UCC to give refugees full scholarships
[dropcap]University[/dropcap] College Cork has been granted the status of “University of Sanctuary” and will provide seven asylum seekers and refugees with full scholarships from September.
[dropcap]University[/dropcap] College Cork has been granted the status of “University of Sanctuary” and will provide seven asylum seekers and refugees with full scholarships from September.
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]estrictions are set to be put in place that will affect career breaks for teachers in Ireland, according to Education Minister Richard Bruton.
[dropcap]Irish[/dropcap] Rail have announced that they are phasing out their quiet carriages on long haul routes, which is to have a negative effect on people with autism. The reasoning behind this move is said to Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he current housing situation in Ireland was described as a country in a state of crisis when it comes to homelessness by the chairperson of the housing charity Threshold. “We are in a state of Read more…
[dropcap]u[/dropcap]p to 3,600 unqualified or unregistered teachers have been employed by schools to cover absences due to career breaks or sick leave in 2016/17.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]V3 presenter Sinéad Desmond has quit Ireland AM after 11 years and pursued legal action against Virgin Media due to an alleged gender pay gap disagreement.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the Christmas shopping season kicks into high gear, consumers buying gift cards and vouchers have been warned to use them up early to avoid falling victim to overly restrictive terms and conditions.
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tudents who are hoping to do a J1 this Summer are being urged to book early to ensure their place on the popular summer programme.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]rish universities may be prohibited from borrowing money needed for development depending on a decision soon to be made by Eurostat.
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hronic pain sufferers were granted a three-month licence for a cannabis product to treat their condition by Ireland’s Department of Health this month.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]reland will host the 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education next year in Trinity College.
[dropcap]Almost[/dropcap] 150 mental health staff reported being physically assaulted by their patients in 2017 so far, an increase of 138 since 2015. A recent FOI from the HSE revealed that 149 of staff working in Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]reland has the fourth highest rate of drug deaths in Europe according to a recent EU report.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hird level institutions have been warned they could lose access to research funding if they fail to promote more women to senior positions in colleges.
[dropcap]Irish[/dropcap] students are paying the second highest fees in Europe behind the UK. However, only 60 per cent of Irish students are actually paying full fees as almost half were aided by the grant system Read more…
[dropcap]Most [/dropcap] advertising for substandard accommodation is found on social media groups, according to an RTÉ Investigates programme, which aired on November 2nd.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]reland ranks above the EU average in gender equality according to a report published earlier this month. The Gender Equality Index revealed that Ireland scored 69.5 out of a potential 100 while the EU average Read more…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rotests against the Church of Scientology opening up a new centre in Firhouse, South Dublin took place last Saturday afternoon.
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]early 20 percent of HIV positive people living in Ireland have felt suicidal in the last year, five times the national average of four per cent.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]rócaire has created an animated video which tells the migration stories of an Irish girl and a Syrian boy.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]reland plans to resettle an additional 330 refugees in 2018, Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan announced on Friday.
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ill Clinton warned that Brexit is due to people re-assessing “whether what we have in common is more important than our differences”.
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU students slam the suggestion that a cheaper morning after pill would lead to the misuse or overuse of the emergency contraception. Following an onslaught of backlash back in July when the company refused to Read more…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eo Varadkar’s unclear plans for the proposed ‘Student Loan Scheme’ outraged the Union of Students in Ireland, who led the march for publicly funded education in Dublin on October 3rd. The Taoiseach ruled out the Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU students don’t believe the change to cigarette packaging will make much of a difference to Irish smoking habits. Ireland isn’t the first country to implement unbranded cigarette packaging in order to deter people from smoking, following Australia, France and Read more…