Educational Issues

Ní Réiteofar an Iomarca Fadhbanna san Ardoideachas trí Tháillí an Mhic Léinn a Ardú

Mar a léiríonn na stailceanna sa Ríocht Aontaithe le déanaí, ní leor é táillí an mhic léinn a ardú chun dul i ngleic le formhór dena fadhbanna atá ag cur isteach ar an earnáil sin.

Government Paper Says Student Fees Need to be Raised Above €4,000 to Fund Higher Education Sector

Paper prepared in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform suggests €1,000 fee increase not sufficient to remedy higher education funding crisis.
By Chris McMahon
Analysis

International Inspiration for Irish Students’ Battle for Free Fees

Examining schemes in other countries that allow students attend college for free, and how Ireland could lend from their philosophies on a right to free education.
By Paul Glynn

Briseann Toghadh Ruane a lán Síleálacha Gloine, Ach tá Níos Mó ag Teastáil Chun Athrú a Chur i bhFeidhm

Níl ach an chéad coiscéim atá i dtoghadh duine amháin éagsúil chun na geataí a oscailt do chách den chúlra céanna.
Analysis

For Those Invested in Third Level, Bruton a “Worrying” Choice as Education Minister

With Richard Bruton’s appointment as minister, questions are being asked about the future direction of the sector amidst critical underfunding.
By Edmund Heaphy and Sinéad Baker

Help! I’m Sitting in the Wrong Lecture Hall

Aoife O'Donoghue explores the plight of and support available to students who feel they are in the wrong course.
By Aoife O'Donoghue

In Diversifying Paths to Employment, a New Emphasis on Apprenticeships

To provide a practical alternative to the traditional university route, a government strategy hopes to create 50,000 new apprenticeships and traineeships by 2020
By Sophie Andrews McCarroll
Editorial

How Far Ahead the Trinity Access Programme Is, and How Far We Need to Go

News that Oxford is to replicate the Trinity Access Programme is a reminder of how far ahead it is – but there’s still so much to be done.

An Dul Chun Cinn atá déanta ag Clár Rochtana na Tríonóide, agus an Méid atá Fós le Déanamh

Is meabhrúchán ar a fhorchéimnítheacht nuacht go bhfuil Oxford chun Clár Rochtana Choláiste na Tríonóide a mhacasamhlú - ach tá mórán fós le déanamh againn.

Higher Education Funding Becomes Central in TV3 Seanad Candidate Debate

Candidates for the Seanad’s TCD panel largely agreed on the topics of free fees, access to education and higher education funding – although there were some clashes.
By Sinéad Baker and Edmund Heaphy