Comment & Analysis

Editorial
Ireland Does Not Need a Teaching Framework that has Divided UK Higher Education
When the issues facing Irish higher education are apparent, it’s unclear what a framework that has divided academics in the UK is meant to achieve.

Contribution
Stuck in Dublin for the Summer? Make the Most of it
Anna McNamara Taylor argues that anyone stuck in Dublin should use the long summer to upskill.

Ba Cheart go mBeidh Dréim ag an Earnáil Triú Léibhéal le Níos mó Rialacháin, Seachas Níos lú
Tá neamhaird tugtha ar argóintí ar son scéimeanna iasachtaíochta ó na hinstitiúdí triú léibhéal agus iad ag súil le níos mó fhéinriail, de réir cosúlachta.

Editorial
The Third-Level Sector Should Expect More Regulation, Not Less
Fervent arguments for loan schemes in the hopes of more autonomy now seem little more than foolhardy.

Editorial
Too Few Solutions for Colleges and Students in Government Accommodation Plan
It makes the right noises, but the plan comes too late for a sector that has learnt to cope without state help.

Contribution
Limiting Choice Isn’t “Extremist”. We Want to Protect All Lives Equally
Three Trinity students argue that pro-life views are consistent with a progressive approach to human rights.

Tá Fasach Áisféiseach ann anois le hUmhlaíocht an Rialtais i leith na bhFostóirí de bharr an Tobhaigh Pinsin
Ní bhonn é méadú íseal ar thobhach reatha do chinéal lútáil, rud a chiallaíonn go mbeadh tionchar ollmhór ag na fostóirí ar thodchaí an oideachais in Éirinn.

Leis na Míthapaí a bhí ag Páirtí an Lucht Oibre ó thaobh an tArdoideachais de, is Mór an Crá atá i gceist le rún an Pháirtí sa tSeanad
Tar éis cúig bliana mar chuid den rialtas, ní dhéanann rún éadóchasach an phairtí sa tSeanad mórán chun aspalóid a fháil dóibh ina bpeacaí.

Editorial
Government’s Kowtowing to Employers in Response to Education Levy Sets a Risible Precedent
A minor increase in an already-existing levy is no justification for a kind of pandering that could see employers have a great degree of influence on the future of education in Ireland.

Editorial
Labour’s Higher Education Failings Make Seanad Motion More Than a Little Infuriating
After five years in government, Labour’s doomed-to-fail exercise in the Seanad does little to atone for the party’s past sins.