Norma Foley

Children’s Minister Norma Foley

Call for a breakthrough budget to help with childcare costs

Changes to the income thresholds for the National Childcare Scheme will see thousands of families receiving more subsidies

Thousands more families to receive more subsidies in childcare scheme

The Oberstown Child Detention campus

Oberstown director calls for ‘ceasefire’ in staffing dispute

Staff shortages limiting access to technology for people with disabilities

Government using ‘every avenue’ to hold tech firms to account, says Norma Foley

Convoy Playground was awarded funding under the 2026 Capital Grant Scheme for Play and Recreation

Donegal playground to receive funding under the Capital Grant Scheme

Government’s deal with both Healy-Raes was ‘common knowledge’ – minister

Government committed to reducing childcare fees to 200 euro, says Taoiseach

State to begin building or buying creches in bid to ease childcare shortage

Review finds Tusla ‘could not have anticipated’ what happened to missing boy

Minister asks Tusla to provide clearer definition of missing children in care

Dail hears of ‘deadly serious’ delays in childcare scheme

Foley examining ‘check-in’ register after remains found in search for boy

Irish police chief says search has found no sign of boy feared dead

Search for boy who is feared dead to continue in Dublin

Everyone in Ireland has trust problem with the US – Connolly

EXPLAINER: How 2025 Leaving Cert students could lose college places to 'Covid kids'

OPINION: 2025 Leaving Cert students shafted as 'Covid kids' will nab college pla...
The Department of Education and the last two Ministers have defended a phased elimination of Leaving Cert grade inflation in Leaving Cert results with Norma Foley announcing it last year and her successor Helen McEntee backing it during the summer
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Disability groups approved for millions in funding left waiting more than a year

Foley announces further reduction in childcare fees

EXPLAINER: How 2025 Leaving Cert students could lose college places to 'Covid kids'

EXPLAINER: How 2025 Leaving Cert students could lose college places to 'Covid ki...

Commission did not establish sexual abuse in Grace case, department says

Minister cannot ‘second-guess’ findings of Grace report

Commission did not establish sexual abuse in Grace case, department says

Religious orders with millions in assets not contributing to redress scheme

Only two religious bodies offer contributions to mother and baby redress scheme

Trespass laws preventing Travellers from practising lifestyle, report says

Record number of children using school transport scheme

Foley denies misleading Dail over encounter with phone pouch company executive Staff reporter

Scoil Mhuire in Milford. (Google Street View)

New school urgent for Milford kids taught in cramped rooms, divided by election ...

Fact check: Irish sex education workbook predates Education Minister’s time in r...

Givan defends criteria used for selecting schools for new educational programme

Report reveals ‘shocking’ levels of abuse allegations at religious-run schools

Abuse in schools had ‘destructive influence’ on survivors’ lives

Survivors tell how their childhoods were destroyed by years of abuse

2,400 claims of historical sexual abuse at 308 schools run by religious orders

Report into historical abuse at schools run by religious orders before Cabinet

Parents needing to contact child at school can ring secretary ‘as in old days’

Education minister does not rule out allowance for Dublin-based teachers

54% of all 9-year-olds owned smartphones in Ireland in 2018, according to ESRI

Irish Medical Organisation welcomes proposed ban on smartphones for under 16s

Minister Charlie McConalogue says mobile phone ban at schools 'is a crucial step...

Minister working on plans to ban mobile phones in secondary schools

Education Minister unveils new plans to tackle bullying in schools

The six companies, which control 95% of the Irish mobile phone market, say they will support the initiative by not allowing the sale of smartphones to primary school children | FILE PHOTO

'Big six' mobile phone firms to stop selling smartphones to children under 13

Minister for Education, Norma Foley, T.D., officially opened Errigal College’s new modular buildings in Letterkenny. Photos: Clive Wasson

In pictures: Minister for Education opens new buildings at Errigal College

Leaving Certificate should be scrapped, Labour spokesman says

Lowering voting age to 16 ‘worth discussing’, minister says

Education Minister Norma Foley announces €3.2 million funding for Donegal school...

Let construction begin St Anne’s Primary School is set to get a three new classrooms

Recognising time spent by Irish teachers working in non-EU countries could make ...

‘Nothing off the table’ to plug teacher shortages – education minister

Minister for Education Norma Foley PICTURE: MerrionStreet.ie

'Not necessary' for primary school children to have smartphones says education m...

Staff shortages and cost-of-living crisis to dominate teachers union conferences

Education Minister pays tribute to schoolboy fatally injured in crash

Number of schoolchildren eligible for a bus place to increase by 60%

Social media giants refuse Irish minister’s request for better child protections

The Student Council holding a copy of the letter with school principal, Mr. Damien McCroary

St Eunan's College students raise concerns over inadequate facility to Minister

Guidance urges parents not to buy smartphones for primary school children

54% of all 9-year-olds owned smartphones in Ireland in 2018, according to ESRI

National: POLL: Should children in primary school own a smartphone?

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