Members of the Garda, the prison service and people working in the HSE are among those whose details could be viewed online

Plan follows backlash against proposed special education centres in Dublin

Joe McHugh has spent 20 years as a politician at the forefront of Fine Gael, including a stint as minister for education, but a health scare and a change of pace during Covid-19 that allowed him spend more time with his family has persuaded him that a new career could be in order

The department attempted in vain to prevent two home-schooled students from receiving calculated grades for the exams

An unintended consequence of the government’s ‘hammer and dance’ pandemic strategy is that our educators no longer trust the state to keep them safe

Department says online payslips for school employees will be looked at after interim upgrade of payroll system