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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Robbie Meredith

    Paul Givan calls for boycott of meeting due to MLA behaviour (opens the original)

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    The education minister has told his officials not to attend a Stormont committee due to what he called "unacceptable behaviour" by a Sinn Féin assembly member (MLA). In a letter to the education committee Paul Givan said that the vice-chair Pat Sheehan was "unable to refrain from inappropriate treatment and questioning of departmental officials". But the committee chair, Alliance MLA Nick Mathison, called the minister's move "unprecedented and unacceptable". Speaking in the committee on Wednesda

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Robbie Meredith

    Northern Ireland has no unique student 'brain drain' (opens the original)

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    There is no student "brain drain" specific to Northern Ireland, according to experts. Brain drain is a phrase often used to describe the numbers of students who leave Northern Ireland to study and live elsewhere. But in-depth research for the Department for the Economy (DfE) has suggested that proportionally fewer students leave Northern Ireland than some other parts of the UK. However, about one-third of Northern Irish graduates are over-qualified for the jobs they work in. Student numbers are

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Robbie Meredith

    SEN: All special schools in Northern Ireland full, says EA (opens the original)

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    All special schools in Northern Ireland are full and in some pupil numbers have doubled in the past decade. That is according to an operational plan for 2026/27 published by the Education Authority (EA). But it also said that due to falling birth rates, fewer primary and post-primary schools will be needed in future years. That could lead to further closures of small schools with relatively small numbers of pupils. But the EA's plan again highlights the need for two more Irish language post-prim

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Robbie Meredith

    East Belfast: Euston Primary school celebrates milestone birthday (opens the original)

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    It is a school that gave shelter in the devastating Belfast Blitz during World War Two. And Euston Street Primary School in inner east Belfast is now celebrating its 100th birthday. It was officially opened in July 1926, just in time to admit pupils for the new school term. And a century on, the school has opened its doors and classrooms to welcome back many former pupils to celebrate the big birthday. Among them were Barbara Best and Rosaleen Gilpin, who have been lifelong friends since they me

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Robbie Meredith

    School meals: EA clarifies use of halal chicken after 'misinformation' (opens the original)

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    Education officials have clarified the use of halal chicken in Northern Ireland school canteens after what they described as "misinformation" circulating online. The Education Authority (EA), which oversees schools, said it was putting out the information as it had been "singled out for online commentary" at the start of the new school term. The authority said that the decision to serve some halal chicken as part of school meals was mainly down to supplies of chicken. Halal food is prepared acco

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