Educational Issues
Campus Eateries to Offer Free Hot Water to Students With Own Containers
Students will pay 10 cent for hot water if they use restaurant crockery, and 50 cent if they use paper cups.
Analysis
The Big Two Parties on Higher Education – In Their Own Words
Ahead of the election, Faye Curran looks back at the words and deeds of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael when it comes to third-level education in Ireland.
First-Year UCC Student and Family to Stay in Ireland After Deportation Revoked
The government has rowed back on a deportation order issued to Hamza Khan and his family last Friday.
In Election Manifesto, USI Calls for an End to Student Contribution
USI's manifesto also argues for free public transport for students and legal protections for asylum seekers in formal education.
Analysis
The Taoiseach Says a Saturday Vote Helps Students. How About Some Policies Instead?
Students deserve policies worth voting for in the upcoming general election. So far, we've not seen much, writes Aoife Kearins.
Ireland Will Take to the Polls for General Election on February 8th
The dissolution of the Dáil will put pressure on higher education lobby groups to make third-level a significant issue for voters.
UCC Students Condemn Deportation Order Handed to First-Year Student
UCC students have launched a petition after first-year computer science student Hamza Khan and his family were issued with a deportation order.
NUI Galway Plans for Major Campus Expansion in New Strategic Plan
The 175-year-old university hopes to make developments to its infrastructure over the coming years.
Editorial
Grand Canal May Reshape Higher Education. Its Philosophy Merits Interrogation
The government has thrown its weight behind an innovation district at Grand Canal Dock – with Trinity at the centre.
Editorial
Women-Only Posts Could Right an Old Wrong – But They Need Long-Term State Funding
It’s not clear how long government funding for new – and expensive – women-only professorships will last.