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Record number of students set to sit Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams

Record number of students set to sit Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams

The number of candidates due to sit the 2026 State exams has reached a new record level, surpassing 146,000 for the first time.

Students warned not to use AI for Leaving Cert predictions

Students warned not to use AI for Leaving Cert predictions

The Irish Examiner is reporting that some AI-powered platforms are targeting Irish students, offering instant essay grading and exam practice too.

Enrolments in primary schools down 1.2% but up 1% in secondary schools

Enrolments in primary schools down 1.2% but up 1% in secondary schools

Total enrolments in mainstream classes in primary schools in the 2025/26 school year stands at 535,620

86 per cent of teachers experiencing moderate to high levels of burnout, study finds

86 per cent of teachers experiencing moderate to high levels of burnout, study finds

'Kneecap effect' boosts Irish language popularity but teaching methods are outdated

'Kneecap effect' boosts Irish language popularity but teaching methods are outdated

'It's when my body issues started': How to support children with the pressures of secondary school

'It's when my body issues started': How to support children with the pressures of secondary school

Woman denies it was impossible for big man to climb into passenger seat to rape her

Woman denies it was impossible for big man to climb into passenger seat to rape her

Teacher struck off for sending inappropriate Snapchat messages to former pupils

Teacher struck off for sending inappropriate Snapchat messages to former pupils

Mon, 06 Nov, 2023

The messages, sent by the male teacher to the girls aged 13 and 14, included describing one girl 'as a little ride'