Brian Maccraith
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Dublin City University announces new president
- Education
- December 6, 2019, 17:29
Dublin City University (DCU) has announced the appointment of Prof Dáire Keogh as its new president. Prof Keogh, who is currently deputy president of(...)

20 ‘inspirational’ teachers shortlisted for new national award
- Education
- September 16, 2019, 18:54
Twenty “inspirational” teachers from across Ireland have been shortlisted for a new initiative aimed at recognising the contribution of the teaching p(...)

Ireland secures just one of over 400 European research grants
- Education
- September 13, 2019, 20:50
Just one of more than 400 recently announced European research grants has been awarded to Ireland prompting calls for an overhaul in how the Governmen(...)

Mark Pollock launches robotics rehabilitation programme at DCU
- Science
- September 4, 2019, 21:27
Celebrated adventurer and motivational speaker Mark Pollock joined researchers from Dublin City University on Wednesday to launch the college’s Exoske(...)

Can a major new plan revive the coastal town of Balbriggan?
- Social Affairs
- August 30, 2019, 01:00
Fred Hammond points up at a grubby apartment block from his makeshift seat on a pile of fishing nets and wonders how it was allowed to be built. It r(...)

Cervical smear tests contract given without proper assessment
- Health
- August 6, 2019, 22:03
The contract awarded to US-based Quest Diagnostics laboratory to deal with the backlog of cervical smear tests was given without proper due diligence (...)

Q&A: What is the latest CervicalCheck controversy?
- Health
- August 6, 2019, 22:00
What is the latest problem with CervicalCheck? Essentially, the IT system at the US-based Quest Diagnostics laboratory in Chantilly, Virginia – which(...)

HSE keen to ‘put women first’ after latest CervicalCheck controversy
- Health
- August 6, 2019, 15:27
Five times more women than originally estimated have been affected by delays in their cervical smear test results because of a “major communications f(...)

CervicalCheck investigation report to be published on Tuesday
- Health
- August 6, 2019, 08:08
An investigation into an IT flaw which led to women not receiving their CervicalCheck results is due to be published on Tuesday. A “rapid review” pr(...)

The Irish Times view on the CervicalCheck review: The need for answers
- Editorial
- July 17, 2019, 17:21
What is a glitch, exactly? The question has arisen in the context of the most recent problem to arise with the national cervical cancer screening serv(...)