Miriam Lord’s Dáil end-of-term awards: from cute hoors to rookie errors and good operators
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Change to summer holidays would need consultation with parents, schools and teachers, says McEntee
Education Minister says summer holidays give ‘everybody a chance to take a break’
Cern decision by Cabinet opens up particle research opportunities for Ireland
UCD to expand its research capacity to coincide with membership of the famous laboratory in Switzerland
More than a million who died at battle of Somme are remembered at Islandbridge commemoration
Royal British Legion also marks its 100th anniversary in Ireland, dedicated to ensuring legacy of ‘those who served’
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Keeping student fees down and reducing VAT would cost €3 billion we don’t have
Just days away from the next turn in the Donald Trump tariff saga, we are being egged on to slash a dangerously narrow tax base further
AI should be a ‘core component’ of the education system, National Skills Council recommends
The council recommended a 'rethink' of investment into skills
College fees: Students and parents feel ‘betrayed’ by prospect of contribution charge rising
TD says parents cannot wait for budget in four months to find out what fees they must pay
Reduction in college fees to be sought by Minister for Higher Education in budget
For second day running, no Dáil clarity given over possible student fee increase in September
Children’s hospital contractor BAM to deliver €380m university campus project
Dutch-owned builder has been involved in bitter dispute with State over cost and time overruns
Coalition sharply divided over third-level fees
Fine Gael privately seething over the controversy as Opposition parties unite in anger
The Irish Times view on college fees: Government has a choice to make
For many families the €1,000 was a significant saving
Ministers to be warned over spending; approval sought for plan to dramatically change Dublin city centre
Taoiseach Micheál Martin to seek Cabinet approval for 10 year Dublin rejuvenation plan based on Taskforce recommendations
No ‘special exemptions’ for students under latest Rent Pressure Zone system, James Browne says
Minister defends pace of Government moves after claims landlords in areas not covered by RPZs raising rents before the law extended
Minister wants exemptions to new rent rules to be considered for students sharing houses
Students should not be ‘inadvertently disadvantaged’ by the new regime, says spokesman for James Lawless
I am often asked by students how to plan for a career in research. I tell them to move abroad
Ireland has the opportunity to lead a new generation of European research by acting quickly to increase funding and supports
‘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?
Extensions to planning permissions for developments delayed by judicial reviews to be considered
Proposed measure is bid to activate developments such as large-scale apartment schemes which might otherwise go beyond their permission timeline
Government wants progress on scrapping triple lock before Dáil break
Pre-legislative scrutiny of changes for deploying troops overseas could be finished by summer recess
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
State’s new research agency chief Diarmuid O’Brien comes with strong track record and deep experience
Appointment of Cambridge-based scientist brings to close turbulent period following dismissal of Prof Philip Nolan
State in bid to lure from US top researchers and academics disillusioned by Trump
Initiative is expected to target, among others, disillusioned academics who have lost financial backing due to Trump administration
Degrees without CAO points were meant to be a ‘game changer’. Why do so few students avail of them?
Simon Harris said tertiary degrees meant students would not have to worry about Leaving Cert points
‘There’s a war on academia’: US faces brain drain of its brightest and best teachers and students
Europe may benefit as Trump’s campaign against Ivy League colleges is causing academics to consider emigrating
University fees unlikely to rise but global economic uncertainty always a risk, says Minister
Minister for Higher Education James Lawless has signalled there will be no once-off subvention to lower registration fees in the coming year
Taoiseach understands public concern over mooted €430,000 salary for ‘housing tsar’
Plans for new Strategic Housing Activation Office as well as asylum system overhaul and military radar due before Cabinet
Union leadership instructed to renegotiate adult educator deal
TUI assistant general secretary Colm Kelly said the union’s executive would consider the motion
Teacher staffing crisis requires more than measures on permanent contracts, TUI delegates told
Spiral of growing teacher workload and stress ‘unsustainable’, says union general secretary Michael Gillespie
Thousands of students with household incomes of up to €100,000 missing out on college grants
Less than half of estimated eligible learners have applied for €500 grant for college fees
‘Skill, baby, skill’: Plan to attract global research leaders to Ireland following US trade shock
Minister for Higher Education says Ireland will lead with ‘talent, science and skills’
Boosting grants instead of cutting college fees could be fairer way to support students - Minister
James Lawless hints that €1,000 reduction could be cut this year, leading to increase in fees for many
‘Punch to the gut’: Students condemn potential €1,000 rise in third-level fees
Minister signals the €1,000 cut to third-level fees could be reversed this year
More than half of all third-level students could face an increase of up to €1000 in college fees this year
Annual ‘student contribution’ has been lowered to €2,000 from €3,000 for past three years
WhatsApp group of 200 young men created to target woman in her student accommodation, Dáil hears
University of Limerick student alleges shouting and bullying behaviour with no remedial action taken by accommodation provider when first contacted
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