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Taoiseach confirms creation of new Munster Technological University
Merger of institutes of technology in Cork and Tralee will cater for 18,000 students
It took a crisis for us to rediscover the worth of social capital
Community and voluntary bodies have played a crucial role in national response to Coronavirus
C&AG names public bodies that failed to file financial statements in 2018
Higher education sector features prominently in spending watchdog’s audit
New trams, rail cars and buses planned in €2.7bn transport budget
Carbon tax funds will go to increase number of charging points for electric vehicles
Recognising great Irish innovation
The US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards celebrate the extraordinary breadth of innovation happening in Ireland as a direct result of US foreign direct investment
IT Tralee: Overstaffed, lossmaking and facing cashflow difficulties
Analysis: Finance woes and management positions threaten creation of new university
Concern over solvency of IT Tralee as deficit set to reach €10m
Financial problems pose threat to plans to create Munster Technological University
CIT and IT Tralee staff vote in favour of creating new university
Formal application to create technological university for Munster likely within weeks
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IT Tralee ‘overstaffed and has significant money issues’ - report
Financial challenges at Kerry institute raise alarm at CIT over proposed merger
Two thirds of Irish adults fear data is being sold without consent
New research highlights privacy concerns
Staff protest over ‘grade inflation’ at institute of technology
Lecturers at IT Tralee take industrial action over move by college to raise student marks
UCC honours innovators with Bridge Network Awards
Smartphone battery, imaging, babies’ vaccine and skin-ageing among latest strides
Government controls vast swathe of vacant sites as housing crisis intensifies
State sits on portfolio of more than 330 vacant properties and sites
Southern charms
There is a lot going for the southern half of the country when it comes to business or setting up a second office outside Dublin
Budget 2018: €2bn for roads, transport and boosting tourism
Government allocates €112m for spending on selling Republic as holiday destination
Life in remote Antarctica, with no phone for months on end
For Irishman Jeff Dunne, knowing so few people have seen what he sees is worth the challenges
Small USI team carries the fight for Irish students
Blocking student loan scheme priority for new president as group looks to shed ‘lazy’ perceptions
The major business events happening this week
Four third-level institutions to announce partnership aimed at channelling €130 million in funding the commercialisation of research
We must stop looking at addiction as a moral failing
Public debate is needed on best ways to intervene in chaotic lives of addicts
Why Ireland needs a Jeremy Corbyn or Bernie Sanders
No political vision sets out appropriate role of the State in creating a fairer society
Cork Institute of Technology president likely to step down early
Move appears to follow concerns over public sector staff working beyond retirement age
How much do chaplaincy services cost each third-level institution?
Higher Education Authority report shows how much each college pays to provide service
What teachers want: where should a bigger budget go?
Special education resources, teachers’ pay, smaller class sizes, halting casualisation: we ask teachers which areas need most investment
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