Éanna Ní Lamhna: ‘When I went to UCD there were no points. You could study what you liked’
Environmentalist and media personality was inspired by an older girl at school to pursue science, despite it not being an option at second level
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UCD’s debating society rescinding an award to John Boyne is an odd decision
L&H rescinds plans to offer Joyce medal to author due to what many regard as his offensive views on transgender issues
John Boyne ‘disappointed’ at withdrawal of UCD James Joyce award
Literary and Historical Society planned to honour ‘one of Ireland’s most celebrated and courageous literary voices’
Look inside: Milltown home with dynamic layout for €1.8m
Tomás de Bhaldraithe’s English-Irish dictionary believed to have been compiled at this address
Units for thousands of campus student beds unbuilt despite having planning permission
Planning permission granted as far back as 2018 for 2,853 units in UCD, DCU and Trinity
Nuns seek €10m for site next to UCD primed for student accommodation
Roebuck Road property owned by Little Sisters of the Poor has scope for 460-bed spaces according to feasibility study
CAO offers helpdesk 2025: How do I appeal my Leaving Cert results? Our experts answer your questions
Do have questions about CAO offers, appeals or deferrals? Our experts are here to help
CAO points requirements see ‘volatile’ change for majority of courses at several colleges
All UCD programmes surpass 400 points, while more than 89,000 lodge CAO applications this year
Anna Nolan: Science journalist who wore her vast knowledge and expertise lightly
She was known as a reliable and conscientious correspondent and a principled supporter of her fellow journalists
What impact will 2025 Leaving Cert results have on the CAO?
Leaving Cert grades still subject to an ongoing distorting effect
Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888 a year
Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722
Ireland is in an adolescent stage where everything that smacks of Old Ireland is embarrassing
John Henry Newman’s legacy has fallen victim to the new orthodoxy that there is nothing good at all in Catholicism
Game-changing dyslexia screening tool tested in Irish schools
Alpaca uses AI to detect early risk signs without adding to teachers’ workload
A portrait of Robert Dudley Edwards by his doting granddaughter turns out to be gripping, unconventional and searingly honest
The UCD historian was controversial in his day for his "revisionist" approach to established Irish narratives, and his personal life had its share of boozy misadventure, writes Stephen Collins.
Law firm Matheson elects Darren Maher as new managing partner
Matheson's incoming managing partner will take up the role at the start of 2026
Embracing infinity: could surreal numbers shape the future of physics?
Perhaps physicists should embrace infinity instead of trying to banish it from their theories
Trinity climbs to 75th in world university rankings
Ireland is most improved third-level system in Europe, global league table shows
‘This isn’t just about a visa. It’s about lost futures’: Job offers for Iranian scientists in Ireland hit roadblock
Research and medical services set back due to delay by Department of Justice in processing visas
Irish universities earned more than €830m from student housing since 2015
UCD generated nearly €290 million from its accommodation units during the 10-year period
Paradise House by Paul Perry: A fascinating, original and well-executed speculative fiction about James Joyce
Perry’s Joyce is a might-have-been who ‘wrote a book and it was pulped’
An Irish team training combat medics in Kyiv: ‘No one thinks the war will end soon’
Letter from Kyiv: The courses run by the UCD Ukraine Trauma Project are attended by civilian and military first responders, from all walks of life
UCD earned €42.8m from on-campus student accommodation last year
Student accommodation income helped drive €34.5m surplus for the year
Smart two-bedroom townhouse near UCD for €565,000
Hidden away from the main road, 11 Nutley Square has a low-maintenance rear garden and a bright conservatory
From Mumbai to Dublin: ‘Ireland has been cold, yes – but not the people’
Amrita Kakka from India arrived in Ireland in February 2024
Former UCD school of classics secretary left will valued at €5.67m, papers show
Nora Timmins, mother of two Wicklow TDs, leaves €1m in will
‘My first proper job was Ents Officer at UCD. It was incredible’
Me & My Money: Paul Davis, founder and CEO of Davis Events Agency
Paul Durcan obituary: Being a poet was all consuming for him
Being a poet was all consuming for him. His main pursuit in life, it defined his everyday interactions
Disrupting the building materials market with a sustainable alternative to concrete
New Innovator: SlateRete takes unwanted slate waste and repurposes it
Dr Anne Merriman, Irish-educated pioneer of palliative care in Africa, dies aged 90
She trained in UCD and set up hospice in Kampala, Uganda in 1993, and also trained students from 37 African countries in palliative care
‘Ireland’s answer to Hollows & Fentimans’: The father-daughter team behind Zingibeer are chasing Gen Z drinkers
The ginger-beer makers hit €500,000 in turnover last year in domestic trade, but they have an eye on international markets
New social media ‘early warning’ system will alert gardaí to potential crimes
AI system to help monitor targeting of asylum seeker accommodation, promotion of false medical cures, fundraising for terrorists and spreading extremist doctrines
Planning permission sought for Clonskeagh student homes
Bain Capital backed firm seeking permission for 439 bed spaces near UCD
‘There’s a war on academia’: US faces brain drain of its brightest and best teachers and students
Europe may benefit as Trump’s campaign against Ivy League colleges is causing academics to consider emigrating
‘It is nice to know future surgeons gained skills because of my dad’: Body donated to science is returned to family two years on
Does someone who donates their remains for medical research receive a burial?
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