Next week is Grad Week at The Irish Times! From how to approach graduating in the pandemic to pointers for job hunting in the current climate, we will feature a series of articles throughout the week that will be of interest to those who have just graduated or who are in their final year of college. Find out how to prepare for a virtual interview and how to search for a job during a pandemic. Should you consider postgraduate study? We’ll help you weigh up the pros and cons. Check in with Grad Week every day next week in The Irish Times!
Charging €3,000 to access further education 'is unthinkable': Opinion: Students have been suffering rising costs and Government apathy for years, writes Cian Kelly-Lyth. Read more here.
'My parents are super-proud': Dublin-based student name-dropped by von der Leyen: Suaad Alshleh, an 18-year-old Syrian refugee and medical student, was grabbing breakfast at her home in Dublin this morning when her phone pinged with an unusual message.Read more here.
Culture Night 2020: From a Liffey tour to Cork slang lessons, 30 events not to miss: Culture Night 2020 will be like no other in the event's 15 year history. Despite the disruption and restrictions brought on by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it is easier than ever to access a whole host of performances and workshops from the comfort of your own home on Friday, September 18th from 4pm till late. Read more here.
Cometh the hour, cometh the Jedward: In late March this year the New York Times ran with a headline: "Celebrity culture is burning." Ominous – but perhaps not incorrect. Read more here.
Agreements over Ireland are rare and should not be broken lightly: Fred Crawford, the loyalist gunrunner for the Ulster Volunteer Force during the home rule crisis of 1912-13, kept an interesting diary of the disturbed state of Belfast from 1920-22 as the new state of Northern Ireland was baptised in blood. Read more here
English 'chumocracy': Boozy weekends and class disdain with the Camerons: David Cameron has been embarrassed by a book about his inner circle. Read more here.
Róisín Machine review – Disco dynamite: How is it that Róisín Murphy has only made four solo albums before now? Read more here.
NUI Galway drops 'behave responsibly' pledge requirement: 'Community promise' no longer mandatory for students registering for academic year. Read more here.
Blúirí Páipéir: Tá cáil cheana féin ar eachtra a thuairiscigh Túcuididés mar gheall ar chogadh na Peloponéise idir an Aetéin agus na Spartaigh. Ar lean.
Remembering Jimi Hendrix 50 years on: the guitar god and the Irish connection. Read more here.
