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Further strike action by education workers on Friday

Education workers will take part in another day of strike action on Friday. It follows strikes last week by workers in councils and the housing executive as well as education, as part of a campaign for an improved pay offer. Unite the union has ...

28 Mar 2022 at 17:55

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Cancer-detecting blood tests among 60 research projects to benefit from €40m funding

A cross-border research project developing new blood tests to diagnose cancer has been awarded a major funding boost through the Irish Government’s Shared Island initiative. Academics from Trinity College in Dublin and Queen’s University in ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:33

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Closure plan for County Derry primary school

A consultation period has begun over the proposed closure of a County Derry primary school. Kilross Primary School near Tobermore is earmarked for closure by the Education Authority (EA) in August next year with an eight week consultation ...

27 Sept 2022 at 19:33

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County Derry family waiting three years for school transport solution

A County Derry mother forced to make a daily hour-and-a-half round trip to collect her child from school has said she is 'beyond frustrated' at the system designed to source the correct transport. Nuala Gibson's 17-year-old daughter ...

06 Sept 2022 at 19:33

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Freeze on school crossing patrol recruitment puts children at risk

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has expressed serious concerns after it emerged that the Education Authority (EA) has implemented a freeze in the recruitment of lollipop crossing patrol staff at schools across Northern Ireland in an attempt ...

05 Feb 2023 at 12:33

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Students in Waterford to receive over €200,000 in funding

Students from Waterford will receive funding of over €200,000 to help with cost of living challenges and essential purchases, it has been confirmed. Senator John Cummins referenced the overall funding of €4.3 million secured by ...

20 Jan 2023 at 20:33

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Derry MP proposes appointment of Junior Minister with responsibility for mental health

SDLP Leader and MP for Foyle Colum Eastwood MP has said there is a clear need for a Junior Minister for mental health in the North. Mr Eastwood said given the pressure on the health service and education system it was ...

07 Feb 2023 at 20:33

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Main speakers for Donegal People’s Assembly announced

The panelists/main speakers for the Donegal People’s Assembly have been announced. The event, which is being organised by Sinn Féin, is intended to allow people in Donegal and the North-West to have their say on ...

08 Feb 2023 at 13:33

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'Devastating' cuts will hit hardest for vulnerable children - Derry MLA

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has expressed serious concern that a potential £110 million funding gap in the Education Authority (EA) budget will have catastrophic consequences for the delivery of Special Educational ...

16 Feb 2023 at 17:33

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“We cannot stand by and watch as our education system is ripped apart”

County Derry pupils will no longer be able to take part in cycling classes as the Department for Infrastructure makes more cuts. The cycling proficiency scheme has been running for more than 50 years and has ...

28 Mar 2023 at 18:33

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Scheme to help children affected by domestic violence rolled out

A safeguarding scheme designed to support young people affected by domestic violence and abuse in the home has been rolled out to all schools across the North. Since Operation Encompass, a partnership ...

17 May 2023 at 18:33

Northern Ireland

Cuts to education ‘will put children in Northern Ireland behind UK counterparts’

Proposed cuts to education funding in Northern Ireland will set students in Northern Ireland back by a “significant amount” when compared with their counterparts in other regions of the UK, MPs have ...

24 May 2023 at 16:36

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