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How universities prepare graduates for the workplace

Third-level institutions offer career development services to students and graduates

What’s the best fit for you - an internship or grad programme?

Graduate schemes can be an entry route into many professions while internships can provide valuable experience

The outlook for graduates: plenty of options available

Companies from very different sectors are hiring, and many of them are open to graduates from any discipline or background.

‘Everyone was very approachable and always willing to provide mentorship’

My graduate programme: Clare McCourt, Pinsent Masons

‘The outcome certainly bore fruit’

Graduate profile: Bonga Dlamini O’Carroll completed the Accounting Technicians Ireland apprenticeship

‘My only advice is to go for it!’

Graduate profile: Yanyan Zhang talks about the EY graduate programme

‘The graduate programme is a very popular career starter’

Graduate profile: Lorna McGuinness talks about the KPMG graduate programme

‘If you have a passion for technology, let that show in your application’

Graduate profile: Sarah Whelan talks about the Accenture graduate programme she took part in.

‘Don’t restrict yourself to a linear career path — it’s important to be open and adaptable’

Research shows most graduates will start their career with small and medium sized enterprises

Trinity climbs into top 100 universities worldwide as others slip down rankings

Most Irish universities lose ground in the latest QS World University Rankings for 2023

Dublin Airport rumbles and Fianna Fáil grumbles ahead of long weekend

Inside Politics: Long passenger queues become platinum-plated problem for politicians and airport bosses

UCD student is 2022 winner of the Mary Mulvihill Award

The winning entry is an illustrated essay on rising sea levels that threaten the island archipelago Vegaøyan off the western coast of Norway.

Bobby McDonagh: Whatever happened to British self-confidence?

London was only capital to underestimate its own influence in shaping EU direction and policies

More than 500 Ukrainian students inquire about third-level study in Ireland

Education committee hears that three Ukrainian students intend to sit the Leaving Cert

Una Mullally: For top tier prices: Ireland, you can’t bate it

Ireland’s main attraction is the price of everything and the value of nothing

Student dropout rates climb across several universities amid concern over low engagement

Higher education counselling services say record numbers presenting with anxiety, low mood and loneliness

‘Isolated, disconnected and lonely’: Student dropout rates climb as many struggle to readjust to post-Covid college life

University counselling services report record levels of anxiety, low mood and loneliness among students

Why would girls study Stem if they have no career path afterwards?

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‘Are you living at home with your parents?’ Study to shed light on lives of Gen Z

Nine-year-olds who featured in Growing Up in Ireland study now approaching mid-20s

International institutions should take ‘all measures’ to uphold peace

The architects of the Ukraine invasion should be investigated and prosecuted, writes Parisa Zangeneh

The Lumineers in Dublin: a spectacular show

Parisa Zangeneh is a Lumineers convert after seeing them perform at Dublin’s 3 Arena

‘Insisting students sit in-person exams is careless and unkind’

Christmas exams: We asked you tell us about your experiences. This is what you said

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