Sport Government looking to delay EU rubber pellet ban used in astroturf pitchesPitches which use the material made from old tyres would be made redundant within six years under a new ban, but the government wants the period extended so a substitute material can be found
Call for school inspectors to go back into classroomsAs staff shortages bite due to Covid-19 and self-isolation, there are calls for Norma Foley, the Minister for Education, to send inspectors in as substitute teachers
Leaving Cert ordinary-level Irish exam is ‘not fit for purpose’, says politicianFF backbencher and ex-Irish teacher Pádraig O’Sullivan says the exam is far too difficult for most students and that many are leaving pages blank