Opinion: Chronic absenteeism from school has worsened since Covid and must be tackled
Student attendance has deteriorated since Covid, with more than 30% of students in Deis second-level schools now defined as ‘chronic absentees’
Student attendance has deteriorated since Covid, with more than 30% of students in Deis second-level schools now defined as ‘chronic absentees’
Threat against Tánaiste was reportedly made on social media over the weekend
Simon Harris ‘open to considering’ deployment of Irish peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if required
Missionary and aid worker Gena Hearty abducted with several others outside Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince
Non-verbal and disabled, including advocates, not involved in drawing up Farrelly commission terms of reference
Already sufficient capacity in development plan to meet city’s housing needs, says senior council official
Missionary and aid worker Gena Hearty abducted with several others outside Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince
Non-verbal and disabled, including advocates, not involved in drawing up Farrelly commission terms of reference
Initial proposition centred on developing guidelines on handling items potentially illegally or unethically traded
Firearms such as automatic rifles used as ‘status symbols’ and to ‘intimidate rivals’