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national / education / news report Tuesday December 16, 2008 12:57 by People Before Profit Alliance
Rory Hearne, who recently completed a PhD on PPPs in Trinity College Dublin and who is a candidate for the People Before Profit Alliance in the upcoming local elections in Dublin South East, has criticised the decision to develop another bundle of schools through the PPP mechanism. read full story / add a comment 
national / education / news report Wednesday December 10, 2008 14:01 by Emma Beckett
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The student who was manhandled last night by Minister Eamon O Cuiv has called for an apology from the minister. read full story / add a comment 
national / education / news report Sunday December 07, 2008 22:55 by Paula Geraghty
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Rallies and protests against the education cuts have taken place in Cork, Donegal, Galway and now Dublin. The same unions which have accepted the National Pay Deal are not accepting the cuts, the same people who voted to accepted the pay deal are not accepting the education cuts. This unresolved contradiction is at the heart of this new protest movement. The ideology of the market which became entrenched under Partnership and the Celtic Tiger is unravelling. These images reflect the search for a new language of resistance and a confusion on taking it forward. Who can do it? Who will do it? What will it take? read full story / add a comment 
national / education / feature Sunday December 07, 2008 11:51 by Andrew: (layout seedot)
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Somewhere over 50,000 people took part in the INTO organised march through Dublin this afternoon in protest at the education cuts, The was the culmination of a series of regional marches called by the INTO. read full story / add a comment
national / education / news report Thursday December 04, 2008 14:54 by .
Protestors have locked themselves into the TDs constituency offices in Dublin and Galway to protest against government cutbacks in education read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / news report Thursday December 04, 2008 13:50 by Jay
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Over 20 students from UCD have occupied the office of Paul Gogarty Green Party TD for Dublin Mid-West and Spokesperson on Education in Lucan Village. This is in protest at the increase in college registration fees to €1500 per year and the possible full re-introduction of fees. The occupation is organised by the campaigning group, Free Education for Everyone (FEE), and is part of a national day of protest across the country against fees organised by FEE. Protests are also planned in Cork and Galway today. read full story / add a comment
national / education / news report Wednesday December 03, 2008 17:37 by Mark C
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The recently launched "Doodle 4 Google" campaign is a slick method of promoting Google to school children, without their consent, and usually without the consent of their parents. It is a scheme that is heavy on Google brand recognition, but very low on curricular relevance; this is something that CCFE has come to expect from commercial schemes that are promoted in schools. read full story / add a comment
national / education / news report Thursday November 27, 2008 09:55 by J.Carax
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On October 22nd, in the biggest show of student strength in many years, over 15,000 third level students marched through the streets of Dublin. They were united in their opposition to the Budget’s 67% College Registration Fee increase and Minister for Education, Batt O’Keefe’s threat to bring back full college fees by September 2009. Last month, he announced that the return of fees would raise €530 million in revenue at a family income threshold of €120,000. To his embarrassment, he later had to admit that these figures were wrong and that in fact the maximum revenue would be only €130 million. read full story / add a comment 
national / education / feature Sunday November 23, 2008 15:24 by Miriam
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The weather was good and the march got under way promptly at 12. Traffic into the city had been very heavy so it was obvious there was going to be a good turnout but nobody expected so many to come. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / education / news report Saturday November 22, 2008 01:16 by Paul
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In the first Free Education for Everyone protest in Trinity, around 150 students turned up to send a clear message of opposition to fees to Batt O’Keeffe, the Minister for Education. However, in the second SU leader betrayal of the week, the Students’ Union President, Cathal Reilly welcomed O’Keeffe to the college with a handshake and a smile. read full story / add a comment
national / education / opinion/analysis Friday November 14, 2008 23:31 by Oscar
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This article is an invitation for people that may know the answer to the following questions i have in relation to fee paying schools. I understand that the state pays the wages of teachers in fee paying schools while allowing them to also charge those parents who can afford it - fees. My understanding is that this is situation is an historical anomaly based on most fee paying schools being protestant at the creation of the state 90 odd years ago. I was wondering in these times of cut backs , is it true that the state continues with this situation..... read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / news report Friday November 14, 2008 15:12 by k
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At a lively protest of parents and children from local schools and their supporters, Pat Carey, Fianna Fail TD and government whip was given a raosting last night read full story / add a comment 
national / education / feature Sunday November 02, 2008 12:16 by Mark C
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Nov. 5th sees the world's first attempted co-ordinated action against commercialisation in education (including against fees for education). So far, activists in 22 countries have signed up to have mass co-ordinated events. This essay seeks to look at some of the issues involved in commercialism in education. Since we have not reached the level of commercialism in our schools that pervade an education system such as the American one, perhaps now is the time to begin the fight against the commercialism that is present, before it becomes too much to be countered. read full story / add a comment
national / education / feature Thursday October 30, 2008 08:53 by Paula Geraghty, Andrew WSM, Richard Whelan and 1 of imc.ie
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Three combined collections of photos and comment on the education cutback protests outside the Dail on Wednesday the 29th of October '08.
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