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President Michael D. Higgins signed the Residential Tenancies and Valuation Act 2020 into law on August 1st, ensuring tenants who are struggling to pay rent as a result of the…
As of midnight, on Friday the 7th of August, residents of Laois, Offaly and Kildare are facing greater restrictions on their movement as another lockdown has been imposed for a…
Student activists and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science are currently at odds over whether the €2 million promised to higher education institutions for mental…
Last week, hundreds of students woke to find that their living arrangements for the upcoming trimester had been turned upside down. Montrose student residence, which is situated next to University…
UCD Academic Dr Shane Bergin, has expressed criticism of Minister for Education Norma Foley’s assurances that the Leaving Cert calculated grades system will be “accurate, reliable and fair to all…
Details have emerged of Chinese investors’ plans for Dundalk following a meeting with the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce. The investors have identified Dundalk as a potential new “urban centre” for…
Bans on overnight stays, self-regulated sanitation, and legally enforced self isolation for international students are just a few of the regulations in store for students as they prepare to move…
A financial incentive scheme for employers to recruit apprentices was launched on Wednesday, August 12th by Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. There…
Student’s accommodation at ‘Montrose’ Student residence situated next to University College Dublin (UCD) has been suspended immediately ahead of the upcoming trimester due to an ‘unforeseeable’ issue encountered during current…
79% of college students said that they feel that the government is not doing enough to support them during the pandemic, according to a recent study of over 1,000 students.…
University College Dublin (UCD) will hold “in-person” celebration ceremonies for students whose degrees have been conferred virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement by the UCD Students’…
The creation of more places in highly contested university courses is being discussed by Irish universities and the Department of Education Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, has…