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With the schools currently closed and huge uncertainty around when they will reopen, Ireland's largest online education resource, iRevise.com (formerly mocks.ie) is providing all students with free study resources for the month of January. The service has helped more than 900,000 students avail of its resources, which has contributed to exam success and progress on to college.

For the 70,000-plus potential applicants to the CAO this coming year, and particularly for the almost 50,000 Leaving Certs, who are currently considering their application, the uncertainty created by the closure of all schools and colleges has given rise to much anxiety, stress, and uncertainty.

Regular Covid-19 testing of students and teachers in special needs schools could help alleviate the concerns of the teachers and their unions, in a dispute which has seen such schools remain closed.

Parents of children at Rosedale Special School have raised concerns that their children will suffer developmental and behavioural regression with schools closed until at least the end of January.

Mayo students were recognised and commended at today’s BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2021 Awards Ceremony. A total of two awards were presented to Mayo students for their impressive projects entered in this year’s virtual exhibition.

Mayo schools are to implement a mental health and wellbeing programme in the classroom over the next three years with the support of local organisations.

As the Central Admissions Office (CAO) deadline looms, students and their families are invited to a free Live Webinar / Webinar Beo with renowned careers expert, Brian Mooney.

On Wednesday of this week the Government brought in a raft of new restrictions in the battle against Covid-19; these restrictions will be in place until at least the end of the month and are as follows:

 The Government has today agreed that additional public health restrictions will apply under Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID.