The Education Minister visited a summer programme for children at a Clondalkin primary school.

The Government approved the establishment of a commission of investigation into allegations of historical sex abuse in schools across the country.

The hiring process for occupational therapists and speech and language therapists will start in the next week.

Minister for Education Helen McEntee said she will provide updated figures to the cabinet in July, which will then be publicly shared.

Minister McEntee said the scheme will have a hugely positive impact on young people.

The identity of parents or guardians, the children or the schools involved may not be published by order of the court.

Lockable boxes and cubby holes, as well as controversial phone pouches, can be acquired with €9 million in Budget funding.

The number of students sitting State exams has passed 140,000 for the first time

The significant reforms from the next academic year will see 40 per cent of marks in all subjects given for practical exams or end of year projects.

Education Minister Helen McEntee said the changes would be “more reflective” of students’ and teachers’ work.

Teachers will be given permanent contracts after one year, under new measures announced by the Minister for Education

The review will be completed by a dietitian, who will be supervised by the Department of Health.

Verona Murphy will have the backing of Government parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, as well as Government-supporting independent TDs.

Bus Éireann has been unable to procure a service to bring the boy to school

In a judgment issued on Tuesday, Mr Justice Charles Meenan noted that legislation enacted since last year’s High Court ruling has repealed the State’s designation of the UK as a safe third country

Documents seen by Breakingnews from the Department of Justice show there was 269 emails to the Department on the proposed bill.

The decline follows the then Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, last August imposing higher fines on airlines and ferry companies that allow someone to board or disembark without proper documentation.

The Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 will increase prison sentences for certain crimes motivated by hatred.

Justice minister Helen McEntee will outline the enhancements to the searchable database which was first launched last year.

Over 6,000 new Irish citizens, hailing from 140 countries around the world, will be granted citizenship in seven ceremonies being held on Monday and Tuesday.

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Trade and Employment Louise O’Reilly said that opinion polls were reflecting what she had experienced on the campaign trail.

A repeat of the last government coalition cannot be ruled out, while Sinn Féin would struggle to bring a left-wing coalition together, according to a political commentator

Taoiseach Simon Harris said he spoke to Nikita Hand on Saturday after winning her case against the mixed martial arts fighter

Nikita Hand accused the sportsman of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018.

There is little over a week left until polling day.

The Fine Gael leader said: ‘We need to call that out.’

The justice minister launched the party’s plans for law and order on Friday, with measures that include funding 6,000 Garda recruits.

The Tánaiste said he was surprised that Fine Gael had attacked his party’s manifesto pledge on decriminalisation.

The party has also vowed to create 30,000 public childcare places.

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Analysis of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil's social media advertisements for the general election shows a lot of repetition when it comes to issues and slogans

Hugh Harper said he felt ‘a step closer’ to the truth after the meeting with three ministers on Wednesday.

Sylvester Poff and James Barrett were hanged in Tralee Gaol in Co Kerry in 1883

The man (30s) said the Government failed to consider his 'unique skills and integral contribution' to an Irish windows and doors company

Gardaí launched a murder inquiry earlier this month, as they believe he may be dead for as long as two years.

Last month, a solicitor representing the families of seven of the 10 people who died wrote to Minister McEntee's office requesting the establishment of a public inquiry.

Taoiseach Simon Harris made the appointment after the 64-year-old’s shock decision to step down from the role and not stand in the general election.

The 8-year-old from Drogheda, Co Louth was reported missing from his home in August, but gardaí believe he has been missing for more than two years.

It comes as villages in south Lebanon and north Gaza have been told to evacuate by the Israeli military.

It comes as Palestinian medical officials said that an Israeli strike in Gaza had killed a family of eight.

Helen McEntee said she is regularly briefed on all security matters.

Sean McGovern was named in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin as one of the leaders of the Kinahan organisation earlier this year.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee on Tuesday is due to brief the Cabinet on Cab’s progress and also her plans to significantly increase the capacity of the bureau.