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Return of Third Level Fees

O'Keeffe to present

Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe has said he will be present more about O'Keeff...
GMIT's Enabling Maths Programme

College provides int

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) will once again o more about College...
 
Broadband in Irish Schools

Govt starts upgrade

The Government has launched a project which will deliver hig more about Govt st...
Leaving Cert 2009: Science

Science papers chall

SCIENTIFIC knowledge was the important requirement for stude more about Science...
 
Junior Cert 2009

Topical themes bring

FOR almost 20,000 Junior Certificate students, home economic more about Topical...
CAO Course Cancellations

Students forced into

DOZENS of college courses have been cancelled, forcing stude more about Student...
 
Junior Cert 2009: Materials Technology

Well-balanced papers

MORE than 15,500 Junior Certificate students took materials more about Well-ba...
Leaving Cert 2009: Chemistry

Chemistry paper prov

MANY questions on the ordinary level Leaving Certificat more about Chemist...
 
Leaving Certificate Assessment Reform

O'Keeffe outlines Le

ANY reform of Leaving Certificate courses and assessment met more about O'Keeff...
Leaving Cert 2009: Music

Students thrown off

MORE than 5,000 Leaving Certificate music students were conf more about Student...
 
Leaving Cert 2009: Technology

Pens down as exami

THE last day of the Leaving Certificate marked the first exa more about Pens do...
Leaving Cert Exam Pressures

School and exam pres

A study by the Department of Health has identified school an more about School ...
 
Leaving Cert 2009: French and History

History and French t

BOTH comprehension pieces in Wednesday's higher level L more about History...
Leaving Cert 2009: Irish Higher Paper II

Repeat of 2008 exam

LEAVING Certificate students have committed their Irish book more about Repeat ...
 
Leaving Cert and Junior Cert 2009: Reaction

Comedy helps ease ne

WHETHER it was "in the name of the fada" in Irish or the "re more about Comedy ...
Leaving Cert 2009: Irish Paper I Ordinary

Similar text from mo

A MOCK Leaving Certificate exam paper published earlier this more about Similar...
 
Leaving Cert 2009: English Paper II

Sun shines on studen

DESPITE the poor forecast, the sun came out in many parts of more about Sun shi...
Junior Cert 2009: Maths Papers, Student Reaction

It didn't quite add

IT wasn't all sunshine for students sitting the Junior Certi more about It didn...
 
Junior Cert 2009: Maths and Irish Papers

Junior Cert higher l

WITH only about 5,000 Leaving Certificate engineering studen more about Junior ...
Junior Cert 2009: Initial Reaction

First taste of state

THE sun was shining on the students of North Monastery secon more about First t...
 
Leaving Cert 2009: English Paper I

English paper leaves

THE first Leaving Certificate English paper was well receive more about English...
Leaving Cert 2009: Home Economics Paper

Answers cooked up fo

FOR the girls of St Patrick's College, Home Economics brough more about Answers...
 
Leaving Cert 2009: Exam Chaos

Exams chaos as stude

SECOND-LEVEL schools have vowed to do all they can to minimi more about Exams c...
Leaving Cert 2009: English Paper II Rescheduled

English exam resched

The State Examinations Commission has been forced to resched more about English...
 
Leaving Cert 2009 Begins

Leaving and Junior C

This year's Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams are due to ge more about Leaving...
Leaving Cert 2009 - Timetable

Timetable change a r

THE vast majority of students beginning their Leaving Certif more about Timetab...
 
Leaving Cert 2009 - Higher Level Maths

Fewer Leaving Certif

THE proportion of Leaving Certificate students set to attemp more about Fewer L...
Campus Engage

Universities to incr

Five Irish universities have come together to form a new net more about Univers...
 
Bloom Gardening Show

School to receive ga

An Irish secondary school is set to make history this week b more about School ...
Post-Leaving Certificate Places

O'Keeffe announces p

THE Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD, to more about O'Keeff...
 
Teaching Brain-Drain

ASTI warns of teache

The loss of teaching jobs in second-level schools this Septe more about ASTI wa...
Royal College of Surgeons

Private hospitals op

The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD&nbs more about Private...
 
College students face  grant application woe over reforms delay

College students fac

AROUND 60,000 college students face the same red tape with g more about College...
College fees confusion

Confusion over fees

PARENTS have warned Leaving Certificate students could be le more about Confusi...
 
Transfer of grants system to VEC sector

Student grant reform

A spokesperson for the Minister for Education has admitted t more about Student...
UCC & HSE Anti-Smoking Campaign

Students recruited t

SENIOR second-level students have been recruited as frontlin more about Student...
 
Foras na Gaeilge Awards

Award for efforts as

PUPILS from both sides of the border have been recognised fo more about Award f...
Trinity College Scholarships

McAleese's daughter

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese's daughter, Emma, stole the limeligh more about McAlees...
 
University chiefs to get advice on cutting costs

University chiefs to

THE heads of universities are to be given special advice on more about Univers...
Information Technology Careers

Students think compu

TEACHERS and schools need to dispel the impression among stu more about Student...
 
Do Ghairm le Gaeilge

Careers for Irish-sp

Do Ghairm le Gaeilge ('Your Career with Irish') is  more about Careers...
DCU rock musical to hit Olympia

Drama society's rock

DCU Drama Society production of RENT, a rock musical tale of more about Drama s...
 
Graduate Careers in Cork

New Graduate Careers

An Taoiseach Brian Cowen opens new Learning and Innovation C more about New Gra...
EU survey of undergraduate students

Students want perfor

UNIVERSITY students want third-level education reformed, wit more about Student...
 
Teaching Job Losses

Education cutbacks w

The Association of Secondary Teachers (ASTI) says between 80 more about Educati...
College Fees

O'Keeffe hints stude

COLLEGE students are likely to be expected to pay back the c more about O'Keeff...
 
Transition Year

Schools may lose tra

STUDENTS in up to half the country's second-level schools ma more about Schools...
Cost of Student Drop-Out

Early school leavers

THE Teachers' Union of Ireland has claimed that for every gr more about Early s...
 
Secondary School Subject Cutbacks

Government cutbacks

Secondary schools will this year be forced to reduce the cho more about Governm...
Career prospects for teachers

'I thought teaching

KEVIN CARBERRY is one of hundreds of students who will face more about 'I thou...
 
Third Level Fees

Third-level fees dec

PROSPECTIVE college students will have to wait until after n more about Third-l...
Graduate Emigration

20% of graduates wil

ONE in every five graduates will emigrate and 90% of them do more about 20% of ...
 
SciFest 2009

Science fairs to tak

SciFest is a local one-day science fair held in several  more about Science...
Imaginate Research Competition

Future looks bright

THE future of education looks bright for Irish students than more about Future ...
 
CIT Entreprise and Innovation

CIT honours student

A NEW generation of entrepreneurs and innovators has been ho more about CIT hon...
School Leavers Survey 2007

Schools 'fail' to pr

THE vast majority of school leavers feel the education syste more about Schools...
 
UCD Entrepreneurship Competition

UCD launch student e

A new entrepreneurship competition to transform business ide more about UCD lau...
ESRI College Fees Warning

ESRI warns of pitfal

The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is warning more about ESRI wa...
 
Third Level Fees

Government consideri

Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe has said the Government is more about Governm...
National Competitiveness Council

Call for reform of e

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has called f more about Call fo...
 
Cutbacks in Career Guidance

Cutbacks restricting

THE legal rights of teen-agers to appropriate career and edu more about Cutback...
Fees and Low Income Families

O'Keeffe: University

The Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe has said it is importan more about O'Keeff...
 
Third Level Fees

O'Keeffe told 'no th

FIANNA FÁIL's rank and file have told Education Minister Ba more about O'Keeff...
Student Rent Costs

Report finds big red

Anyone considering rented accommodation when they head more about Report ...
 
Talented youth gain university experience

Talented youth gain

DCU's Irish Centre for Talented Youth has announce more about Talente...
Third level could  face overhaul  after review

Third level could f

A COMPLETE overhaul in the number, structures and course pro more about Third l...
 
DCU receives Charles Haughey papers

DCU receives Charles

The family of Charles J Haughey have formally anno more about DCU rec...
HEA identifies importance of mature students

HEA identifies impor

'Age is no barrier to participation in higher education,' ac more about HEA ide...
 
Unemployed may get college places

Unemployed may get c

THIRD-LEVEL colleges are likely to be asked to offer spare p more about Unemplo...
Vulnerable must have access to education during recession, says union

Vulnerable must have

ACCESS to education must not be restricted to the better-off more about Vulnera...
 
Transition students to provide IT training

Transition students

A new national initiative bringing Transition Year students more about Transit...
Lack of funds blamed for axing school leavers survey

Lack of funds blamed

A SURVEY that has previously highlighted government failures more about Lack of...
 
More than 43,000 apply for college courses ahead of deadline

More than 43,000 app

MORE than 43,000 people have already applied for college cou more about More th...
ESRI critical of cut in  pupil research

ESRI critical of cut

THE Government's economic think-tank has stressed the need t more about ESRI cr...
 
UL boss calls for action over funding crisis

UL boss calls for ac

THE Department of Education was yesterday (19/01) accus more about UL boss...
An astronomical photo competition

An astronomical phot

To celebrate the International Year of Astronomy 2009, DCU's more about An astr...
 

Extra CIT cuts on th

FURTHER cuts in services at Cork Institute of Technology (CI more about Extra C...

Winning idea could b

THE simple test for testing fresh milk for infection that wo more about Winning...
 

Apply for one-year U

A US-IRISH structure to enable school leavers to work and tr more about Apply f...
Mature students applying to colleges to sit common test

Mature students appl

MATURE students applying for places on arts degrees at two u more about Mature ...
 
'Articulate, confident and competent' young scientists

'Articulate, confide

GOOD science with a spark of creativity - that's the formula more about 'Articu...
€300m boost to third-level research to drive job growth

€300m boost to thi

A GOVERNMENT plan to invest €300 million in third-level re more about €300m...
 
Cork students win Young Scientist title

Cork students win Yo

Taoiseach Brian Cowen led the tributes to the joint winners more about Cork st...
Search is on for next young Einstein

Search is on for nex

THE first of hundreds of entrants in this year's BT Young Sc more about Search ...
 
Young Einsteins vie for coveted science title

Young Einsteins vie

PAUL HARRINGTON, 12, put in the boot to show off his project more about Young E...
Teaching and science courses favour Leaving Cert students

Teaching and science

LEAVING Certificate students have a better chance of securin more about Teachin...
 
O'Keeffe: Pupils should not march

O'Keeffe: Pupils sho

TEACHERS have been accused of using the schoolbag as a polit more about O'Keeff...
Industry and students share ideas in Galway

Industry and student

Over 90 representatives from business and industry in Galway more about Industr...
 
79% of youth want more money  spent on scientific research

79% of youth want mo

WE are in favour of furthering scientific research but are c more about 79% of ...
FG wants college graduates to pay taxes instead of fees

FG wants college gra

COLLEGE graduates could be asked to pay extra taxes instead more about FG want...
 
Leaving Cert changes: Oral to be worth 40% in Irish

Leaving Cert changes

SIGNIFICANT changes are planned for the way young people lea more about Leaving...
A mere 40% of applicants given a decision on grants

A mere 40% of applic

ONE of the country's busiest college grant-awarding bodies h more about A mere ...
 
University staff and students believe fees will be reintroduced

University staff and

STUDENTS and staff at Dublin City University (DCU) believe i more about Univers...
Third-level fee report will go  to cabinet

Third-level fee repo

A SPECIFIC recommendation on one of the options for charging more about Third-l...
 
Student at a loss as to why payment delayed

Student at a loss as

SINÉAD O'CONNELL is one of hundreds of students around the more about Student...
Science 'does more good than harm' - survey

Science 'does more g

A new EU-wide survey shows that while most Irish young peopl more about Science...
 
Poll shows surprise support for college fees

Poll shows surprise

A poll on Gotocollege.ie has thrown up unexpected results re more about Poll sh...
Energy research centre opened in NUI Galway

Energy research cent

NUI Galway has formally launched its new Energy Researc more about Energy ...
 
New courses at ITT Dublin

New courses at ITT D

The Insitute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin has launched&nbs more about New cou...
Cutbacks to cost vocational schools 260 teachers

Cutbacks to cost voc

THE budget cutbacks in education will cost vocational school more about Cutback...
 
Training needed to reverse maths decline

Training needed to r

GREATER training for teachers and parents is needed to help more about Trainin...
60,000 face delays in receiving grant  payment

60,000 face delays i

ABOUT 60,000 college students could face grant payment delay more about 60,000 ...
 
New honours degree in Limerick IT

New honours degree i

A new course in the Limerick Institute of Technology entitle more about New hon...
UL library receives a major collection

UL library receives

Minister of State for Overseas Development at the Department more about UL libr...
 
More college places going to non-Leaving Certificate students

More college places

THE proportion of college places taken by non-Leaving Certif more about More co...
South-east science festival  excites interest in students

South-east science f

AWARD-winning science outreach centre CALMAST has arranged a more about South-e...
 
O'Keeffe pledge on third-level research funding

O'Keeffe pledge on t

THE Government is to drive ahead with delayed funding for th more about O'Keeff...
Female graduates excel but still on lower salaries

Female graduates exc

Female Honours Bachelor Degree graduates are performing bett more about Female ...
 
Migrants 'put off third-level education'

Migrants 'put off th

MIGRANTS are being prevented from fully accessing third-leve more about Migrant...
Cuts threaten Young Scientists

Cuts threaten Young

TEACHERS have warned that students might be unable to take p more about Cuts th...
 
CIT chief ups ante for status change

CIT chief ups ante f

CORK Institute of Technology president Dr Brendan Murphy has more about CIT chi...
Pressure mounts for education cuts U-turn

Pressure mounts for

THE Government faces increasing pressure to reverse educatio more about Pressur...
 
Science week starts today

Science week starts

This year's science week starts today, the 9th of November.T more about Science...
Parents warn families will bear brunt of cuts

Parents warn familie

PUBLIC anger over education cutbacks is heightening as paren more about Parents...
 
Class sizes U-turn slammed

Class sizes U-turn s

LARGER class sizes and less subject choice is the prospect f more about Class s...
Unions intensify campaign to reverse cutbacks

Unions intensify cam

TEACHER unions and other groups are intensifying their campa more about Unions ...
 
Universities press case for return for third-level fees

Universities press c

The Irish Universities Association has been outlining its ca more about Univers...
College fees review to be completed within 6 months

College fees review

A STUDY on third-level funding options - including fees - is more about College...
 
Colleges facing deficits of €45m

Colleges facing defi

UNIVERSITIES here are facing deficits of about €45 million more about College...
Third-level fees still  on the agenda

Third-level fees sti

THE reintroduction of third-level tuition fees remains on th more about Third-l...
 
Teaching graduates facing dole queue

Teaching graduates f

HUNDREDS of students due to qualify as primary teachers next more about Teachin...
 


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