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Conor Lenihan

Teacher quality in Irish schools is paramount

Last update: 02:12 | 19.02.09 | © Metro Éireann

Over the past week or so my ministerial visits have take me to a number of educational institutions, including UCD and DCU in Dublin, and the national school in the Claddagh area of Galway City.

Consensus is economyâ€™s key

Last update: 15:57 | 05.02.09 | © Metro Éireann

The nasty underbelly of the recession has been clearly on view in our neighbours, the UK, since last week. Fuel and power supplies, deemed vital for British industry, are now being disrupted through wildcat strikes over the issue of foreign workers. If one were

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A tough road ahead for 2009

Last update: 07:17 | 01.01.09 | © Metro Éireann

So far, all the signs would seem to indicate that the first half of 2009 will be worse than the last quarter of the year just gone by. The world economy will be in turmoil for some time, with no obvious prospect that global business will recover just yet.

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The challenge of diversity in schools

Last update: 12:27 | 11.12.08 | © Metro Éireann

Preparations are continuing apace for a national policy on diversity within the schools system, with this week seeing the seventh and final consultative gathering to discuss how the intercultural strategy for schools can be driven forward.

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