednesday 8 December, 2021
# Storm Barra
# Storm Barra
Schools are closed in 12 counties today.
# schools - Tuesday 7 December, 2021
# Freezing Classrooms
# Freezing Classrooms
Mary Lou McDonald says children and teachers are left freezing in classrooms as windows must be left open.
# schools - Monday 6 December, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
The CEO of the Irish Primary Principals’ Network said there have been “high levels of compliance” among children wearing masks.
# schools - Wednesday 1 December, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The recommendation was made by public health officials last week.
# Opinion
# Opinion
One school principal writes about their take on the latest advice that children from third class must wear face masks.
# Schools
# Schools
Professor John Wenger said the filters could help schools with poor ventilation.
# schools - Tuesday 30 November, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
Cabinet minister met today to consider advice from NPHET on the current Covid-19 situation.
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The People Before Profit TD says ventilation has been all but ignored by the government in the battle against Covid.
# schools - Monday 29 November, 2021
# Substitute Teachers
# Substitute Teachers
Emergency measures include an increased involvement of student teachers and retired teachers.
# Omicron
# Omicron
The health minister also said plans to subsidise antigen tests have been scrapped because prices have dropped in recent weeks.
# schools - Monday 22 November, 2021
# Hot Lunch
# Hot Lunch
The schools had submitted an expression of interest in the programme in November 2020 but were not chosen at that time.
# Covid19
# Covid19
A survey found 605 staff across 877 schools tested positive for the virus recently.
# schools - Sunday 21 November, 2021
# Explainer
# Explainer
A shift in how Covid-19 cases in schools are being dealt with has taken place this week – so how bad is transmission?
# schools - Thursday 18 November, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
PSNI superintendent Arnie O’Neill said some of the content being shared is abusive.
# Antigen Tests
# Antigen Tests
The tests will be offered to close contacts in the same pod at first, and expanded if necessary.
# schools - Tuesday 16 November, 2021
# Covid Surge
# Covid Surge
The HSE said it only recommended against this in cases where parental consent wasn’t sought or it wasn’t GDPR compliant.
# schools - Sunday 14 November, 2021
# Close Contacts
# Close Contacts
It was highlighted that a positive case’s close contacts disappeared when the ‘school setting’ option was selected.
# schools - Friday 29 October, 2021
# Children And Covid
# Children And Covid
But Micheál Martin said that NPHET or the HSE may pilot antigen testing in some settings off the back of ECDC advice.
# schools - Monday 18 October, 2021
# Wexford
# Wexford
Vicky Barron said that it is clear that there are “serious flaws” in the guidance.
# schools - Friday 1 October, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
Senior government members have said a bonus payment for frontline workers is under consideration.
# schools - Friday 24 September, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
Changes to contact tracing rules come into effect on Monday.
# schools - Thursday 23 September, 2021
# Classrooms
- Children who are close contacts in primary schools will not be required to restrict their movements if they are asymptomatic.
- Teachers' union INTO said the government is removing a "safety net" from schools.
- But Labour's education spokesperson said it was a "welcome" move that has come "weeks too late".
# schools - Wednesday 22 September, 2021
# Outbreaks
# Outbreaks
The new guidance has been issued by the Department of Health.
# schools - Tuesday 14 September, 2021
# Pay Deal
# Pay Deal
The national one-day strike has been deferred for two weeks pending confirmation of a new pay package.
# schools - Saturday 11 September, 2021
# Children
# Children
Schools reopened their doors to pupils over the last couple of weeks – how have they been dealing with Covid cases?
# schools - Thursday 9 September, 2021
# Children
# Children
There were 1,000 cases per week on average during school term.
