Editorial
We’ve Got Leaving Cert Clarity – Now Students Need Certainty From Colleges
Trinity must start putting in place specific plans for incoming first years – and communicate them quickly and clearly.
Fianna Fáil Will Seek State Funding for Extra College Places if in Government
Fianna Fáil will seek to secure funding for extra college places amid fears that calculated grades could cost students from disadvantaged areas.
Clarity on Exams, But Muddier Waters for Colleges
The government's leaving certificate announcement today leaves colleges scratching their heads on many questions.
Online Teaching to Continue Into Next Year, Provost Confirms
In a video from the Provost's Garden, Prendergast said large lectures will move online, while seminars and tutorials will return to campus.
Students Can Avail of €3k Fees Even If They Restart College After Appeal
Students who start college but get an improved course offer after appealing their calculated grade can defer college and still get ‘free fees’.
Universities Confirm They’ll Use Calculated Grades for Admissions
Students who opt to sit postponed leaving certificate exams will not be able to do so in time to start college in 2020/21.
‘Too Early to Say’ When Freshers Will Start College, Says Trinity
The government's website has identified late September or early October as a date for when college courses will start.
Calculated Grades Confirmed for Leaving Cert Students, Exams Postponed
Students will be given the option of sitting the leaving certificate at an unspecified later date, or get calculated grades.
Trinity Researchers Launch Online Learning Centre for Primary Students
The programme, featuring science videos and experiments, hopes to help students learning from home due to the pandemic.
With Dear Ireland, The Abbey Tells Tales of a Shrunken World
The theatre is staging an online festival with 50 plays – an experience that's disconcerting, exhausting and occasionally magical.