In 2017, following an OECD review of budget oversight by the Oireachtas and on the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) was established. It...
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD speaks to eolas regarding health expenditure, Sláintecare priorities and abortion legislation, as well the challenges of anticipated winter pressures and Brexit. The Taoiseach has...
In recent years, the cycle of controversy which has dogged An Garda Síochána, combined with the ‘dysfunctionality’ of the Department of Justice and Equality, has claimed the scalps of two...
Innovation is a cornerstone of Ireland’s overall economic development policy. Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills, John Halligan...
Outlined in the Action Plan for Education, the Department of Education and Skills’ ambition to make Irish education Europe’s best over the next 10 years has been aided by significant investment through...
Preparing graduates for complex professional roles in a changing technological world is an increasingly significant challenge for higher education institutions. Brian Norton, President, Dublin Institute of Technology writes. Sometimes new aspects of...
The latest rankings of the world’s best universities shows little progress being made in the standing of Irish institutions and only one university ranked in the top 200 (Trinity College Dublin). Trinity,...
As the Oireachtas Education Committee examines how higher education should be funded, a report by the European Commission has revealed that third-level Irish students pay the second highest fees in Europe. Second...
Jennifer McKenzie, Director of the National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE), discusses empowering stakeholders and the general public to change their understanding of the role of guidance delivery within the education...
The transition from primary to secondary school is a landmark occasion in the life of a young person, with a change in social relationships, interaction with a new environment and new ways...
The number of children in primary schools next year are set to equal those of Ireland’s baby boom in the 1980s. eolas looks at the issue of over-subscription and a new strategy...
Bringing over 15 years’ worth of leadership experience to the role and having completed her first 100 days as HEAnet’s new Chief Executive, Kerrie Power is poised to build on the National...
A recently published report by the Government suggests that progress is being made on closing the gap in retention rates from DEIS schools and non-DEIS schools. Education Minister Richard Bruton says that...
Over the next six years, all publicly regulated higher education institutions (universities, institutes of technology and the RCSI) will be independently reviewed for quality. These reviews, organised by Quality and Qualifications Ireland...
