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UCC Students Occupy President’s Building in Capitation Fee Protest
Members of the protest are due to meet with UCC President Patrick O'Shea later today.
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Don’t Do Striking Workers’ Jobs, Nurses Union Tells Placement Students
Student nurses have been advised to continue working as normal but not to undertake the duties of the 10,000 striking hospital support staff.
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District 8 to Make Return to Dublin’s Club Scene
The night's organisers will run 20 shows a year in a new venue in Swords.
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UCC Students Demand Referendum on Capitation Fee Increase
A petition calling for a student vote has collected over 250 signatures.
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Trinity First Irish University to Adopt International Autism Toolkit
The College Disability Service has launched a new website to help people with autism make the transition from school to Trinity.
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Munster Technological University Faces Delays Amid Major Financial Concerns
The HEA is to hear the results of a report into the merger of Cork IT and IT Tralee this week.
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Trinity’s AMBER to Create 350 New Jobs
A €40 million government investment will allow the SFI research centre to create 350 research positions between now and 2025.
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College Green Faces Traffic Closure on Three Days This Summer
Dublin City Council will trial College Green as a pedestrianised space on three consecutive Sundays this summer.
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NUI Galway Gets Green Light for 674 New Beds
The university has been granted planning permission to build new student accommodation worth €23 million.
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MacNamee Appoints New Staff, Naming Cormac Watson Deputy Editor
Former Radius Editor Katy Amos and outgoing News Editor Aisling Marren will serve as assistant editors.