Tuesday 5 July, 2022
First year students in most colleges will be starting term several weeks late due to the late release of CAO offers.
The CSSPA, which represents parents from over 340 schools, says students will be ‘hugely disadvantaged and unfairly treated’.
Gardaí in Dublin are investigating.
The Higher Education Minister said the Government is firmly against “unfair” student loans.
The minister is bringing proposals to the Cabinet today.
The law, first brought in last year, aims to remove a barrier for PhD students who are disabled.
There was a significant drop in the number of people seeking to study midwifery in 2022.
Three in ten students said they did not feel well informed about intervening as a bystander.
Two teachers unions – the ASTI and the TUI – said speculation that State exams would not be held as usual was “unhelpful”.
The Kilkenny native helped the Students win promotion back to the top flight.
The CEO of the Irish Primary Principals’ Network said there have been “high levels of compliance” among children wearing masks.
The Students now face Bray Wanderers at a neutral venue in two weeks’ time.
Minister Simon Harris says there have been a number of cases in the UK that are concerning.
The new enhanced CAO website now includes Further Education and Apprenticeship options.
“I couldn’t believe it, I thought it was facile. I just didn’t understand the point he was making.”
There have been concerns about purpose-built student accommodation being used for other purposes.
Paul Reid said that hospital numbers beginning to fall but intensive care numbers are rising.
The Taoiseach said a “close eye” will be kept on colleges and what they charge in for rent.
The results of the new Consent Communication study by NUI Galway’s Active* Consent programme.
Gardaí are advising students to be cautious of scams ahead of the new academic year.
The Department of Justice has said that they will take a pragmatic approach to the situation.
The health minister said last month that he had met students administering vaccines.
Social media circulated videos in early March showed a largescale street party in the Castletroy area, adjacent to UL.
The heads of a Bill approved today will put this year’s exams and accredited grades system on a legal footing.
Students and other civilians took part in one of many daily protests across the country against the military’s seizure of power last month.
Students from Trinity College Dublin have made a documentary about their lives during the pandemic, which captures experiences from across the globe.
“I trust my teachers, but I don’t trust the algorithm,” one student said.
The HSE found that 62 people were injured last year in accidents involving off-road vehicles like scrambler bikes.
Alternatives to the Leaving Cert exam are being considered by the national advisory committee on the exams this afternoon.
73% of second-level students said they feel either very unsafe or unsafe at schools reopening.
Leaving Certs were set to return to school for three days per week.
Students currently pay €3,000 annually to attend college, a rate that is among the highest in Europe.
The government last week voted against a motion to pay student nurses on placement.
To date, €163,000 has been paid to Polymetrika for the calculated grades system.
The cost of the calculated grades system is €160,000.
The Mayor of Galway said that gardaí would be passing the details of students who have house parties to colleges.
One NUIG student is trying to leave his accommodation partly due to rising cases in Galway.
Over 97,600 children are being transported daily to school.
