Ministers win a bout in league table fight

17th August 2001, 1:00am

IRELAND: The Department of Education has won another round in its legal battle to prevent newpapers publishing league tables of exam results. The High Court ruled that the minister has the right to refuse the release of any data that could be used to compile such tables.

John Walshe

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