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GSU Announces Sabbatical Officer Election Dates
The GSU announced the dates in an email to postgraduate students today.

College Receives €30m Philanthropic Donation for Trinity East
The gift, from Eric and Barbara Kinsella, is the largest philanthropic donation in the history of the state.

NUI Galway to Launch Domestic Violence Leave Policy
The policy will allow staff to avail of up to 10 working days of paid domestic violence leave per year to seek help.

Rinne 73 Mac Léinn Staidéar ar Chúrsaí Tríú-Leibhéil trí Ghaeilge Anuraidh
Mar gheall ar cheist ón iar-aire Gaeltachta Éamon Ó Cuív don Aire Ardoideachais Simon Harris beidh plé ar ghanntanas cúrsaí atá á dteagasc trí Ghaeilge á dhéanamh leis an Údarás um Ardoideachas

Postgraduate Workers’ Alliance Launch Petition to Recognise PhDs as Workers
The Postgraduate Workers’ Alliance of Ireland was launched two weeks ago and is a coalition of workers’ rights groups in a number of Irish third-level institutions.

Professors and Postgrads Angered by €13k-a-year Ussher PhD Positions
The Ussher PhD positions for next year include a a €13,000 stipend with tuition paid for three out of four years.

IreL Signs Read and Publish Agreement with Oxford University Press
The three-year deal enables students and academic staff at participating institutions to access the full journals collection of the Oxford University Press.

Cumann Gaelach na Tríonóide Fógartha mar an an gCumann Gaelach is Fearr sa Tír
Bronnadh €10,000 san iomlán ar na cumainn Ghaelacha is fearr sa tír.

GMIT, Letterkenny IT, IT Sligo Alliance Apply for Technological University Status
The announcement comes just weeks after the government granted Athlone IT and Limerick IT technological university status.

American Chemical Society Signs ‘Read and Publish’ Deal with Irish Universities
The IReL is a nationally funded e-resource licensing consortium.