Bee botanicals and Ireland’s first gin garden: What to expect at Bloom 2019
The gardening festival returns to the Phoenix Park for the June bank-holiday weekend
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown
Loaded pistol and bullets found on waste ground in west Dublin
Garda search, assisted by Defence Forces, targeted feuding gangs in Corduff area
Plant the seed: How to grow a career in gardening
You need barrow-loads of intelligence and creativity, a strong back and green fingers
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s institutes of technology
Life on campus: here is what the country’s IoTs have to offer
Summer of science
We look at a range of Stem-related courses designed to keep young minds active during the summer months
DIT academics have ‘significant concerns’ over amalgamation
More academics criticise process of setting up Dublin technology university
DIT academics criticise institute’s president over merger
Senior staff accuse Prof Brian Norton of not taking their concerns on the plans seriously
What next after you have graduated?
From volunteering to graduate trainee schemes, from internships to conversion courses, there are plenty of options
The college experience – more than just a degree
University is where you will gain knowledge you can use throughout your life. We spoke to six university presidents for their take on what third level has to offer
Higher education is too important to saddle third-level students with debt
Opinion: We should make undergraduate provision free in our institutes of technology
Plan to prosecute firms who offer paid-for essays to students
While current guidelines deal with plagiarism, they do not address ‘essay mills’
You have finally got your college degree – now what?
From further study to voluntary work, there are plenty of options after university
Cork Institute of Technology president likely to step down early
Move appears to follow concerns over public sector staff working beyond retirement age
Third-level college chaplaincies to be open to lay people
Review finds €2m a year in State funding spent mostly on Catholic chaplains
How much do chaplaincy services cost each third-level institution?
Higher Education Authority report shows how much each college pays to provide service
New Innovator: Anchorlily
Health start-up makes specially designed products for those living with dementia
Essays for sale: a new wave of plagiarism
Students who use online essay-writing services face sanction if caught. As for the final product, our experiment suggests such work is far from guaranteed to pass
Very few students attend campus religious services, figures show
Colleges and universities spend €1.5m in public funds annually on chaplains
Stylish new homes in Dublin 15
There are 22 homes in the first phase of this development in Hansfield
DIT makes ‘top 100’ for up-and-coming third-level institutions
College listed 94th on Times Higher Education’s 100 under 50 ranking
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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