@carlobrien

@IrishTimes foreign editor and modest Corkonian.

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The moment Jerome Powell stood up to Donald Trump irishtimes.com/world/us/2025…

Keith Duggan: The moment Jerome Powell stood up to Donald Trump

Federal Reserve chairman contradicts the US president after Trump handed him a list of ‘cost overruns’ for Fed headquarters renovations

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‘I have Star Wars going on outside my window’: Daniel McLaughlin reports on how Kyiv is coping with upsurge in Russia’s drone and missile attacks irishtimes.com/world/europe/…

‘I have Star Wars going on outside my window’: How Kyiv is coping with upsurge in Russia’s attacks

Intensified mass drone strikes are testing Ukraine’s resilience and air defences like never before

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Google has made it impossible for publishers to opt out of AI Mode without also hiding their sites from search pressgazette.co.uk/platforms…

Google AI Mode is undermining original journalism

Publishers warned they must adapt their strategy as AI search becomes more dominant.

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Brian Mooney’s Leaving Cert survival guide: Get seated 30 minutes before the exam – and don’t wear a smartwatch irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

Brian Mooney’s Leaving Cert survival guide: Get seated 30 minutes before the exam – and don’t wear...

There is no need for parents to overhype the importance of the exams – students put themselves under enough pressure as it is

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Teaching union urges members to back new Leaving Cert reform package irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

Teaching union urges members to back new Leaving Cert reform package

Changes due to roll out from September have sparked threats of industrial action

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Teachers are using a ‘viral’ AI tool to grade students’ Leaving Cert work. It’s convenient - but is it ethical? irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

Teachers are using a ‘viral’ AI tool to grade students’ Leaving Cert work. It’s convenient - but is...

A new AI model trained to mark Leaving Cert work is going ‘viral’. Many educators are embracing it, even as they express concern about the ethics of student use

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Irish universities take millions of euro from big business. Are they too close for comfort? irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

Irish universities take millions of euro from big business. Are they too close for comfort?

Many higher education institutions now rely on industry-sponsored professorships, research centres and scholarships to plug State funding gaps

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More students to get higher Junior Cycle grades under reforms irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

More students to get higher Junior Cycle grades under reforms

Move follows criticism from students and teachers over ‘harsh’ scoring system

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High levels of burnout and poor mental health among teachers irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

High levels of burnout and poor mental health among teachers

DCU research comes as schools grapple with staff shortages

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Children are missing school at an alarming rate. What is going on? irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

Children are missing school at an alarming rate. What is going on?

The number of pupils chronically absent from school has doubled. Experts say making students feel they belong is key to tackling the problem

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How a Dublin school investigated online claims that alleged GAA catfish taught in its school irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

How a Dublin school investigated online claims that alleged GAA catfish taught in its school

Court documents reveal concern over public attention, growing pressure from parents and fear the issues were disrupting the school

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PhD graduates significantly better off than those with masters and honours degree irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

PhD graduates significantly better off than those with masters and honours degree

Finding come amid debate over sustainability of higher education research due to low stipends for doctoral students

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‘We’ve to fight for our children – we’ve no choice’: Parents to stage sleep-out over lack of school places irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

‘We’ve to fight for our children – we’ve no choice’: Parents to stage sleep-out over lack of school...

Dozens of children with additional needs are without school places for the coming year

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‘We certainly didn’t cancel Christmas’: What happens when a Catholic school turns multidenominational? irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

‘We certainly didn’t cancel Christmas’: What happens when a Catholic school turns multidenominati...

Uniforms are on the way out and teaching staff are adjusting to a new ethical education curriculum

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‘The pressure is relentless’: parents voice support for phone ban in schools irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

‘The pressure is relentless’: parents voice support for phone ban in schools

€9m smartphone pouches at second level sparked criticism from Opposition parties who labelled it wasteful and unnecessary

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Lecturers at Dublin music college that spawned Fontaines DC to strike over redundancies irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
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As a teacher it makes me so sad to hear young people say how much they dislike Irish, writes Valerie Fitzpatrick irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

As a teacher it makes me so sad to hear young people say how much they dislike Irish

We need to ensure language lessons are active, engaging and fun instead of pure drudgery

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‘We’re ready for this’: Many classes to continue online as red warning shuts schools across the country irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

Students were giddy at prospect of school being cancelled for Storm Éowyn - until the principal...

Covid-era remote learning means schools are in a better position to cope with weather-related disruption

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Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms, survey finds irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…

Most secondary teachers will struggle to authenticate students’ work under Leaving Cert reforms,...

Exam integrity will be compromised by access to artificial intelligence tools, ASTI says

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Young Journalist Ireland is our student journalism and news literacy programme for TY students #edchatie #irishmedia businessplus.ie/media-plus/y…

NewsBrands launches 2025 Young Journalist Ireland programme

Almost 10,000 Transition Years students from more than 200 schools nationwide have signed up for NewsBrands Ireland's 2025 Young Journalist Ireland programme.

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