AN Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined staff and students at Terence MacSwiney Community College in Knocknaheeney to honour 12 second-year students who won the prestigious Joe McDonagh Award in 2020.

CORK students commenced their Leaving Certificate examinations today with English paper one and home economics. Jim O’Sullivan, the principal of Nagle Community College, in Mahon, said his students were pleased with their first day.

THE Leaving Certificate commenced this morning in secondary school centres nationwide with English Paper 1 the first exam. ASTI President Ann Piggott sent a message of good luck to the candidates sitting the 2021 Leaving Cert written exams.

“THEY are ready to start. They need to get through the exams and then they can move on with the next stage in their lives”, said Coláiste an Chroí Naofa school principal Colm Ó Corcora as his students prepare to start their State examinations.

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin met North Monastery Primary School’s first junior infant girl on Tuesday in what was described as a “historical moment”.

MINISTER for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Social Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD have published the Department of Education’s Statement of Strategy, covering the period 2021-2023.

SIXTH class pupils from Rochestown Educate Together NS recently won the overall ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Award following their innovative project on sustainability.

IN celebration of World Pride Month, Deliveroo is partnering with an award-winning Irish author and burger restaurant, Wowburger to offer free LGBTQ children’s books for young people in Cork.

A number of parents in Cork have voiced their worry and frustration that, with fewer than three months left until the new school year starts, they still do not have confirmation of a school place for their children.

CORK student Anna Jakobek is celebrating after being accepted on the Washington Ireland Programme (WIP), a summer educational programme that begins on Monday.

CONCERNS have been raised that the Government’s decision to delay the release of the Leaving Cert results will put unnecessary pressure on students who plan to go to college.

THE Acting Director of Public Health for the Cork Kerry region Dr Anne Sheahan has issued words of advice for this year’s Leaving Cert students, their families and friends.

ANY PROPOSED amalgamation of three Northside secondary schools has been subject to criticism from parents of students attending one of the schools involved.

CORK students will receive their Leaving Certificate results on Friday, September 3.

THERE was great excitement in Scoil Mhuire Ballincollig this week as Irish Olympian and former student Aoife Cooke raised the school's Active School Flag and the Health Promoting School Flag.

John Bohane speaks to Cork Life Centre director, Don O’Leary, about their work and how they are set to benefit from significant funding.

CORK secondary school Coláiste an Phiarsaigh has received the all-clear from the Department of Education to proceed with plans for a major development and extension to the school.

NORTH Monastery Secondary School has recently fitted RT Smart Data sensors throughout the building to measure CO2, temperature, humidity and to assess virus risk in their classrooms.

“Be part of a community. Stay connected with each other. ”That was one of the parting messages from Kieran Golden, principal of Mayfield Community School to sixth-year pupils at the school as they celebrated their graduation last week.

PUPILS of a Cork school hit by Covid-19 at every class level have started returning to school in recent days.

THERE was great excitement in Scoil Mhuire gan Smál secondary school this morning as the sod was turned for their new secondary school in Blarney.

A TEAM of five students from St Aloysius College in Carrigtwohill have been announced as the Overall Winners of the 2021 Certified Irish Angus School’s Competition.

THE president of the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland, is urging Leaving Certificate students not to do anything which could put their plans to sit the exams in jeopardy.

SOME Leaving Certificate students are returning to online classes in Fermoy as concerns grow about Covid-19 cases in the wider east and north Cork area.

Latest: THE principal of a Cork school hit by a Covid-19 outbreak says the cyber-attack on the HSE’s IT system has “confounded difficulties” for the school.

The Department of Education is being urged to provide a long-term solution regarding the future plans for St Gabriel’s Special School in Bishopstown. The call was made by two Cork TDs in the Dáil.

A CORK secondary school are receiving €4 million from the Department of Education and Skills (DES) to construct an extension.

RESIDENTS of one of Cork’s oldest communities, South Parish, are celebrating its local lifelong learners through the launch of a unique photography exhibition.

BANDON secondary school St Brogan’s College held its very own Model United Nations Conference on Tuesday.

SUMMER education programmes are to be expanded for pupils with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage with up to €40m funding being made available.

STUDENTS from a Blarney school are going national with their innovative mini-company idea promoting sustainability.

Past pupils, staff, local businesses and friends of a Ballyphehane school joined forces last week to give it a huge lift by painting the roadside walls and railings which complemented a recent build on the campus.

John Bohane hears the concerns of parents over the possible amalgamation of three northside Cork schools

NORTH Presentation Secondary School held an awards ceremony this week at the school library. A plethora of students received awards after distinguishing themselves in a variety of different categories.

THE classmates of a 12-year-old girl who died tragically last year were introduced to the assistance dog she never got to meet, but so longed for, ahead of her first anniversary tomorrow.

The Cork Life Centre is poised to receive significant additional funding and teaching support, in a move which the centre’s director has described as a “breakthrough” that will make the facility “sustainable”.

University College Cork's (UCC) Student Union President has welcomed the Tánaiste's comments on return to campus later this year and said the move will have mutual benefits for the local economy as well as the mental health and wellbeing of the ...

Seven more cases of Covid-19 have been identified at a school in Youghal, bringing the total number of cases among the school community to 31.

AN East Cork school has paid tribute to their students who took up the offer of mass Covid-19 testing over the Bank Holiday. Some 24 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed at Pobalscoil na Tríonóide in Youghal in the past week.

A CROSSHAVEN man has moved mountains to help his son’s school raise much-needed funds for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) class set to be introduced in September.

An East Cork school has paid tribute to their students who are taking up the offer of mass Covid-19 testing this Bank Holiday Monday. 24 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed at Pobalscoil na Tríonóide in Youghal in the past week.

GAELSCOIL Uí Ríordáin, Ballincollig, has been approved funding for additional accommodation. The Department of Education has approved funding for three SEN rooms and a mainstream classroom for the Ballincollig primary school.

PLANS for a €5m extension of a popular secondary school in the city have been described as “transformative” for the education sector in Cork.

SIGNIFICANT efforts have been made to address a shortage of school places in the east Cork region, however, concerns remain about the capacity of schools in the region for the future.

GAELSCOIL Uí Ríordáin, Ballincollig, has been approved funding for additional accommodation. The Department of Education has approved funding for three SEN rooms and a mainstream classroom for the Ballincollig primary school.

A SECONDARY school in Youghal reopens today following a 24-hour closure due to a Covid outbreak. Pobalscoil na Tríonóide yesterday confirmed on its website that in-school teaching and learning would resume as normal today.

THE father of a Cork boy who was born deaf has spoken of his fight to give his son the best opportunity in life.

A YOUGHAL secondary school is to operate remotely today following a Covid outbreak.

THE principal of Owenabue Educate Together National School (ETNS) in Carrigaline has said they are engaging with the Department of Education following the news that the permanent building promised to them has instead been allocated for the opening ...

NORTH Monastery Primary School in Cork city has encouraged healthy eating and wellbeing in its students this week in a bid to tackle stress caused by Covid-19.