Tag: Schools

All schools across Laois and the country are set to reopen as planned on Thursday, the Department of Education has confirmed. The Department confirmed the...

The Christmas break is set to be extended following a decision made by the Cabinet at a meeting today - it is being reported. Taoiseach...

€156,000 in summer improvement works will be carried out on five Laois schools. Minister for State Pippa Hackett confirmed the allocation earlier this week. Roof works...

The Department of Education to provide grants for every primary and post-primary school in Laois this year. In the case of primary schools, the minimum...

ASTI members, who are the biggest secondary school union in the country, have voted to take industrial action unless the Government immediately addresses 'key...

More than five months after they shut their doors to students, many Laois schools are set to open again this week.  On March 12, the...

A Laois student has written a letter to Minister for Education Normal Foley and called on her to address a number of concerns that...

The government has announced details on how they plan to reopen schools in August. The plan, which will cost €370 million, was announced by Taoiseach...

A Fianna Fail senator has called on the Department of Education to consider the mental health of children and try to get as many...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says that reopening schools and childcare facilities are 'among the safest things we can do' as the country moves its way...

A €10 million fund has been set up to provide technology and devices for disadvantaged students at primary and secondary level, according to Laois/Offaly...

The HSE is urging parents in Laois and around the country to be vigilant about their children's health as schools re-open tomorrow morning. Doctors say...

Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan has said that four local schools will undergo major improvement works over the summer...

A host of Laois schools have received a prestigious award this afternoon. Eight Laois primary schools have won Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths...

Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) welcomes the recent announcements by Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton on the ‘Schools Reconfiguration...

A director of the National Parents' Council has suggested that schools who were forced to close due to snow last week could 'open on...

All of the primary and secondary schools, as well as third level facilities, have been closed in Laois since Wednesday. Heavy snow on Tuesday evening...

The Laois schools who were forced to close today may be forced to open over the Easter Holidays to make up for lost days. The...

A number of schools around the county are closed today because of the snow and ice, although more have announced that they are opening...

Presentation Primary School Portarlington have announced plans to majorly redevelop the school over the summer. The Offaly border school plans to invest in three major...

Laois TD and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that six local schools will undergo major improvement works over the...

The cross country season comes to an end this weekend with the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals being held in Mallusk Playing Fields, Newtownabbey,...

Prospective parents, students and teachers were in attendance at a packed information night on Thursday for Dunamase College, the new secondary school set to open...

Laois Schools 6-10 Dublin North Schools 0-8 Leinster Schools Juvenile Hurling 'A' League Heywood’s Lee Maher helped himself to a hat-trick as Laois Schools junior hurlers...