Mary Mitchell O’Connor
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Fine Gael pledges four further technological universities
- Politics
- January 27, 2020, 21:35
Fine Gael has said four further technological universities (TUs) will be established in the State within the lifetime of the next government. At a br(...)

Universities lobbied for exemption to student housing rent caps
- Education
- June 20, 2019, 03:55
Ireland’s seven universities strongly lobbied to have college-owned student accommodation exempt from legislation to introduce rent caps and extra ten(...)

Third-level sector funding to be tied to gender equality improvements
- Education
- August 20, 2018, 13:18
Future funding for higher-education institutions will be tied to how well they tackle the problem of gender equality in the sector, Minister of State (...)

Minister to examine compulsory sexual-consent college classes
- Social Affairs
- August 7, 2018, 13:50
Minister of State for higher education Mary Mitchell O’Connor said she is considering making classes on sexual consent compulsory in all Irish college(...)

Richard Bruton to increase powers to investigate universities
- Irish News
- July 17, 2017, 00:01
Minister for Education Richard Bruton is seeking powers to appoint investigators to examine “issues of concern” in higher education institutions. The(...)

Enda Kenny has promised to work in partnership to build a better Ireland following his election as Taoiseach yesterday during a day of drama at Leinst(...)

Welcome for Mick Wallace undimmed despite his unorthodox approach
- Politics
- February 25, 2016, 01:00
At last, a politician who has kept his promises. “I said I wouldn’t do parish pump and I didn’t,” says Mick Wallace, lightly dressed in his trademark(...)

Use of primary schools for childcare would be ‘band aid approach’
- Education
- March 4, 2015, 16:48
The use of primary school buildings as a low-cost solution for childcare would amount to a “band aid approach” to a serious capacity problem, accordin(...)

Urban beach gets go ahead in Dún Laoghaire
- Environment
- December 1, 2014, 01:01
A €2.5 million “urban beach” and outdoor swimming pool at Dún Laoghaire harbour has received planning permission.Almost a year after the plan was lod(...)

Department admits circular on SNAs was ‘badly phrased’
- Education
- June 18, 2014, 01:00
The Department of Education has reassured parents that access to special needs assistants (SNAs) will be unaffected by a controversial circular issue(...)