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Cost of living Ireland: Kids to be allocated nearly €100 each under new free schoolbooks scheme

The Minister for Education Norma Foley announced that a €50 million initiative will be aimed at 558,000 students in 3,230 schools and 130 special schools this September

Dublin Live · Mar 28, 2023

Norma Foley says it will not 'be acceptable' for primary schools to ask for voluntary contributions for book money

Education Minister Norma Foley has announced that funding worth €96 per child will be provided to every school to provide books, copy books and workbooks to all primary school children.

Irish Mirror · Mar 22, 2023

Cost of living Ireland: Free schoolbooks to be rolled out for primary school students

Minister for Education Norma Foley confirmed details of the scheme earlier today, which will grant primary students free access to schoolbooks

Dublin Live · Mar 22, 2023

Education Minister Norma Foley says she doesn't let online abuse stop her from doing her job

Comments are often made about Minister Foley’s dress sense and appearance on social media

Irish Mirror · Mar 8, 2023

Government launches scoping inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse in religious order schools

Education Minister Norma Foley encouraged victims of sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders to come forward and take part in the scoping inquiry.

Irish Mirror · Mar 7, 2023

Leaving Cert update as plan for students to sit some papers early scrapped

Education Minister Norma Foley announced last year that students entering fifth year in September 2023 would sit English and Irish papers that same summer. They would complete the remainder of their Leaving Cert in sixth year.

Irish Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

Fianna Fail TD fuels Bertie Ahern President rumours as he rejoins party a decade after quitting

Senior party figure and Education Minister Norma Foley has indicated a Bertie Ahern run for President of Ireland could be on

Irish Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar admits schoolchildren can get too much homework but stops short of supporting calls for ban

"I think there's definitely a place for homework but we need to make sure that there isn't too much of it."

Irish Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

Norma Foley rules out no homework debate following President's appeal

The President surprised the nation with calls for homework to be abolished.

Dublin Live · Jan 26, 2023

Norma Foley won't debate homework with President Michael Higgins after his call for it to be banned

Minister Foley finally broke her silence on the matter last night when she told the Irish Mirror that she was not going to get into it with the President.

Irish Mirror · Jan 26, 2023