Northern A-Level Students To Receive Highest Predicted Grade
August 17, 2020 No Responses

Northern A-Level Students To Receive Highest Predicted Grade

The highest predicted grade is to be given to A-level students in Northern Ireland, Stormont’s education minister said. Peter Weir abandoned plans to use centralized standardization following an outcry from teachers, parents and pupils over last Thursday’s results. A-level and...
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Ireland’s Airports See 90% Year-On-Year Fall In Passenger Numbers For July
August 17, 2020 No Responses

Ireland’s Airports See 90% Year-On-Year Fall In Passenger Numbers For July

The number of passengers travelling through Ireland’s airports last month plunged by almost 90 per cent because of the ongoing travel restrictions. Figures show that during the month of July, usually the peak of the holiday season, the total number...
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Stormont Assembly To Be Recalled To Deal With A-Level Controversy
August 16, 2020 No Responses

Stormont Assembly To Be Recalled To Deal With A-Level Controversy

The Stormont Assembly is set to be recalled from summer recess to discuss the A-level results controversy, after Sinn Féin and Alliance backed the move. A recall petition requires the signatures of 30 of the legislature’s 90 MLAs. The SDLP...
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Taoiseach Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ At Spike In Coronavirus Cases
August 16, 2020 No Responses

Taoiseach Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ At Spike In Coronavirus Cases

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has expressed “deep concern” at an upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the country. His comments come after Ireland recorded 200 new cases on Saturday – the highest daily rise since the start of May. Mr Martin, Tánaiste...
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Northern Politicians Condemn Placing Of Poppy Wreaths On Bonfires
August 16, 2020 No Responses

Northern Politicians Condemn Placing Of Poppy Wreaths On Bonfires

The placing of poppy wreaths on a nationalist bonfire in Derry has been condemned. Traditional August bonfires were lit in nationalist areas across the city over the weekend. The wreaths were placed on a fire built in Curryneirin on the...
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Red Arrows Fly Over Belfast To Mark 75th Anniversary Of VJ Day
August 15, 2020 No Responses

Red Arrows Fly Over Belfast To Mark 75th Anniversary Of VJ Day

The British Red Arrows flew over some of Belfast’s famous landmarks as Northern Ireland marked the 75th anniversary of VJ Day. The spectacular flypast of the Titanic building and the Harland and Wolff cranes came after several memorial events took...
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The Political Conventions That Will Be Mostly Politics and Little On-site Partying
August 14, 2020 No Responses

The Political Conventions That Will Be Mostly Politics and Little On-site Partying

Commentary By Brad Balfour Yes, it’s less than three months until the election day. And the conventions are about to happen — sort of. In this age of the pandemic, what would have been two whiz bang weeks of thousands...
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A-level Results Controversy Grows As SDLP Demands Recall Of Assembly
August 14, 2020 No Responses

A-level Results Controversy Grows As SDLP Demands Recall Of Assembly

The Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has ruled out using teacher grade predictions to replace disputed A-level results. Peter Weir defended the mathematical model used to standardize the results as the SDLP made a bid to recall the Stormont Assembly to....
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First Coronavirus Death In The North In Four Days As Person Under 40 Dies With Covid-19
August 14, 2020 No Responses

First Coronavirus Death In The North In Four Days As Person Under 40 Dies With Covid-19

A person aged under 40 has died with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, its Department of Health has confirmed. It was the first death to be confirmed by the Department for four days and brings the toll to 558, with the...
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One-Third Of Northern A-Level Students Receive Grades Lower Than That Awarded By Their Teachers
August 13, 2020 No Responses

One-Third Of Northern A-Level Students Receive Grades Lower Than That Awarded By Their Teachers

Over one third of A-level students in the North receive grades lower than the mark they received from their teachers. Statistical modelling was applied to come up with the final results, resulting in 37% of pupils across the province receiving...
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