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Pickets planned at the gates of Leitrim schools as they brace for strike action

Leitrim schools will face staff strikes tomorrow as secretaries and caretakers from around the county are due to take part in an indefinite strike action. More than 2600 secretaries and caretakers nationwide are set to take part in the action over ...

27 Aug 2025 at 19:53

National News

Will schools stay open? All you need to know about the secretary and caretakers' dispute

Exploratory talks are underway at the Workplace Relations Commission in Dublin in a bid to avert a planned strike action by school secretaries and caretakers which is due to begin this Thursday. While some schools have already re-opened following ...

27 Aug 2025 at 12:16

National News

“This is about fairness”: Fórsa's Shane Lambert on why school secretaries and caretakers are striking

Shane Lambert, Fórsa’s Director of Education, with responsibility for SNAs, secretaries, caretakers and the School Completion Programme, says the dispute is rooted in a decades old injustice. “At its core, this is about equality and parity,” he ...

28 Aug 2025 at 10:33

National News

‘Historic moment’ as foreign languages are to be added to Irish primary school curriculum

Primary school children across Ireland will be taught foreign languages for the first time as part of a new curriculum, which is to be phased in from next year. Children from 5th class onwards will be taught the basics of a foreign language, ...

22 Sept 2025 at 15:40

National News

Should schools be religion free? Parents asked for their say on school matters

Parents with children in pre-school or primary school will soon be asked by the Department of Education to take part in a survey that will ask them to outline their preferences on a number of school matters. The main topic at hand will be ...

25 Sept 2025 at 10:19

National News

Irish primary school class sizes reach lowest level this century and here's why...

The average size of a primary school class in Ireland has reached its lowest level this century. The latest figures from the Department of Education reveal that the average size of a primary school class in the 2024/25 school year was 22....

09 Sept 2025 at 15:25

National News

Enoch Burke’s salary to be paid direct to school awarded damages against him

Enoch Burke’s salary is to be paid to Wilson’s Hospital School as he still owes them 15,000 euro in damages, a court has ordered. Mr Burke appeared before the High Court via video link from Mountjoy Prison where he has been since ...

28 Nov 2025 at 15:45

Local News

'Still lack of school choice' in Leitrim states Educate Together

With no Educate Together in Leitrim, the multi-denominational patron body is calling on the Department of Education and Youth to "live up to the promise made repeatedly over the last three years, to launch a national survey of ...

27 Oct 2025 at 13:00

Ballinamore

'We can't be without this playground' Leitrim councillor says playground in Carrigallen can't close

"We can't be without this playground," said Cllr Paddy O'Rourke at a recent meeting referring to the new location of the public playground near St. Mary’s National School, Carrigallen, Leitrim. He continued that as it would ...

30 Sept 2025 at 13:00

National News

Childcare costs for 'tens of thousands' of families to be reduced from next year

More families will see reduced childcare costs across Ireland from September 2026, under a new Department of Children plan. It's understood that Minister for Children, Norma Foley, will bring the plan to increase the ...

16 Dec 2025 at 15:01

Local News

Leitrim Cllr warns incentives could drain teachers from North West to Dublin

Leitrim councillor and north-west-based teacher James Gilmartin has warned against a potential incentives programme that could draw more teachers from the North West to the capital. The warning comes after ...

23 Dec 2025 at 19:53

Local News

Sligo-Leitrim Minister encourages adults to build digital and literacy skills

Sligo-Leitrim Minister Marian Harkin has encouraged adults who feel uncertain about using smartphones, tablets or laptops to take part in courses designed to build digital, literacy, financial and ...

29 Dec 2025 at 12:44

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