Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Education Minister Norma Foley have committed to a review of the school capacity issues in East Cork following a meeting with principals in the area.

"Nothing beats the buzz of a school in full sail. "{element}Those were the words of Kinsale Community School principal Fergal McCarthy at the end of the first school day in months where all classes had made a return to in person learning.

CORK MEP, Billy Kelleher has called on the Government to cover the mandatory hotel quarantine costs of Erasmus students returning to Ireland.

CORK academic and Trinity professor Linda Doyle has been named as the first female provost to lead Trinity College Dublin in its 429-year history.

THE new president and vice-president of the INTO are both Cork natives having been elected at this year's annual INTO Congress 2021.

THE Minister for Education Norma Foley has defended the Government’s recent decision to change the vaccine roll-out schedule from an occupation-based one to one led by age, stating they have been ‘guided by public health and medical experts’.

OUTGOING INTO President Mary Magner has criticised the Department of Education for the ‘chronic failings’ in primary education as she delivered her presidential address at the INTO Congress 2021.

THE country’s first professor of public mental health has been appointed at University College Cork’s (UCC) School of Public Health.

THE GOVERNMENT’S revision of the Covid-19 vaccine programme is expected to be the subject of discussions and possible motions as the annual conferences of Irish teaching unions get under way today.

COLÁISTE Chríost Rí in Turners Cross is due to open its first special class at the start of the academic term in 2022.

A MOTION proposing the adoption of a class size limit, Leaving Certificate review, junior cycle reform, and job prospects and pay for young teachers will feature on the agenda at the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) annual conference.

A CORK TD has arranged a meeting with Education Minister Norma Foley and the minister of state for mental health Mary Butler to discuss the availability of emotional counselling and therapeutic supports in both primary and secondary schools.

THIS World Autism Day, the public is urged to help raise vital funds to help meet the rapidly growing needs of families requiring support and guidance for children and adults with autism.

THE Department of Education and Skills has confirmed that the intended interim location for the Le Chéile Secondary School will be on the grounds on one of the pitches of Ballincollig GAA Club.

A University College Cork student is one of just 40 students from around the world to be selected for an international programme that seeks to empower civic engagement and activism.

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has expressed their concerns about potential changes to the Government’s National Vaccination Programme.

THE Department of Education has confirmed plans for all remaining second-level students will return to in-school education on Monday, April 12.

EASTER treats came early for the pupils of Scoil Aiséirí Chríost this morning when they arrived to find nearly 400 Easter eggs laid out in the front garden of the school.

Students will be required to wear face masks during oral exams which will take place from Friday, according to new guidance.

CONCERNS are being voiced over the potential impact of the roll-out of the Progressing Disability Services programme on special schools.

THREE Cork DEIS schools have benefitted from funding announced during National Tree Week.  Science Foundation Ireland has awarded funding to UCC’s ‘Tree Explorers’ project to help engage primary school students as well as adults with STEM topics.

PARENTS have expressed their frustration and concern over the lack of available places for their children at special schools in Cork and they are calling for urgent action to address the issue.

CONCERNS have been voiced that up to 100 children in east Cork could be left without a place in secondary school in September.

PUPILS and staff from St Paul's Special School in Montenotte recently successfully completed the Jerusalema Challenge. Anne Hartnett who is the principal of St Paul’s Special School said they wanted to complete the challenge for ‘the children’.

BANDON secondary school, St Brogan’s College is currently in the midst of planning a new state-of-the-art development, which will enhance the student experience and meet the growing demand for places in their local hinterland.

THREE first-year students from De La Salle College in Macroom are walking 5k a day for 40 days to raise funds for Cork ARC.

Mayfield Community School is one of many schools across Cork set to welcome more students back to the classroom tomorrow.

CORK TD Mick Barry has called for the removal of all barriers to third-level education.

The online portal to allow Leaving Certificate students to register for examinations and accredited grades opens tomorrow.

THE continued delay for a school campus development in Carrigtwohill has ensured the community is now at “boiling point”.

PRIMARY schools nationwide have been given the green light to re-open fully on Monday, March 15, the Department of Education has confirmed.

The Cork City Schools Enterprise Programme 2021 is set to host its annual Cork City Final online this year, featuring some of the most innovative new business ideas from Cork secondary school students.

Staff and pupils are delighted with the recently-completed extension in the Morning Star National School in Ballyphehane. Morning Star NS caters for a total of 130 boys and opened its own ASD facility in 2013 with one class of six students.

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The return to school has been “hugely positive” for many students, with one Cork principal noting the ease of the return this week.

Encouraging teenage girls to take science, technology engineering and mathematics for their Leaving Certificate was the reason three Cork woman founded the organisation iWish in 2015. Reporter Amy Nolan speaks to Gillian Keating, one of the founders about its global virtual conference

The Bishop of Cork and Ross Fintan Gavin has said that dates will not be set for communions of confirmations in the diocese until Covid-19 restrictions are eased.

THERE was great excitement when 210 pupils returned to Scoil Chliodhna Community National School, Carrigtwohill on Monday morning, March 1 as part of the phased reopening of the schools.

The Taoiseach has urged people to keep their guard up and remain cautious as families prepare for children in junior and senior infants, as well as first and second classes in primary school to return to school tomorrow.

CORK secondary school Coláiste na Toirbhirte will become a co-educational school from this September following a decision made by their board of management and trustees.

PLANS for a phased reopening of schools from March 1 are expected to be announced today after being signed off by Cabinet.

Two Cork-based adult-learning initiatives have been shortlisted for a prestigious AONTAS STAR Award.

A TEENAGER has been questioned by Cork gardaí after an online second-level class was disrupted by someone outside of the class. The incident occurred last month during a class for a group of students from a Cork second-level school.

UNIVERSITY College Cork has appointed Professor Sarah Culloty as Head of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Ms Culloty will become the first female Head of the College of Science, Engineering, and Food Science in UCC.

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has said that the plan for exiting the country’s lockdown is not “set in stone”, as he denied claims the Government is confusing the public.

Tributes have been paid following the death of Natasha O'Donoghue (née Lynch), well known in Cork as the founder of Essential French. Ms O’Donoghue passed away peacefully at home on Friday, surrounded by her family.

Cork-based education officer of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union Alicia O’Sullivan has praised students’ efforts in helping decide their futures following the Government’s decision on the Leaving Certificate 2021.

A CORK principal has said he is looking forward to a return to in-class teaching as the phased reopening of schools looks set to begin on March 1 but there have been calls for more detailed plans to be put in place.

The cabinet sub-committee has agreed a plan to begin the phased reopening of schools from March 1. The plan is for junior infants, senior infants and Leaving Certificate students to return first.

This year’s Leaving Certificate will begin on Wednesday, June 9 with the customary English Paper 1 exam scheduled for a 9. 30am start. The Leaving Cert maintains its traditional start on the first Wednesday after the June Bank Holiday weekend.