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2 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Ray Managh |Jess Casey
Many parents have been left trying to provide scraps of education for their children at home with no State provision and despite seeking help from dozens of schools, the High Court has heard. The details emerged during the first of many cases expected to appear before the court between now and September where families have initiated legal proceedings to secure appropriate school places for their children.
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2 weeks ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Jess Casey |Paul Hosford |Elaine Loughlin
The Department of Education has stopped short of an outright ban on smartphones for post-primary students, asking schools instead to work on restricting their use. However, all primary schools will implement new policies that ban the use of, and access to, smartphones during the school day. The direction to schools comes as part of national guidance on phone use issued by Helen McEntee, the education minister.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Jess Casey |Michelle McGlynn
Plans are being drafted for Ireland to host the âbest and brightestâ of US researchers as US universities come under threat and face funding shutdowns by the Trump administration. Further and higher education minister James Lawless is to bring proposals to Cabinet on Tuesday aimed at attracting US scientists wishing to relocate.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | David Kent |Jess Casey
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the death of a young teenager who was taking part in a motorsport racing event in Cork on Sunday afternoon. The fatal incident took place at approximately 3:30pm at a track near Castletown-Kinneigh during an event hosted by the Cork Autograss Racing Club. The 13-year-old girl was the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident, understood to be a modified car.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | David Kent |Jess Casey
A 13-year-old girl has died after a motor racing event in Cork. The girl was racing at a track in Enniskeane in West Cork. It is believed her vehicle crashed while in a heat of an official Cork Autograss Racing Club event.
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2 months ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Jess Casey |Elaine Loughlin
Academics are cancelling planned conferences and seminars in the US because of the risk of harassment and interrogation by immigration officials. That is the warning from Scott Lucas, professor of international politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. It comes as immunologist Professor Luke O’Neill revealed he had "never been quizzed as much” on his way to give a talk at Harvard.
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Mar 21, 2025 | 
irishexaminer.com | Sarah Horgan |Jess Casey
A 9/11 survivor from Cork was among those to have their travel plans thrown into chaos following the closure of Heathrow Airport. Eight flights between Cork Airport and Heathrow were cancelled after a fire at an electrical station shut the London airport and impacted 1,350 flights to and from the English capital. Christine Rock from Youghal was anxious to meet her sister Deirdre at the arrivals gate in Cork after an eventful few hours.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
irishexaminer.com | Jess Casey |Liz Dunphy
Approximately 100 children in Cork have yet to be offered a school place for this September, it has emerged, as parents prepare to protest on Saturday over the ongoing issues in special education. The children are still waiting for an offer of a place either in a special school or in an autism class attached to a mainstream school. The parents, as well as others hoping to highlight failures in accessing vital therapies for their children, will protest in Cork City from 2pm.
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray |Jess Casey
A Government agency is set to spend up to almost €100,000 on a research project to discover why there’s been “exceptional” growth in demand for special school and special class places in recent years. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has gone out to tender for a contractor to deliver this research, as part of its remit to identify and plan for the establishment of special classes and special schools across the country.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
msn.com | Jess Casey
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