A University of Ulster Students’ Union (UUSU) council meeting was held in mid-November where a new bilingual signage policy was agreed. This would see Irish language signs replacing existing signage over time across the university’s four campuses in Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown and Derry. Read more…
The online physio service will be brought to users by specially trained physiotherapists via the VideoDoc platform, with a focus on musculoskeletal medicine, ergonomics and occupational health. Read more…
There have been repeated calls from the National Bus and Rail Union for additional security on certain routes, including calls for a dedicated Garda Public Transport Policing Division. Read more…
From the findings of the report, they have urged policymakers to prioritise transition planning at an earlier stage within the post-primary school life-cycle for young people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Read more…
The dissatisfaction from the student body is due to the fact that the company also caters for three direct provision centres in Ireland and accommodates 850 asylum seekers in Cork, Athlone and Clare. Read more…
Concerns had brewed in recent weeks over the future of the operation, the company said it was “reviewing operations” at the site. Read more…
The Mental Health Commission requested €9 million from the Department of Justice to commence the new service in 2019, but Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan confirmed that €3 million would go towards the initiative. Read more…
The figures obtained from GPs and shared by Donnelly reveal that 69,836 patients were cut from waiting lists as part of a “validation exercise” after staff inquired that they were “ready, willing, suitable and available” to attend. Read more…
The changes will affect up to 160,000 students at post-primary level across the country, which equates to half of the secondary school population that are in Education and Training Board (ETB) and community schools. Read more…
TheConnect Trade Union voted unanimously at the union’s first conference on 6th October to launch campaign to get more women involved in apprenticeships.
Ní Riada credits her background and appreciation of Ireland’s identity as two key components that she believes makes her to be a suitable candidate for the Presidency.
A planned 50 per cent increase was expected for carbon tax. This would have increased carbon tax from the current amount of €20 to €30 per tonne. The rate has remained unaltered since May 2014. Read more…
The announcement is an attempt to end a controversial “two-tier” austerity-era cost-cutting pay rate. It resulted in entrants into the public sector since 2011 receiving less than that of longer serving colleagues. Read more…
The ban is the first of its kind in the country, in an effort to comply with the World Health Organisation’s “Healthy Campus” concept. Read more…
Enactus DCU presented eight projects at the Enactus Ireland National Competition. They will go on to the World Championship in Silicon Valley later this year. Read more…
78 per cent of companies are paying men more than women, according to data belonging to 10,000 firms submitted last week. Read more…
In an interview with Vice President for Education and Placement Matthew Davey, he recounted his experience of his role with the Student Union in DCU. Read more…
There was an increase in the uptake of girls getting the HPV vaccine this year, according to the latest figures released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) on March 22nd .
Almost a quarter of a million people in Ireland have precarious employment contracts according to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
Restrictions are set to be put in place that will affect career breaks for teachers in Ireland, according to Education Minister Richard Bruton.
A new tech business which aids in transcribing audio files into text was crowned with Best Start-up Opportunity award at an event in Dublin City University (DCU) Alpha on Tuesday. Happy Scribe is a software Read more…
Dublin City University (DCU) has been ranked within the top 250 universities globally in the area of Arts and Humanities by one of the most widely recognised third level ranking bodies. The Times Higher Education Read more…
A Queen’s University Belfast student was crowned winner of the Intervarsity Poetry Slam competition held in the National College of Art and Design, on March 29th.
A record number of CAO applicants have included Dublin City University as their first preference, according to recent figures. Read more…
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