Emma O Kelly

Education Correspondent

Last March academic staff passed motions of no confidence in the TU Dublin senior leadership

TU Dublin academic staff to ballot for industrial action

Academic staff at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) have agreed to ballot for industrial action to oppose cuts amid what they say is the "deteriorating financial position of the university".

Education • 24 Sep 24

A team from the HSE carried out a review at the hospital over a four-week period (file image)

'Unclear' who was in charge at UHL site - HSE review

An HSE team that carried out a review of operations at University Hospital Limerick over a four-week period earlier this year found that it was "unclear from an operational perspective as to who [was] in charge on the UHL site on any given day".

Health • 20 Sep 24

Students who took part in the survey say that housing costs were their 'most significant source of pressure' (file image)

Housing most significant issue for students - survey

Third level students are going to lectures hungry, and foregoing healthcare, and sanitary products in an attempt to make ends meet, a study carried out by UCC Students' Union has found.

Education • 20 Sep 24

Kamal Malaka, who has lived in Ireland for two years, received the offer of a college place

'I want to study' - call over waiving third-level fees

The Union of Students in Ireland has called on the Government to give young people fleeing the war in Palestine the same accommodations in terms of third-level fees as those enjoyed by students from Ukraine.

Education • 18 Sep 24

Fifty-seven schools were selected for Drama, Film and Theatre Studies while 43 were chosen for Climate Action and Sustainable Development

100 schools selected to offer new Leaving Cert subjects

The first schools to offer the two new subjects of Leaving Certificate Drama, Film and Theatre Studies and Leaving Certificate Climate Action and Sustainable Development have been named.

Education • 21 Jan

It is the third time the department has produced such a document in advance of the budget

Education Dept outlines ways to reduce costs for students

The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has published a paper outlining options for reducing the cost of going to college or doing an apprenticeship.

Education • 16 Sep 24

The University of Limerick spent over €12 million on the 20 student houses (File image)

UL property deals with combined €8.2m loss criticised

The State's spending watchdog has criticised University of Limerick's handling of two property deals in 2019 and 2023 which resulted in combined losses of €8.2 million.

Ireland • 13 Sep 24

The principal of Synge Street was informed on Tuesday afternoon that the DEIS school would begin a transition in 2026

Sudden announcement to switch school to Gaelcholáiste

There is fury and bewilderment among staff at a well-known and highly regarded Dublin city school over news that it will convert from an English medium school to a Gaelcholáiste from 2026.

Analysis and Comment • 13 Sep 24

Researchers also concluded that the prevalence of grinds is likely to reinforce educational inequality

'Grinds' give little gain for high achieving students

Private tuition in the form of 'grinds' gives some positive benefits to lower-achieving students but little, if any, gain for those who are middle and higher achieving, a study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found.

Education • 12 Sep 24

The boys lost out in a lottery to attend their first choice school, Coláiste Choilm

Two boys remain without Tullamore secondary school places

Two mothers in Tullamore, Co Offaly, have expressed their anguish as their two sons spend a third week at home because secondary schools in the town are full and have no room for them.

Education • 12 Sep 24