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kildare / education / press release Monday December 02, 2013 20:52 by Steve
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Below is a statement released by the Maynooth Schools Group this morning. We are having a public meeting tonight (2nd December) to formally commence the campaign to reject the two school model that the Minister and KWETB plan to implement in Maynooth. Indymedia are more than welcome to come along. Our facebook is https://www.facebook.com/MaynoothSchoolsGroup for more information. The Maynooth Schools Group met last night and have reviewed all that has happened to date regarding the new school in Maynooth. We have decided that we completely and formally reject the proposals of the Minister for Education and Skills, Mr Ruairi Quinn and the KWETB's plans of implementation to build two fully vertical and separate schools on the same site in our town. read full story / add a comment 
international / education / press release Sunday December 01, 2013 23:12 by Peadar
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LearnIrish.com launches on crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, in a bid to raise $7000 in just 25 days in order to develop an affordable and comprehensive online Irish language course. read full story / add a comment 
international / education / news report Monday August 26, 2013 23:31 by Shay Leon
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On August 24, over 7000 activists marched, in 41 cities and 17 countries, for our fellow Earthlings. The event called people to take their blindfolds off to animal suffering and the human toll dairy and meat has. In Grafton street 40 people stood blindfolded near McDonald and Bernardo's Fur. read full story / add a comment
international / education / press release Monday June 17, 2013 16:34 by Laurence Cox
A scholarship covering full course fees for the Maynooth MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism, awarded on the basis of practitioner excellence in community education, action for equality and / or social movements. read full story / add a comment 
national / education / press release Saturday May 18, 2013 21:15 by Animal Magic
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Dublin-based Animal Education Outreach have produced an introduction to its educational work in power point format. read full story / add a comment
international / education / press release Monday March 25, 2013 07:08 by Laurence Cox
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A course for movement practitioners and community educators who want to deepen their own practice read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Wednesday February 27, 2013 13:14 by Jack Wieczorek
There is a new website that might be of help to anyone, with a particular interest in how to find primary schools in Ireland by County. It is called irelandstats.com and has just launched in the beginning of 2013. The innovative formula, as well as clarity of data presentation might boost its position in search engines. Other than that, it is greatly suited to the needs of anyone, who wants to find out more about Irish schools. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / education / press release Wednesday January 30, 2013 16:23 by ECO-UNESCO
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Applications to ECO-UNESCO’s newest initiative, Green Pathways, is now open to young, unemployed job seekers under the age of 25. The six month programme, which is part of the newly launched Momentum initiative, aims to train and progress participants onto employment in the green economy. read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Monday September 24, 2012 06:16 by Neil O'Brien
DPFOC, one of Ireland's leading SEO companies has teamed up with WhatsWhat.ie, one of Ireland's leading business directories, to offer free SEO workshops to Irish SMEs. read full story / add a comment
national / education / opinion/analysis Saturday August 04, 2012 17:52 by Topsy Crets
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Case Study: Secret Socities in Ireland- the Freemasons. read full story / add a comment
national / education / opinion/analysis Thursday July 12, 2012 17:10 by dizzy5
Q. I consider myself of average intelligence and do not suffer fools gladly but lately I’ve been receiving these mixed signals and I just don’t know what’s wanted from me. You see I’ve recently finished college and am quite eager to start work, which is supposedly what you and your fellow party members also want but I keep coming up against obstacles which have been put in place by you and your fellow party members. read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Friday June 08, 2012 10:56 by DCU Business School
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June 7th, 2012: DCU Business School has announced today details of three new masters programmes, The MSc in Management (Cloud Computing), MSc in Management (Digital Marketing) and MSc in Management (Strategy), due to start in September 2012. Devised with input from key industry stakeholders such as Microsoft, these programmes will directly address the ICT Skills Gap within Ireland, ensuring that graduates interested in gaining significant knowledge and expertise in high growth areas are industry-ready within one year. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / opinion/analysis Thursday May 17, 2012 11:54 by Diarmuid Haughian
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The Irish educational system is currently failing to provide equal chance, equal access and share to graduate employment opportunities with global employers in Ireland. There seems to be a cultural over-reliance on the English language in Irish society, a lack of awareness importance of being multi-lingual at an early age and language learning time in the classroom is spent on compulsory Irish. read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Monday March 12, 2012 17:49 by Techspectations
DCU Business School invites Irish entrepreneurs, SMEs and start-ups to the Helix, DCU for this year’s Get Started mini-conference. The event will take place on 20th March between 2pm and 6pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / press release Wednesday January 18, 2012 23:00 by Gregor Kerr
Teachers from Dublin DEIS schools have welcomed the publication by the Department of Education & Skills and the Educational Research Centre of a report which shows that “…the DEIS programme is having a positive effect on tackling educational disadvantage…” and that “…improvement is taking place in the learning achievements of pupils in DEIS primary schools…” They have called on the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, to announce an immediate reversal of all cuts in the light of this report, and have announced that the planned DEIS schools protest will proceed this Thursday in the absence of such a clear announcement. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / press release Thursday January 12, 2012 17:28 by Gregor Kerr
Thousands of parents and teachers from disadvantaged schools to protest at Department of Education and Skills against staffing cuts Campaigners against staffing cuts to DEIS schools have said that the Review ordered by Minister Quinn is a move in the right direction but not enough and that the cuts must be completely reversed. Teachers and parents from Dublin DEIS schools have announced that they are to continue with their plans for a major protest outside the Department of Education and Skills, Marlborough St., Dublin 1 on Thursday 19th January from 3:30p.m. read full story / add a comment
national / education / news report Thursday December 15, 2011 11:15 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
One of the most disgusting and sick cuts in the Budget is the cuts to disadvantaged schools :-(
Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has told the principals of disadvantaged Primary schools that the government will press ahead with plans to cut hundreds of teaching posts in their schools. Absolutely appalling! read full story / add a comment
kildare / education / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 13, 2011 20:19 by skippy
Offered a place on a postgrad course unable to continue due to budget 2012. no job no hope and no independant money to do the masters. Also I have family dependants, so it really feels like a sentence in regards to my future or rather the undermining of career to be financially independent, alas its not going to happen. read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Monday December 12, 2011 19:33 by Kevin O'Brien
EduBills offers parents an online solution to paying school bills, buying school books and other one-off costs in a safe and convenient way. It aims to make life easier for parents, reduce administration time for schools and increase school and pupil safety by removing cash from the equation. read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Thursday December 08, 2011 21:03 by Laurence Cox
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Practitioner masters for social movement activists and community / popular educators at NUI Maynooth read full story / add a comment |
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