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  • Primary Round-Up: Inclusion and Disability Funding

    October 21, 2026 · 7 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 21 2026, I'll be talking about: - INTO securing funding for disability services - Inclusion challenges in schools - Reflections on an equality and education conference - Religious discrimination in the education…

  • Primary Round-Up: Education Concerns in Ireland

    October 20, 2026 · 9 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 20 2026, I'll be talking about: - Health and safety issues with school lunch providers - Threatening emails to schools in Northern Ireland - Pay talks and productivity measures in education

  • Primary Round-Up: Government Education Plans

    October 19, 2026 · 8 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 19 2026, I'll be talking about: - Averted strike and public pay talks - ESRI report on poverty and reading scores - Government plans for a New Brunswick-style model in Irish schools

  • Primary Round-Up: Negotiations and Phones

    October 16, 2026 · 6 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 16 2026, I'll be talking about: - Government and union pay negotiations - ADHD Awareness Month and upcoming interviews - Survey on children bringing phones to bed - Concerns about smartphone addiction in children

  • Primary Round-Up: Strike and School Threats

    October 15, 2026 · 8 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 15 2026, I'll be talking about: - Public sector strike and its impact - Positive atmosphere during the strike - Government negotiations with unions - Threatening emails sent to schools - Concerns over school…

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  • Primary Round-Up: Strike Action and School Day Changes

    October 13, 2026 · 6 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 13 2026, I'll be talking about: - Jack Chambers' attempt to prevent strike action - Alternative strategies to strikes in education - Freedom of Information request about junior infants' school days - Department…

  • Primary Round-Up: Education Strike and Special Education

    October 12, 2026 · 9 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 12 2026, I'll be talking about: - Upcoming education strike and government-union negotiations - Financial implications of the strike - Views on non-union members and crossing pickets - Special education…

  • Primary Round-Up: Strike Action and Phones

    October 9, 2026 · 7 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 09 2026, I'll be talking about: - Strike action and its implications for school staff - The Labour Party's stance on the strike - 'Rebels Unplugged' initiative in Fermoy against smartphones - Reflections on…

  • Primary Round-Up: Budget and Special Education

    October 8, 2026 · 7 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 08 2026, I'll be talking about: - Union reactions to the budget - Concerns over class sizes - Government's special education plans - Increase in special education support needs - INTO strike FAQs

  • Primary Round-Up: Budget Impact Discussion

    October 7, 2026 · 8 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 07 2026, I'll be talking about: - Increase in capitation grant - Pupil-teacher ratio concerns - Industrial action and union responses

  • Primary Round-Up: Budget and Industrial Action

    October 6, 2026 · 8 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 06 2026, I'll be talking about: - Upcoming budget and its implications - Industrial action and parental support - Story about a special school in Dublin

  • Primary Round-Up: INTO Work to Rule

    October 5, 2026 · 7 min

    On today's podcast, Oct 05 2026, I'll be talking about: - INTO's work to rule and its impact - A controversial article by journalist David O'Mahony - Discussion on AI in education

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About the show

The Primary Round-Up is a quick, independent take on what’s happening in Irish primary education. Each episode, Simon Lewis picks at least three of the day’s education stories, explains what’s happening and gives his take on what they mean. New episodes most weekdays during the school term, usually in under 10 minutes.