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The Irish Times view on funding science and research
- Editorial
- March 4, 2021, 19:30
Science has demonstrated its capacity to deliver in responding to Covid-19. Effective vaccines were developed in a less than a year while scientists c(...)

Microsoft launches new digital skills training programme for 10,000 people
- Technology
- March 4, 2021, 04:02
Microsoft has unveiled a new digital skills training programme aimed at supporting 10,000 people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. StepIn2Tech,(...)

The University of Limerick (UL) has said any of its students found to have attended a gathering in the Castletroy area of the city on Tuesday night “w(...)

Covid-19: 10 things we thought about the virus a year ago – that turned out to be wrong
- Health & Family
- February 28, 2021, 06:00
Covid-19 has been a moving target from the start. Here are some of the early misconceptions that were challenged by emerging new evidence - and someti(...)

Meet Pádraig, former J1 student, whose robotic exoskeleton has given him new hope
- Parenting
- February 25, 2021, 06:01
As Pádraig Schaler’s arms and legs start to move in very slow motion above the treadmill, it appears for a moment as if he is suspended in zero gravit(...)

Charities call on Ireland to drop opposition to EU tax transparency rule
- Economy
- February 24, 2021, 14:11
A coalition of charities has called on Ireland to drop its opposition to a proposed European Union tax transparency law as momentum grows in Brussels (...)

Three new technological universities may be established by next year
- Education
- February 23, 2021, 17:30
The number of technological universities may grow from two to five by this time next year, according to Government Ministers. A technological univers(...)

Growing links between Irish and Chinese universities must be examined, Senator says
- Politics
- February 22, 2021, 21:55
The Government has been warned that developing links between Irish and Chinese universities must be scrutinised because of concerns about human rights(...)

Science Foundation Ireland supports Ireland as research leader
- Sponsored
- February 18, 2021, 05:08
Five Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres are to receive €193 million in funding over the next six years. The centres will carry out research i(...)

Tánaiste offers to speak to gardaí over GP contract leak
- Crime & Law
- February 14, 2021, 14:01
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has offered to meet gardaí to assist them with their preliminary inquiries into the leaking of a confidential document. In a st(...)