‘There’s a girl in my course who travels from Monaghan every morning’: Housing the biggest election concern for DCU students
Housing is biggest challenge facing their generation and the number-one thing they want fixed, students say
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‘I once brought my team to London and booked an apartment through a popular booking site. When we arrived, the apartment didn’t exist’
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University open days: when they take place and what makes each university unique
Key details about 2024-2025 open days for UCC, UCD, TCD, UL, Maynooth University, University of Galway, DCU and RCSI
DCU says viral video ‘misrepresents’ graphic material shared with secondary teachers as part of SPHE course
Viral video claimed students would be exposed to inappropriate sexual material under new curriculum
‘Dealing with parents can be scary’: New teachers on life in today’s classroom
Although many young teachers are emigrating, most have chosen to stay in Ireland. Five of them share their experiences
Is free, publicly-funded childcare possible in Ireland?
Government has established a special unit to investigate what a ‘nationalised’ childcare model might look like
Israel is targeting educational infrastructure in Gaza. An academic boycott is the right response
Academics can’t just talk about freedom and the pursuit of knowledge, we must defend it too. But academic boycotts of Israel target institutions, not individual scholars
Trinity College Dublin drops five places to 139th in world university rankings
Of the nine Irish universities ranked five dropped, three remained in same position, and one, Dublin City University, improved
‘In school people are scared to be a bit strange’: Gifted students on life in mainstream schools
Exceptionally able students can often feel like outsiders - but many feel at home at the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland
Regulator expressed strong concerns with TikTok about content featuring self-harm, misogyny
Coimisiún na Meán held meeting with tech firm after RTÉ investigation and report by DCU Anti-Bullying Centre
Building blocks to a climate-just city
Policy silos, disjointed decision-making and lack of regional governance holds Dublin back from integrating housing and climate planning
Most third-level colleges increase on-campus accommodation costs for coming year
Students face sometimes ‘chaotic and claustrophobic’ shared spaces and rising prices countrywide
Can a school smartphone ban work? Here’s what principals and anti-bullying researchers think
Minister for Education Norma Foley is planning to ban mobile phones from all second-level schools. But is a ban really the best way forward?
Government ‘scrapes a B- grade’ in climate action report card
Friends of the Earth report card concludes ‘programme for Government commitments were not strong enough in first place’
Alternative access routes to Irish universities
Prospective students can avail of different pathways to university education in the State
Ireland has vowed to get tough on social media platforms - what are the options?
Taoiseach to convene meeting of State agencies and other stakeholders as concerns about online threats and inflammatory content escalate
‘There can be violent outbursts or total apathy’: Principals call for counselling supports at primary level
School-based counsellors and therapists are a routine feature of many other education systems internationally
Why Paschal Sheehy’s ‘I have scored, Eileen’ is good for RTÉ News
It might not be the role of news to entertain, but with a wave of AI slop on its way, the human touch does no harm
Four in 10 people in Ireland ‘worn out by the amount of news there is these days’
News and information overload a ‘common complaint’, Reuters Institute digital news report finds, but more people now pay for news
How do we cut through the ‘white noise’ of climate change?
Helen Shaw makes the case for the power of imagination and storytelling
Trinity is highest-ranked Irish university despite slipping in world standings
UCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University Rankings
The unanswered questions on impact of pesticides on the health of ecosystems
There is growing evidence that pesticides are implicated in declines of everything from songbirds to bug life in rivers and streams
Student accommodation: A market plagued by bed shortages, rising rents and 51-week leases
Private investors are still circling the Irish student housing market amid a significant shortfall in beds
Costs of united Ireland would equal pain of the austerity years, economists say
Recently published report estimated cost for unification at €20bn a year for 20 years but this figure is contested
Sharp rise in first-class degrees may be linked to student expectations and competition among universities
50% jump in top degrees awarded by universities since 2015 prompts concern over grade inflation
Taoiseach announces €100m in funding to develop student accommodation
The funds will be used to part-finance three projects and 1,000 beds in UCD, DCU and Maynooth which will offer a proportion of beds at rents below market value
Plan for extra 1,000 student rooms to go before Cabinet
Firing gun on budgetary process will also be started with economic update from Minister for Finance Michael McGrath
Teenage boys ‘bombarded’ with misogynist content within minutes of signing up to TikTok and YouTube Shorts
DCU research finds young males fed ‘toxic’ anti-feminist and other extremist content within 23 minutes
Iranian refugee couple graduate with DCU masters’ degrees on the same day
‘Education creates justice. If you just send rich people to university, and others have no access to education, it creates huge inequalities’
Call for more supports to redevelop units above shops into homes
Simon charity and DCU report says properties above shops could help tackle housing crisis and revitalise urban locations
Metrolink: Residents’ lives will be ‘nothing short of a nightmare’ if Ballymun station plan goes ahead
Seven-year construction period would close church and put children ‘in the middle of a building site’, hearing told
‘I feel that it is possible to become Irish in a way it would never be possible to become German or to become Japanese’
New to the Parish: Michael Svoboda moved from Czechia to Dublin in 2022
Returning to college? Here are funding options to help cover the costs of your postgrad or MBA
Research your funding options well before starting your application for postgraduate studies
‘After Eircom I decided I should stay away from things I know nothing about’
Me & My Money: Rachael English, broadcaster and author.
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