Ireland has highest rate of third-level education in EU
Some 56% have degree-level qualification with rates higher among young people and women
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‘Some people just laugh’: Meet the students on Ireland’s first influencer degree
Despite eye-rolling over a college course for wannabe social media stars, infuencing is a serious business valued at around $250 billion
FET: a pathway to endless opportunities for students
Further education and training offers school-leavers a wide selection of career-focused choices
New college places for medicine, dentistry and other high-points courses
Galway and Limerick universities to offer medicine courses next year to ease CAO points pressure
Trinity gives green light for students to leave lectures to attend national protest
Thousands of students set to walk out of classes to attend national protest over tuition fees and rising costs
Our higher education system can no longer compete internationally
As a country which once privileged the value of education, we should be deeply ashamed that we have effectively stood by and allowed our institutes of higher education to rot
Why do so few students from Northern Ireland attend college in the South?
A-level conversion rates, the career guidance culture and cost of living are among reasons why just 1% of CAO applicants are from the North
Abolishing college fees not a priority if returned to Government, say Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
Sinn Féin and Labour express support for scrapping €3,000 student registration charge, but two main Government parties say boosting student grants is more equitable
Universities required to phase out car parking in some areas under climate targets
Many students say they are forced to commute long distances due to accommodation shortages
Do we understand what the Irish education system is doing to our young people?
Use of technology in schools has increased exponentially since the Covid-19 pandemic but why is there so little discussion around it, apart from the continuing debate about smartphones?
Technological universities are an essential part of third level and deserve funding
Resources must be allocated to each link in the higher education chain to guarantee the Irish system can deliver for its students, society and the economy
Irish universities risk ‘quiet and gradual decline’ due to funding shortages, Trinity provost warns
Prof Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratios
Have your say: Did the CAO work for you?
Following criticisms from secondary school principals we would like to hear your views on the Central Applications Office system
CAO is a ‘cruel lottery’: Is there a fairer system?
There are alternative college admission models, such as university entrance exams and interviews, but none is perfect
Rising student dropout rates may be linked to high rents and commuting, university chief warns
University of Galway president says top students may end up going overseas
After-school activities: How many is too many?
Deciding the number of activities depends on the child, who they are and how their brain works, says psychotherapist Bethan O’Riordan
CAO 2024: Universities set to use random selection for some high points courses
Dentistry, health, veterinary medicine, business and management courses among those most in demand
Irish students ‘significantly less likely’ to engage with complex information
Educational Research Centre publishes Cultivating Creativity report in in collaboration with the OECD and the Department of Education
Universities say they face shortage of funds to pay existing staff this year
€92m hole in college finances due to unfunded pay awards for thousands of staff agreed by Government, says association
Prof Hugh Brady: ‘Quality of Irish university experience is slipping, and going to get worse over time’
Prof Hugh Brady, who helped establish Imperial College London as the UK’s highest ranking university, warns that Irish colleges are suffering
Confusion over new protections for student renters as clock ticks down to new academic year
UL student told he would lose his deposit and be held liable for rent if he vacated property after finishing his studies for the year
Trinity is highest-ranked Irish university despite slipping in world standings
UCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University Rankings
My son wants to drop out of his college course. What should he do next?
There are lots of options available, but there is a financial cost to repeating or starting a new degree course
Gardaí called to UCD after students who occupied building were removed by staff
Protesters from pro-Palestine encampment occupied University Club before being removed
Too many college students are working long hours and try to get by with online notes
We have a problem with low class attendance, poor engagement and declining student mental health
TU Dublin ‘pauses’ student intake for 15 college courses to help tackle deficit of almost €9m
University review finds ‘considerable number’ of programmes with low student numbers
My 19-year-old college-going son is depressed and anxious
Ask the Expert: Do you think my son needs to go to see a psychiatrist?
Lecturers ‘under pressure’ to pass foreign students due to financial concerns
Irish universities have become increasingly reliant on lucrative international students to plug holes in their finances despite concerns about their English language proficiency
Family withdraws Trinity bursary in protest over college becoming ‘no-go zone for Jews’
College says all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism, have ‘absolutely no place’ on campus
Trinity students to end protest after college agrees plans to divest from Israeli companies
Protest led to shutdown of city centre campus, including Book of Kells, since last Friday
How did the Book of Kells end up in Trinity College Dublin?
The 1,200 year-old manuscript is a significant tourist attraction which earns Trinity College about €350,000 a week
‘Fionn is fluent in Irish. It would be a shame to lose it.’ The boy who can’t access a secondary Gaelscoil
Advocates of Irish-medium education criticise Department of Education over second-level shortage
Plan for extra 1,000 student rooms to go before Cabinet
Firing gun on budgetary process will also be started with economic update from Minister for Finance Michael McGrath
Irish universities risk undermining their autonomy through self-inflicted wounds
Universities are, in many respects, authors of their own misfortune – which threatens to become a misfortune for all of us.
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