Reposted by Tara ĆirićRob Kitchin @robkitchin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026My letter to Minister Lawless about Research Ireland's decision to devolve the awarding of doctoral scholarships & postdoctoral fellowships to universities. A disastrous move. Please consider raising this issue in your own institutions and with elected representatives and the media. 03128
Reposted by Tara ĆirićNessa Ní Chasaide @nessanichasaide.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Jam-packed programme. Kicks off today. Fantastic events running Mon-Thurs! @maynoothuniversity.ie sites.google.com/view/maynoot...sites.google.comMaynoothPalFest - Programme2026 Festival Programme The images used on this site are a small sample of the extraordinary work of photographer Eman Mohammed and subject to copyright. We display them here with kind permission. 022
Tara Ćirić @taraciric.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Tusla is in perpetual crisis. Researchers and advocacy groups have been making the same recommendations for over a decade. As new Minister for Children, Norma Foley has a chance to make history by simply following the recommendations previous governments have sat on... 220
Reposted by Tara ĆirićThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 05/02/2025McEntee to push ahead with €9m smartphone pouches plan despite study casting doubt over their meritsirishtimes.comMcEntee to push ahead with €9m smartphone pouches plan despite study casting doubt over their meritsNew research found banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental health 021
Reposted by Tara ĆirićCatriona O’Toole @catrionaotoole.bsky.social · 23/12/2024My paper with @taraciric.bsky.social on School Attendance Ensuring that students are listened to, believed, and empowered to actively participate in shaping their educational experiences, we can create successful educational pathways for ALL students www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Compassion, collaboration and cultural-responsiveness: insights on promoting successful pathways through education for students who face school attendance barriers 021
Tara Ćirić @taraciric.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Interesting that AI was partially at fault for not allowing continuous assessment but now that it's in service of the Leaving Cert it's permissible 100
Tara Ćirić @taraciric.bsky.social · 05/12/2024If the State removes children from their families there is an assumption that they can do better. At the very least to provide a safe place to live. And that's just not the case for so many children in care right now. 000
Reposted by Tara ĆirićCiara Reilly @primedteacher.bsky.social · 21/11/202412,722 children are now overdue an assessment of need. Some of us 'completed' the assessment a year ago and still await a service statement. We have nothing. I shared Doireann's story on @newstalkfm.bsky.social in an attempt to illustrate that a complete assessment is just the first step. What then?open.spotify.com12,722 children are overdue an assessment of needThe Pat Kenny Show Highlights · Episode 37427
Tara Ćirić @taraciric.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Crisis also breeds crisis as we put out fires rather than creating long term sustainable futures... 110