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  1. Petition · Ban homework for all schools in ireland

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  2. President Of Ireland Suggests Homework Should Be Banned

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  4. President of Ireland calls for homework to be banned

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  5. President Michael D Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland

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  6. Petition · Ban homework for all schools in ireland

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  1. President Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland

    President Michal D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. ... In a message to the children of Ireland and the viewers of RTÉ news2day, President Michael D. Higgins gave this advice: "To ...

  2. Irish Mirror readers overwhelmingly back President's call for 'homework

    Read More: President Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland. We asked "Should homework be banned?", which was answered with a 98% majority, Yes. In a landslide decision, 57,440 readers ...

  3. Norma Foley won't debate homework with President Michael Higgins after

    It comes days after President Higgins' call for homework to be banned at home and for all work to stay in the classroom. Irish Mirror readers were also overwhelmingly in favour of banning ...

  4. President of Ireland calls on schools to stop giving pupils homework

    Schools should strive not to give pupils homework where possible, the president of Ireland has suggested.. In an utterance likely to be seized upon by children for years to come, in classrooms far ...

  5. Two primary school principals debate a homework ban

    Whilst I get that homework can be a stress point for many parents returning from work at night, the truth is that Irish children have never been more likely to be involved in after-school clubs ...

  6. Banning homework: Taoiseach says schoolchildren get too much homework

    President of Ireland Michael D Higgins during the BT ... Higgins argued that getting rid of homework would allow young people more time ... with 98 per cent of readers voting in favour of a ban.

  7. President tells children of Ireland what he really thinks about homework

    President Michael D Higgins has called for homework to be banned.. End of homework . Higgins has suggested that school activities should end at the school gates.. A smile is likely to have cross ...

  8. President Michael D Higgins calls for school homework to be scrapped

    President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has said he supports the scrapping of homework. He addressed students of St Kevin's National School, Littleton, Co Tipperary, this week in an episode of RTE's news2day programme.

  9. President Michael D Higgins says homework should be banned in Ireland

    President Michael D Higgins has called for homework to be banned. ... In a message to the children of Ireland and the viewers of RTÉ news2day, President Michael D. Higgins gave this advice: "To ...

  10. Students and parents plead case for homework ban

    Ken Foxe. School children and parents pleaded with the Minister for Education Norma Foley to step in and introduce a homework ban. In letters to the minister, kids wrote about how they were being ...

  11. President Michael D Higgins has suggested homework should be done in

    The President said "time in school… should get finished in school." Mr Higgins weighed on the homework debate while speaking to pupils from St Kevin's National School, Littleton, Co ...

  12. President of Ireland calls for ban on school homework

    President of Ireland calls for ban on school homework - should all forms of school work stay in school? He has said that it would make time for young people to engage in more creative pursuits.

  13. 'We should be able to go home and play', Dublin kids speak up about

    Dublin children preparing for a rally on children's rights are supporting President Michael D Higgins' idea that homework should be banned.

  14. President Of Ireland Suggests Homework Should Be Banned

    Kids — and certain presidents. In an impassioned plea to the people of his nation, President Michael D. Higgins has called for a ban on homework across Ireland. And if small children were given ...

  15. President of Ireland calls for homework to be banned

    The President of Ireland has made his thoughts known about homework, saying it should be left at the gate and children should be able to use their leisure time for "creative things". Speaking to RTE's news2day - a current affairs and news programme for children, Michael D Higgins answered questions on a wide range of topics, the Irish Mirror ...

  16. 'Why I believe homework should be banned', by one primary school student

    This year, the Green Party sought to open a discussion about the banning of homework in future. Here, primary school pupil Misha McEnaney, a fifth class student from Dublin, outlines why he ...

  17. Government issues no-homework day for all children in Ireland

    Education Minister Norma Foley has announced a no-homework day for all students without getting in trouble. The evening free of homework is being issued to all children and young people in Ireland ...

  18. Call for children to be 'involved' in discussions around homework

    It comes days after President Michael D Higgins called for homework to be banned at home and for all work to stay in the classroom. Irish Mirror readers were also overwhelmingly in favour of ...

  19. President Michael D Higgins says homework should be done in school

    Ria Walls. Published: 19:05, 20 Jan 2023. Updated: 19:06, 20 Jan 2023. IRISH President Michael D Higgins reckons schoolwork should end at the schoolgate - and there's no need for homework. And he ...

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  21. School homework: Does it have any benefit at all?

    There's nothing any more to suggest that the kind of homework we were getting when we were in school is in any way beneficial at all for the children who are doing it. With many parents, teachers ...

  22. Poll: Should homework be banned at primary school level?

    47.6k. 123. THE GREEN PARTY'S election manifesto was launched at the weekend, and one of its standout points was a proposal to phase out homework for primary school pupils. Some academics have ...

  23. Ban homework for all schools in ireland

    Why homework should be banned. Skip to main content. Start a petition. My petitions. Browse. Subscription. Petition details. Comments. Ban homework for all schools in ireland. Ban homework for all schools in ireland. Started. 23 January 2023. Signatures: 62 Next Goal: 100. 62. 100. Signatures. Next Goal. Support now.

  24. Cabinet to approve plans to ban 51-week student leases

    The Cabinet is set to approve plans to fast track laws which will put a ban on students being forced to pay for 51-week leases by student specific accommodation. ... Ireland's National Public ...

  25. Money blog: 'Bleak' new security measure seen in Tesco store

    One pound buys €1.177, less than during the majority of the past month because the National Rally party did not do as well as had been expected with 33% of the vote share in round one of voting.

  26. Election latest: Farage told to 'shut down Reform' if he wants to lead

    Northern Ireland Secretary Steve Baker appears to have conceded the election to the Labour Party. Speaking to Sophy Ridge , Mr Baker says "we all accept that the danger now is a Labour supermajority".