Almost a fifth of the teachers’ expected Leaving Cert test results will be degraded

[ad_1] Nearly a fifth of teacher-predicted results for Leaving Cert students are scheduled to be downgraded under the Department of Education’s new computed grade process. Overall, a vast majority (79 percent) of estimated student scores will remain the same. The rest will be reduced (17%) or increased (4%). Approximately 60,000 Leaving Cert students will receive … Read more

‘So far it’s been great, really amazing’

[ad_1] Anthony Kelly was preparing to move to Los Angeles with his wife Fionnualla and their son Darragh (2) when “Covid struck.” The co-founder of Glofox, which provides business management software to fitness studios and gyms, ordered the visas and rented a house. But suddenly it didn’t seem like a good idea to get on … Read more

‘So far it’s been great, really amazing’

[ad_1] Anthony Kelly was preparing to move to Los Angeles with his wife Fionnualla and their son Darragh (2) when “Covid struck.” The co-founder of Glofox, which provides business management software to fitness studios and gyms, ordered the visas and rented a house. But suddenly it didn’t seem like a good idea to get on … Read more

Sarah Harding’s Cancer Battle Recalls Daughter Caron Keating’s ‘Stunned’ Gloria Hunniford

[ad_1] Hearing that Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding had been diagnosed with breast cancer was a shock. At 38, she seemed too young, too vibrant, too full of life to face such a terrible disease. But for 80-year-old television host Gloria Hunniford, it was all too familiar and the news led her straight back to … Read more

France gives online businesses an hour to extract ‘terrorist’ content

[ad_1] Image copyright fake pictures Screenshot The law was passed in the French National Assembly. Social media and other websites will have just one hour to remove offensive content under a new law passed by the French Parliament. The one-hour deadline applies to content that the French authorities consider to be related to terrorism or … Read more

Richard Burr: Senator quitting as intelligence committee chairman as FBI seizes phone | US News

[ad_1] A US politician is stepping down as chairman of the Senate intelligence committee after his mobile phone was seized by FBI agents. Republican senator Richard Burr is being investigated over his share dealings before the US stock market crashed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. There are reports that Mr Burr and other … Read more

how Donald Trump failed the coronavirus challenge

[ad_1] When the story of how the United States handled the first real pandemic of the global era is written, March 6 will jump off the timeline. That was the day Donald Trump visited the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. USA In Atlanta. His foray into the world’s best disease research agency was … Read more

Cairn Homes prepares for phased construction restart as restrictions eased

[ad_1] Cairn Homes said it would begin to reopen its residential construction sites on a phased basis from May 18th as restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus are eased. The homebuilder said it had put in place protocols to protect employees, subcontractors, residents and customers as it ramped up operations following the Covid-19 … Read more

The Cork company obtains 16 million euros in investor funds

[ad_1] In a big boost for Leeside, a Cork company that helps top employers with many employees working from home has secured massive funding of € 16m from international investors. Workvivo is an employee communications platform founded just three years ago in Cork with its headquarters in Douglas. He just raised $ 16 million in … Read more

Radical change in store for Irish third tier in next five years due to Covid-19 pandemic

[ad_1] Radical change in store for Irish third tier in next five years due to Covid-19 pandemic 05/14/2020 – 06:35 By Jess Casey Additional reports by Ciannan Brennan The way Irish universities and colleges operate, teach, make money and research will face fundamental change in the next five years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With … Read more