Advice on life in college: ‘Always start writing that report earlier than you think you need to’
Recent TCD and UL graduates offer advice for incoming first years, as well as some professional tips and regrets
University of Limerick (UL)
From fish, fruits, beets and grain - the food waste that can do so much more
Research Lives: Dr Azza Silotry Naik, Technological University Dublin
Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888 a year
Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722
Space for everyone: What designing for the moon can teach us about living on Earth
The emerging movement in space architecture is a sign that new frontiers are becoming future concerns
Donal Ryan: ‘I’m still learning about class in Ireland ... and the tribes that exist’
The prize-winning novelist on public recognition, family bereavement and the hidden divisions in Irish life
Lack of facilities and high costs among barriers excluding people with disabilities from sport
Paralympics Ireland research shines light on inequality of access
Blanket bans on smartphones are not the answer
Smartphones in schools are often seen as a by-product of the pandemic; in truth, they’re a result of earlier policy directions that were often reactive and technologically permissive
Trinity climbs to 75th in world university rankings
Ireland is most improved third-level system in Europe, global league table shows
GPs who take part in chronic disease management programme will not be surprised by latest findings
CDM research shows reduction in hospital visits and emergencies
Irish universities earned more than €830m from student housing since 2015
UCD generated nearly €290 million from its accommodation units during the 10-year period
UL returns €12.4m surplus a year after soured property deals drag it into the red
‘Sadness and anger’ at damage done to UL’s reputation by botched property deals, acting college president says
More than 160 academics call for ‘immediate halt’ to trade with Israel over conflict in Gaza
Signatories from 11 universities describe response to October 7th, 2023 attacks by Hamas as ‘a well-televised genocide’
‘He is 13 and he’s huge. He will be the next Wayne Dundon’: Limerick on edge as a new generation takes over gangland
A new wave of violence is plaguing the Hyde Road area 20 years after the city was rocked by a bloody gangland feud
‘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?
Senior official at UL resigns after university overpaid €5.2m for student housing
University of Limerick went ahead with €11.9m deal in 2022 where it paid well above market price for 20 student homes
University of Limerick proposes moving school of medicine to Dunnes Stores site
College purchased property for €8m in 2019 but wrote down value by €3m four years later
France has pushed ahead with regulation on ‘forever chemicals’, but should Ireland follow suit?
PFAS are almost impossible to get rid of once they have entered an environment
Leaving Cert maths: Bonus points linked to decline in standards and should be reassessed, researchers say
Policymakers should ‘reassess the nature of bonus points’ to reduce the incentive to aim for a low passing grade, study says
Leaving Cert textbook author resigns from curriculum reform group amid ‘dumbing down’ concerns
University lecturer says original vision of construction studies subject is ‘all but abandoned’ in new draft
Small increase in hate-related crimes reported to gardaí last year
Anti-race remains the most prevalent discriminatory motive in hate-related crimes, gardaí say
Trump’s attacks on universities create a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Ireland and Europe
The US benefited enormously from the migration of European scientists and scholars after the second World War. There is no better time to reverse the trend
Plan for sweeping governance changes at UL following botched property deals
Recent controversies at University of Limerick posed ‘significant risk to the university’s future success and reputation’, internal report says
Offshore surface vehicle project among nine recipients of €17.7m funding
Project financing announced through Research Ireland’s infrastructure programme
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
Spotlight on postgraduate options
Ireland’s third-level institutions offer a range of postgraduate degree options. Here we explore a selection of available courses.
Verdict of unlawful killing in death of journalism student Joe Drennan
Co Laois student (21) died of ‘catastrophic injuries’ caused by hit and run, inquest hears
UL second-half surge sees off DCU to reclaim Fitzgibbon Cup
University of Limerick hurlers claim third title in four years
Kidnapped by the IRA: ‘My abductors say they will not give the government the satisfaction of getting me back alive’
Dutch businessman Tiede Herrema was kidnapped by the IRA 50 years ago and his archive donated to University of Limerick in 2005
Joseph O’Connor: ‘I don’t know what modern Ireland is yet. I’m suspicious about the new sacred cows’
The Irish novelist on taking instruction from Vincent Browne, finding his way in fiction as a young man and coming to understand that the best writing has an inherent musicality
At Newstalk, Ciara Kelly gets righteously annoyed
The breakfast host seems to court listeners who once complained about the PC brigade but now prefer to decry the woke mob
Subsidiary of main National Children’s Hospital contractor to secure major State building project
Analysis by State determines benefits ‘clearly outweigh’ costs of Technological University buildings planned for Galway and Letterkenny, Carlow and Waterford, and Shannon
Research breakthrough in chip design at University of Limerick
Project could pace way for State becoming centre of new export industry, it is claimed
Grade inflation falls at Irish universities following concern over integrity of degrees
Fewer students awarded first-class degrees but proportion of high achievers is 40% higher than in 2015
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: A Life in Music: Stellar capture of irrepressible force of nature
Rich collection of essays, poems and reflections on a visionary who breathed life into Ireland’s musical tradition
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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