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The Minister has announced a new grant scheme to support free period products for pupils in all 4th, 5th and 6th classes in primary schools, and in all post-primary and special schools in the free education scheme from the 2027/28 school year.
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Aimsigh do dhaoine féin. Aimsigh do dheis féin.
Beidh Oíche na hÓige ar siúl arís ar an 13 Samhain 2026, ag ceiliúradh clubanna óige, tionscadail óige agus daoine óga ar fud na hÉireann.
💚 Faigh tuilleadh eolais ag gov.ie/youthnight
Find your people. Find your opportunity.
Oíche na hÓige returns on 13 November 2026, celebrating youth clubs, youth projects and young people right across Ireland.
💚 See what it's all about at gov.ie/youthnight
Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton is visiting schools across County Cork today (Friday), where she will meet students, teachers and school communities and see first-hand the impact of continued investment in education.
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Department of Education and Youth retweeted
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RTÉ One each Wednesday at 8.30pm and on RTÉ Player.
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For all the info:
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Minister Hildegarde Naughton today announced a new €2.4 million partnership between the Department of Education and Youth and Research Ireland to support innovative research aimed at addressing key challenges facing education in Ireland.
gov.ie/en/department-of-educ…
The department is delighted to support Stand Up Awareness Week.
This week marks the 17th annual Stand Up Awareness Week (2–6 November 2026), Ireland’s flagship anti-LGBTQ+ bullying initiative.
Resources➡️
belongto.org
#Standupawareness
Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Michael Moynihan has today opened the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)’s Annual Research Conference at Croke Park, Dublin.
gov.ie/en/department-of-educ…
Department of Education and Youth retweeted
Stand Up Awareness Week is on 6-10 Nov in post-primary schools and Youthreach Centres across Ireland.
This is named as an action in the department's Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying 2023-2027.
Visit belongto.org for your #StandUp23 guide and posters.
#edchatie
Tosaíonn dea bheartas le dea fhianaise. Cuireann Tuarascáil RED 2026 béim ar an gcaoi a bhfuil taighde, sonraí agus measúnú ag cuidiú le beartas oideachais agus beartas don aos óg a mhúnlú, agus tugann sí samplaí praiticiúla ó gach cuid den earnáil 👉 gov.ie/ga/an-roinn-oideachai…
Good policy starts with good evidence. The 2026 RED Report highlights how research, data and evaluation are helping to shape education and youth policy, with practical examples from across the sector.
Learn more here 👉 gov.ie/en/department-of-educ…
Aimsigh do dhaoine féin. Aimsigh do dheis féin.
Beidh Oíche na hÓige ar siúl arís ar an 13 Samhain 2026, ag ceiliúradh clubanna óige, tionscadail óige agus daoine óga ar fud na hÉireann.
💚 Faigh tuilleadh eolais ag gov.ie/youthnight
Find your people. Find your opportunity.
Oíche na hÓige returns on 13 November 2026, celebrating youth clubs, youth projects and young people right across Ireland.
💚 See what it's all about at gov.ie/youthnight
Aimsigh do dhaoine féin. Aimsigh do dheis féin.
Beidh Oíche na hÓige ar siúl arís ar an 13 Samhain 2026, ag ceiliúradh clubanna óige, tionscadail óige agus daoine óga ar fud na hÉireann.
💚 Faigh tuilleadh eolais ag gov.ie/youthnight
Find your people. Find your opportunity.
Oíche na hÓige returns on 13 November 2026, celebrating youth clubs, youth projects and young people right across Ireland.
💚 See what it's all about at gov.ie/youthnight
Tá leithdháileadh de €502,137 fógartha ag an Aire Oideachais agus Óige, Hildegarde Naughton, faoin Scéim Maoinithe Caipitil don Óige 2026 chun tacú le 24 eagraíocht náisiúnta óige ar fud na hÉireann.
gov.ie/ga/an-roinn-oideachai…
Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton has announced the allocation of €502,137 under the Youth Capital Funding Scheme 2026 to support 24 national youth organisations across Ireland.
gov.ie/en/department-of-educ…
New friends. ✨ New experiences. ✨ New opportunities.
Oíche na hÓige is back on 13 November 2026.
Discover the difference youth work can make.
#OícheNaHÓige
Cairde nua. ✨ Eispéiris nua. ✨ Deiseanna nua.
Beidh Oíche na hÓige ar ais ar an 13 Samhain 2026.
Féach an difríocht is féidir le hobair óige a dhéanamh.
#OícheNaHÓige
💬 An bhfuil tuilleadh eolais uait? Féach ar gov.ie/youthnight
New friends. ✨ New experiences. ✨ New opportunities.
Oíche na hÓige is back on 13 November 2026.
Discover the difference youth work can make.
#OícheNaHÓige