The Irish Times

Pen portrait – The 1922 diary of one of Seán Keating’s ‘Men of the South’

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 20:01

Stylish Ringsend two-bed adds another level for €420,000

Number 2 Pigeon House Road offers great proximity to town – with addition of upstairs

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 10:01

Planning protests may ‘derail strategies to cut emissions’

Objections to expand electricity grid seen as barrier to 2030 target

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 05:29

Permanent supports for home working must be put in place, engineers suggest

Think-tank says greener future possible if the country is willing to learn the lessons pandemic

Mon Jun 29 2020 - 22:25

Minister criticises ‘lack of transparency’ at NUI Galway charity

Students condemn ‘wasteful and frivolous’ spending noted in Charities Regulator report

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 15:30

NUIG charity criticised over premium flights and 5-star hotel spending

Charities Regulator criticises university foundation spending on business class flights and luxury hotels

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 16:02

Concern over lack of training for doctoral students in teaching roles at DCU

DCU is first university to face review by State education standards watchdog

Wed May 08 2019 - 15:33

Network of 70 compressed natural gas filling stations announced

Project to be overseen by Gas Networks Ireland and NUI Galway

Wed Jan 03 2018 - 18:04

Name of children’s hospital ‘unlikely to be Phoenix’ says Minister for Health

European Investment Bank loan of €490 million for National Children’s Hospital

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 15:46

NUIG urged to resolve issue of four women seeking promotion

Irish and British academics support solidarity event

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 20:04

€60m loan for NUI Galway to finance ‘transformation’ of campus

European Investment Bank funding will help build new college of medicine, nursing and health

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 18:38

NUI Galway appoints Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh as 13th president

Incoming president urged to resolve ‘systemic discrimination against women staff’

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 20:13

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

Mon Aug 21 2017 - 07:37

Trinity and UCD climb in latest world university rankings

UCD says it may need to ‘reduce number of places to Irish students to preserve quality’

Thu Jun 08 2017 - 08:50

Former IRA-British government ‘go-between’ Brendan Duddy dies

Tributes paid to Derry businessman (82) who was secret link for Thatcher and republicans

Sat May 13 2017 - 15:53

The new children’s hospital: what’s taking so long?

The latest completion projection is now late 2021 or early 2022, almost 40 years after the first proposal

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 19:20

NUI Galway seeks new ‘leader with a compelling vision’

Successor sought as Jim Browne to step as NUIG president after 10 years in role

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41

Belfast Agreement ‘unimaginable’ without Whitaker – Higgins

President leads tributes to Ireland’s most revered public servant who died on Monday

Tue Jan 10 2017 - 19:06

NUIG president backs divestment of university’s €3.4m fossil fuel shares

Galway move follows Trinity College Dublin commitment

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 19:19

NUIG drops requirement for president to be fluent in Irish

Members of university’s governing authority say criteria was limiting pool of candidates

Sun Dec 04 2016 - 19:53

The Mary Robinson Centre is no vanity project

Presidential archives don’t have to be in the Pale to be a resource for everyone

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 01:00

New €68m medical research centre to open in Galway

Cúram facility in NUI Galway brings universities and industry together to fight disease

Mon Sept 26 2016 - 06:42

Whoops: Data blunder sees TCD fall out of global rankings

Trinity College Dublin omitted from scale due to blunder over incorrect data

Wed Sept 21 2016 - 21:00

NUIG president says ranking rise down to calibre of staff

Dr Jim Browne says he is confident the university is addressing the gender issue

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 09:34

Tributes at removal of cancer surgeon Prof Aongus Curran

Large numbers attend service for doctor who died in boating incident on Lough Corrib

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 19:30

Third-level institutions face targets for women in senior posts

Higher Education Authority report aims to tackle under-representation of women

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00

Gender quotas for senior posts to be introduced at NUI Galway

Move may have significant implications for other colleges and public sector employers

Tue May 17 2016 - 19:44

NUI Galway: Exhibition satirising gender inequality to go ahead

University reverses decision not to allow students show works by ‘secret cartoonist’

Mon Apr 11 2016 - 16:16

BioInnovate programme puts fresh eyes on medtech innovation

New approach can lead to fresh perspectives and innovations in model based on Stanford programme

Mon Mar 14 2016 - 06:00

NUI Galway appoints vice president for equality and diversity

Post one of four major proposals after Micheline Sheehy Skeffington bias ruling

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 01:02

Nine Irish institutions make international education list

All seven of Ireland’s universities make top 150 in ‘Times Higher Education’ rankings

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 14:44

Book of condolences to open for Christy O’Connor jnr

Golfer, a native Galwegian, was made a Freeman of the city in 2000

Thu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00

Berkeley dead remembered at Galway city vigil

Hundreds queue to sign book of condolence at memorial event in Eyre Square

Wed Jun 24 2015 - 22:08

Prince Charles in Galway: ‘You raise our spirits in so many ways’

Peace and reconcilation comprises abiding theme on the first day of royal couple’s visit

Wed May 20 2015 - 01:00