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Residential Tenancies Board says rent pressure zone rules apply irrespective of length of tenancy
DCU should reconsider on-campus student rent hikes, says Minister
James Lawless asks university to justify rise in service charges covering utilities on campus
Most Irish households aren’t using smart meters properly. Doing so could save you €800
More than two million people have smart electricty meters, yet few of us are using them properly
Dublin college increases fees in on-campus student accommodation in RPZ loophole
Residential Tenancies Board says an increase in service charges is permissible under rental laws
Plan to increase on-campus housing for students is delayed again
Only project to be opened so far under funding from student plan is 116 beds at Maynooth University
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Will the Government join EU member states advocating a universal ban of damaging ‘forever chemicals’?
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Substances known as PFAS accumulate in our bodies and are linked to serious illnesses
Poor nutrition is endangering female Gaelic athletes’ health and performance, says study
More than third at risk of ‘Low Energy Availability’, but resources to tackle problem are limited for clubs and teams
Solve two Dublin problems in one go: put Molly Malone on Daniel O’Connell’s plinth
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Recent UCD and DCU graduates offer advice for incoming first years, and share their regrets
Depicting MetroLink as primarily an airport service is an example of Michael O’Leary’s myopic thinking
Arguments by the Ryanair boss that we should give up on rail solutions and rely on the car and bus make no sense
Student with place on UCD master’s course still awaiting evacuation from Gaza
Department of Foreign Affairs faces protest over pace of bringing over Palestinians who want to study
Mankeeping: why it’s bad for women and men
As women increasingly refuse to do the emotional and social labour to the men in their lives, it’s time for men to be responsible for making new friendships
Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888 a year
Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722
Student accommodation: Just 116 of 1,000 ‘emergency response’ beds will be delivered this year
Oireachtas committee hears of shortfall in €100m plan for accommodation with planning permission in place
From India to Ireland: ‘The first day I came to Dublin, I felt like I’m home, like I belong’
Sumyrah Khan moved from Chennai in India in 2021
DCU took in nearly €13m from its student accommodation last year
The accounts bring Irish universities’ income from student accommodation over €120m for the first time
Trinity climbs to 75th in world university rankings
Ireland is most improved third-level system in Europe, global league table shows
Mobile bans in schools do not have any impact on student grades or wellbeing, study finds
Findings come as Minister for Education Helen McEntee invites schools to apply for €9m for mobile phone storage
More people in Ireland paying for news than ever before
Interest in news increased in Ireland this year, with 56%of people ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ interested, well ahead of UK, EU and the US
Irish universities earned more than €830m from student housing since 2015
UCD generated nearly €290 million from its accommodation units during the 10-year period
From hormones to lifting stones – studying complexities of strength training
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Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government
Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres
The truth behind the Normans and Ireland: ‘They abolished slavery’
Historians give their view on plans to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conquerer and what was more an English than a French invasion
‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues
Why would you do your PhD in Ireland when you can get decent pay, working conditions and dignity as a researcher in Germany or Sweden?
Drumcondra standardised tests: ‘What do my child’s scores mean?’
Parents of many primary school pupils will soon receive results which provide an indication of their children’s achievement
Students from UCD and TCD are joint winners of 2025 Mary Mulvihill science media competition
Deeply personal essay on the use of animals in biological research and biodiversity game announced as winners
France has pushed ahead with regulation on ‘forever chemicals’, but should Ireland follow suit?
PFAS are almost impossible to get rid of once they have entered an environment
‘Ireland’s answer to Hollows & Fentimans’: The father-daughter team behind Zingibeer are chasing Gen Z drinkers
The ginger-beer makers hit €500,000 in turnover last year in domestic trade, but they have an eye on international markets
The future of Ireland depends on the progress of science
Ireland can be a world leader in scientific breakthrough when the right conditions are in place
Populists trying to ‘buy elections’ in Ireland unlikely to succeed, says Limerick mayor
John Moran, State’s first directly elected mayor, urges Government to ‘not be afraid’ of Dublin voters and allow mayoral elections
Abolition of pre-teen pupil selection will not solve North’s school-leaver problem, says leading academic
Republic’s education system should ‘not be too smug’ as it too streams students, Prof Anne Looney says
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