Mary Mitchell O Connor
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‘Shatter the glass ceiling’: First woman university chief in Ireland after 428 years
- Education
- November 24, 2020, 01:00
Earlier this year Prof Kerstin Mey shattered one of the highest and hardest glass ceilings there is in Ireland. Her appointment as president of Unive(...)

‘Super junior’ ministerial pay increase defended by Michael McGrath
- Politics
- July 24, 2020, 14:40
The decision to increase the salary of the third ‘super junior’ Minister in Cabinet by over €16,000 has been defended by Minister for Public Expenditu(...)

College students report harassment and non-consensual sexual encounters
- Social Affairs
- June 22, 2020, 06:00
Almost 30 per cent of female college students have experienced non-consensual sexual penetration due to force, the threat of force or while they were (...)

Time to be ambitious. We need a Department of Higher Education and Research
- Education
- June 2, 2020, 00:00
Every now and then, an opportunity arises for a country to fundamentally reset expectations. One example was former minister for education Donogh O’Ma(...)

Taoiseach confirms creation of new Munster Technological University
- Education
- May 26, 2020, 18:54
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced the creation of the Munster Technological University involving Cork Institute of Technology and Institute of Tech(...)

Surge in applications for student grants
- Education
- May 3, 2020, 16:17
Record numbers of students are expected to apply for grants in the coming academic year due to the volume of families affected by unemployment or redu(...)

Most parents opposed to postponement of Leaving Cert exams - survey
- Education
- April 22, 2020, 20:18
A large majority of parents of Leaving Cert students are not in favour of the Government’s decision to postpone exams until August, according to a sur(...)

Appeals board turns down planning for 452 apartments for Cornelscourt
- Commercial Property
- April 22, 2020, 17:59
Plans for a 452-apartment build-to-rent complex on land formerly owned by Dunnes Stores at Cornelscourt in south Dublin have been turned down. An Bo(...)

Youth wings of political parties call for ‘no detriment’ policy
- Education
- April 11, 2020, 18:33
The youth political wings of most of the country’s main political parties have called on ministers for education on both sides of the border to liaise(...)

Coronavirus: Third-level students will not have to sit traditional exams
- Education
- April 8, 2020, 02:11
Third-level students will not have to sit traditional end of year exams, with alternative arrangements being put in place by colleges and universities(...)