One key consideration is that issuers are going to be coming to terms with the tussle between who owns the actual record of the learner

Major European coding institution Wild Code School is opening a school in Dublin, Ireland, with plans to expand to other parts of the country at a later date.

Reflecting on 2019, a number of headlines stick out – from acquisition shakeups across the ESL industry to visa issues stretching over various destination countries. Here are some of the stories which have grabbed our attention, and yours, over the last 12 months.

The Irish government has established a Joint Labour Committee to address many employment-related issues in the ELT sector.

Education agents are assisting students to find English language schools in Ireland and Malta over the UK, as visa issues continue to frustrate agents.

Dublin's Alpha College of English has been acquired by UK-based Twin Group, in a deal which allows the company to expand its operations in Ireland.

The number of international students at Irish third-level institutions has surged over the last three years, with the majority feeling generally positive about their educational experiences, a new survey has found.

As many as 8,000 non-EEA students who live in Dublin will be able to renew their immigration registration through a new online system from August 26.