The brand new Technological University Dublin (shortened to TU Dublin) formally came into being on January 1st 2019. An amalgamation of DIT, Blanchardstown IT and IT Tallaght, the new university will have 28,500 students and […]

The Government has approved a move seeking to advance university designation for the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI). An approved status for the RCSI would mean the institution could finally be recognised both in […]

The supply of third-level engineering graduates and professional engineering apprentices must dramatically increase to meet the country’s current and future needs, a new report by Engineers Ireland has stated.  The report found that the 55% […]

The Government has announced a new scheme to allow post-primary schools to share teachers in priority subjects. The scheme will start from the beginning of the 2019/20 school year and will be reviewed after the […]

Ireland’s seven universities have launched a major campaign aimed at encouraging the public to demand that the Government tackles the funding crisis in third level education.  State funding per third level student in Ireland at […]

The University of Limerick, in conjunction with An Garda Siochana and UL Student Life, has launched a campus safety information campaign. The ‘Campus Watch Booklet’ is part of ongoing collaborations to raise awareness and provide […]

The Higher Education Authority today published a study on the rates of completion of 34,059 students who entered Irish Universities, Institutes and Colleges full time at undergraduate level in the 2007/8 academic year.  These students […]

With substitute shortages endemic across Ireland, a disorderly Brexit presents unique challenges to teachers and the education system according to the INTO.  On his way to Brussles to discuss the fallout from Brexit to the […]