Educational Issues
From Medicine to Maths, Trinity’s Points Changes Mapped
Seven years of data on Trinity's CAO points shows changes in some areas and consistency in others.
STEM Courses Strong, As Trinity Points Hold Steady
Trinity's STEM courses saw points increases in today's CAO announcement, while points for some arts degrees also rose.
Analysis
After a Torrid Year, Trinity Steadies the Ship on CAO Points
The College has emerged from this year's CAO points ordeal without much further damage to its reputation.
UCD Had More Preliminary First-Preference Applications than Trinity
Provost Patrick Prendergast asked why UCD had more first-preference applications than Trinity.
TCDSU Criticises ‘Frustrating’ Special Exam Abolition
This year will be the first in which 'super sups' are not available to students who miss their supplemental exam with extenuating circumstances.
Loans Schemes ‘Should be Investigated Further’, Says Provost
Provost Patrick Prendergast has argued that 'a system that has a mixture of public and private funding is the best'.
Universities Round on Joe McHugh After Government Fee Promise
The Irish Universities Association said higher education needs to 'hear what Fine Gael will do to solve the long-accepted funding crisis'.
Education Minister Vows Not to Increase Fees for Next Five Years
Joe McHugh has echoed the promise by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar not to increase Ireland's higher education fees.
Analysis
Housing Hikes Make Universities Complicit in Closing off Education
When 4 in 10 parents are left in debt by higher education, you know the system is in desperate need of changing, writes Orla Murnaghan.
All of Ireland’s College-Owned Student Accommodation Hit by Price Increases
Every one of Ireland's colleges has raised the price of its student accommodation for 2019/20.