Children must not be denied legal representation during solicitors’ strike over legal aid
Injustices will result when important decisions are made in court about young people in absence of lawyers
University College Cork (UCC)
When will Ireland finally achieve full fossil fuel phase-out?
Transition is under way but the task lacks the timeline and tough decisions to complete the job
‘I’m picturing Galway’: introducing Cork to a teenager in 48 hours
Even a leg injury doesn’t dampen enthusiasm for Cork’s easy-to-navigate charm
When pirates ruled the waves: recalling the golden era of radio in Cork
You could hear anything from punk rockers to right-wing moralisers campaigning against the availability of condoms
‘Powerful storms are more common’: Threat of rising sea levels and coast erosion in Galway
A fifth of State’s coastline is at grave risk from hazards such as flooding, with climate change playing key role
Flood map: See the Irish coastline areas at ‘very high’ risk from flooding, erosion or sea level rise
Interactive online map allows public to check exposure to risks in their own area
Why aren’t the Irish more enthusiastic about eating fish?
The Spanish enjoy razor clams caught off Ireland’s coast. Why don’t we?
Thousand-year-old manuscript returns to Ireland for UCC exhibition
The 57 vellum-leaf Annals of Inisfallen chronicles more than 1,000 years of Irish history, including Viking raids and comets
Empire was central to how Ireland’s nonsectarian colleges justified themselves
Queen’s colleges were established in 1845 in Belfast, Cork, and Galway to serve growing middle-class that included the island’s Catholic majority
Skyrocketing costs of private health insurance
Many patients simply do not understand this system, the costs or the risks
Scramble for student accommodation begins as shortages deepen nationwide
Ireland’s housing crisis has made the ritual of living away from home a nerve-racking one for the country’s 280,000 third-level students
CAO points and college places: Good news and bad for the class of 2026
For some, the good fortune of high points is countered by the misfortune of random selection
Opposing views on Palestinian student visas
Green Party councillor calls on Jim O’Callaghan to intervene; UCC academic says universities showing contempt for native Irish students
Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory
Remembering is an active process. Each time we revisit an event, we reconstruct it
Greystar in €33m deal for Cork city student block
US-headquartered real-estate group is now one of Ireland’s largest student accommodation providers
What impact will ongoing grade-enhancement reductions have on CAO points?
Continuing enhancement of Leaving Cert results, even at a reduced level, means an ongoing distorting effect
Traitors Ireland host Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I’m not getting paid enough for it. That’s RTÉ’s fault’
Ahead of the second series, presenter Siobhán McSweeney talks frankly about her pay not always reflecting a show’s success, the reward of theatre work and the Derry Girls effect
‘Nature needs all the help it can get’: projects aim to re-establish oyster reefs
Overharvesting, pollution and harsh winters all contributed to the decline of oysters in Ireland
How can incoming students get the best out of their first year at college?
Making the library a second home can pay dividends when exams and assignments fall due
Ireland considering nuclear power as Government attitude shifts amid fresh energy crisis
A modern conventional plant that began operating in Finland in 2024 is proposed as a potential case study
Think twice before growing that Instagram-perfect wildflower meadow
Non-native seed mixes can inadvertently contain invasive species and will not serve local pollinating insects as well
Most Irish universities hike on-campus accommodation costs for new academic year
UCD Village room for almost €12,000 remains Ireland’s most expensive student accommodation
The climate crisis needs conductors, not just virtuosos
The answers to big global challenges can’t be found within single disciplines
Which oat is the goat? Research into 95 types aims to find out
Research Lives: Daniela Freitas is a research fellow at Teagasc
You Langer: Colette Sheridan on a wonderful new book of Cork’s slang words
Immaculate conception, fine half, electrocution lessons, a fifty and more in professor’s compendium
Business Post seeks green light for film companies to continue using IMI campus
Media group tells council that use by film companies diversifies IMI’s income stream and future proofs its viability
Evidence of interbreeding with farmed fish raises fears for wild salmon
DNA from escaped stocks could be a damaging evolutionary force, scientists say
How data centres increase pressure on energy grids in a heatwave - and even increase local temperatures
Soaring temperatures lead to rising use of air conditioning to keep servers cool, exacerbating the heat outside
‘They’re meant to be there’: Expert urges calm over jellyfish ‘smacks’ seen off Irish coast
Large congregations of jellyfish are normal, marine biologist says, despite social media buzz
Dublin and Cork look to lead on climate action in ambitious pilot project
Plans for Dublin and Cork show sweeping changes needed in transport, housing and energy sources
The row over one-off housing rules: ‘I’m 43 and the situation has completely upset my life plans’
Rural housing plan welcomed in local communities, but it is a ‘huge departure from sustainable development’, says planner
No Queen Elizabeth moment for Ursula von der Leyen in Cork’s English Market
Gathering of Irish Cabinet and EU commissioners at UCC on Friday had the feel of a corporate away day
Maths is on the side of action when it comes to climate crisis
At this pivotal time, new modelling identifies where the biggest emissions and cost savings lie
Palestine solidarity groups to protest at Irish EU presidency event in Cork
Attacks on Gaza have destroyed schools and killed thousands of students, group says
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