Short absences from school linked to lower Leaving Cert grades, study findsA chronic absence of 20 days or more is linked to a gap of over 80 Leaving Cert points.
Boy (14) appears at children's court in connection with spate of car theftsAt Ennis District Children's Court, the school boy - accompanied by his grandmother - appeared in connection with the unlawful taking possession of three cars and attempt to get into a fourth from Gort in south Galway and Scarriff in east Clare on Wednesday of this week.
Chronic absenteeism twice as prevalent in Deis schools, report showsBoth the average number of days lost per student and the proportion of students with chronic absenteeism have grown.
Family of young girl injured in Parnell Square stabbing mark two year anniversary as they shut down fundraising page