Third-level open days: Questions Leaving Cert 2025 students should ask
Open Day visits provide prospective students with a valuable opportunity to investigate third-level facilities
News and advice covering the third level education system.
Open Day visits provide prospective students with a valuable opportunity to investigate third-level facilities
Prof Michael Murphy succeeds Dr Maurice Manning as NUI’s sixth chancellor since 1908
These educational programmes are implemented in the spirit of PC/woke, but that exerts a chilling effect on free expression of ideas
Focus on the ‘science of science’ is ensuring better research outcomes
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
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
The Eavan Boland Library will be the first building on Trinity’s campus to be named after a woman
The second-year law student at University of Galway on discrimination she has faced as a Traveller and how education became her refuge
I regarded university as a resource to be used, not a place to be told what to do
Ask Roe: Know what is healthy and unhealthy in a relationship, practise and value kindness, make a point of being yourself, and understand consent
USC, inheritance tax, childcare, child benefit, social welfare, college fees, VAT rate: How the budget will affect parents, students, renters, mortgage holders, farmers, pensioners and carers
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Holly Cairns and others reply to letters from students and recent graduates on the key issues they face today
Trinity College Dublin lecturer and author Kevin Power gives his take on students’ use of AI to help them with exam papers
Intermezzo author explains how she treats quotation marks in her writing
Phenomenon reversed for mature students, with those receiving support more likely to finish
Former taoiseach warns against populism and prejudice but concedes immigration a challenge for Irish society
Not everyone gets the same start in life, but some organisations are doing their best to address disadvantages
Third-level student says smoking weed is so normalised you might need to make an excuse for not wanting to smoke
Having students and new graduates take over The Irish Times Magazine for an edition has been exciting, challenging, inspiring and mildly terrifying
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
Many students say they are forced to commute long distances due to accommodation shortages
One of best-kept secrets for access to third level is a new route that does not require Leaving Cert points
How recent graduates can adapt to and thrive in their new work environment.
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
Prof Linda Doyle warns of ‘a slow retreat from competitiveness and attractiveness’ as world-class education threatened by high student-staff ratios
As the college year begins, we’ve scoured the country for some of the best budget food offers out there
No matter what option he eventually chooses, he has until the end of sixth year to make his choices
About 15% of students starting out on their degree course this month will fail to progress to second year, Dropping out, however, doesn’t necessarily mean screwing up: many go on to find their true calling
University of Galway president says top students may end up going overseas
Our experts answer questions about results, appeals, deferrals, CAO points and more.
Just over half of this year’s college applicants secure their first choice in CAO offers
Dentistry, health, veterinary medicine, business and management courses among those most in demand
The rules of the CAO are explicit: applicants can move up, not down, their course preference list
Here are the key considerations to weigh up before deciding whether to repeat your Leaving Certificate
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices