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Fionnán Sheahan: Jim O’Callaghan’s elevation creates capital contest as Micheál Martin checks cabinet list

David Bale2 weeks ago01 mins

Fianna Fáil leader has kept his cards close to his chest Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan. Photo: PA There’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip. Giving a taoiseach an extra 24 hours to mull over his cabinet selections is a dangerous game. After the farce of the Dáil sitting to elect a new…

Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms, survey finds

David Bale2 weeks ago04 mins

Most second-level teachers say they will struggle to authenticate students’ Leaving Cert projects at a time when powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tools are available, according to a teachers’ union survey. Under changes due to roll out from next September onwards, a range of Leaving Cert subjects will include additional assessments such as research projects worth…

Teachers to avail of cost-rental accommodation to alleviate recruitment shortages in schools

David Bale3 weeks ago05 mins

Teachers will have housing reserved for them in cost-rental developments to alleviate recruitment shortages at both primary and secondary school levels. Minister for Education Norma Foley has confirmed that teachers will be among the key workers who will have accommodation “ring fenced” in cost-rental accommodation. The State-subsidised model offers long-term tenures and stable rents at…