Tom Boland
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‘Shocking, shocking:’ Justice Sean Ryan on the abuses of children uncovered in his report
- Religion & Beliefs
- May 20, 2019, 06:00
On May 20th, 2009, the Commission into Child Abuse published its shattering 2,600-page report. It investigated 215 residential institutions for chi(...)

‘Huge drop’ in literacy levels of Irish university graduates – OECD study
- Education
- February 20, 2019, 18:27
Up to 6 per cent of Irish university graduates are functionally illiterate, according to latest international research. These rates, contained in an(...)

Revealed: the universities most likely to award higher grades
- Education
- December 31, 2018, 00:00
Which university offers the best shot of a first-class or 2.1 degree? Is there much difference between University College Dublin and Trinity College D(...)

Academics are in the crosshairs of the populists
- Education
- November 25, 2018, 11:00
What could be the connection between a pub in rural Galway, populism and higher education? First the pub. On a recent evening I enjoyed a conversation(...)

Populism poses ‘major threat’ to autonomy of universities
- Education
- November 9, 2018, 18:19
Populism poses a major threat to research and the autonomy of universities, a conference has heard. The first ever Irish Postgraduate Research Confer(...)

Is it time to cut back on criticism?
- Culture
- October 16, 2018, 05:00
Just when did public debate become a game of trying to catch people out? Did it start with the Enlightenment and its focus on religious hypocrisy? Or (...)

Time to rebuild trust between higher education and political system
- Education
- December 12, 2017, 00:00
For all the Cabinet meetings held on university campuses, the smiling photo ops of government ministers at launches and sod turnings, the fine phrases(...)

Fifty years on since ‘free education’, it’s time to reflect on who the system really serves
- Education
- April 9, 2017, 09:00
This year is a very significant year in the history of education in Ireland, marking the 50th anniversary of the introduction of free post-primary edu(...)

Fifty years after free secondary education, what big idea do we need in 2017?
- Education
- February 14, 2017, 00:00
It is 50 years since Fianna Fáil minister for education Donogh O’Malley announced plans for free second-level education. It was not a radical policy(...)

Protest at Department of Education over ‘inaction’ on UL misconduct claims
- Education
- January 23, 2017, 20:18
A group of protesters occupied the Department of Education head office in Dublin on Monday to highlight “inaction” regarding allegations of misconduc(...)