Dyslexia Ireland CEO Rosie Bissett discusses Irish language exemptions, lack of resources and the need for better supports.

“There is that sense of Irish not being all that important, so you can opt out,” he says, believing it is often the “first ...

Dyslexia Ireland is asking TDs and Senators to publicly pledge support for the urgent introduction of extra time for dyslexic students in Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate exams in Ireland. This ...

Although approximately one in 10 people in Ireland is thought to have Dyslexia, it remains one of the most misunderstood neurodivergences. Generations of children have been raised on the idea that if ...

On World Dyslexia Day, there have been fresh calls for extended exam time for dyslexic Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle pupils. Dyslexia Ireland, the charity which works with and for people affected by ...

Sorcha Kearns was six when her mother, Natasha, first noticed that she was having difficulties in school. “In senior infants and first class, we were spending an hour to an hour and a half doing ...

Ireland is an outlier in not allowing dyslexic students extra time in State examinations, prompting calls to “help level the playing field”. The Dyslexia Association of Ireland is calling on the State ...