Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and generate themes evident in research on primary and post-primary (secondary) school leadership in the Republic of Ireland (Ireland) from 2008 to 2018. Design/methodology/approach This paper follows the steps of a systematic review and thematic synthesis. Findings Following the review, six themes are identified and described, summarising the most current school leadership research in Ireland. Practical implications Potential future directions of research are identified. Originality/value No review of research on school leadership in Ireland is currently available and this is timely given the policy context’s recent focus on school leadership. The steps taken to conduct the review are clearly outlined.

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爱尔兰共和国学校领导力研究的系统综述和专题综述

目的本文的目的是回顾和产生在2008年至2018年爱尔兰共和国（爱尔兰）的小学和小学（中学）领导力研究中显而易见的主题。设计/方法/方法本文遵循以下步骤：系统的审查和主题综合。调查结果审查后，确定并描述了六个主题，总结了爱尔兰最新的学校领导力研究。实际意义确定了潜在的未来研究方向。原创性/价值目前尚无关于爱尔兰学校领导能力研究的评论，鉴于政策环境最近对学校领导力的关注，这是及时的。明确概述了进行审核的步骤。