National News
A bill in the Dáil is to separate sex education from religion
The government have announced a bill to bring in sex education in schools, but don’t want it to be associated with religion. Read more…
Richard Bruton
National News
PE to be offered as Leaving Cert exam subject
[dropcap]PE[/dropcap] will be implemented as a Leaving Cert exam subject in 80 schools across Ireland from September.
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Secondary level students now allowed to “opt-out” of religion classes
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]econd Level students in Ireland are given the opportunity to officially ‘opt-out’ of religion classes, after a circular was issued to schools by the Department of Education on the 19th of February 2018.
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Springboard+ 2018 scheme to fund more courses than ever before
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation ministers called on Higher Education institutions to draft new proposals for new ‘Springboard+’ courses. Education ministers Richard Bruton and John Halligan want to widen Springboard’s net, with Bruton emphasising a “welcome move towards full Read more…
Clubs and Socs
Minister for Health makes an appearance at Clubs and Socs
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]oliticians inspected the future of their parties as they visited DCU’s ‘Clubs and Socs’ signups on Monday. Among the familiar faces was Fine Gael Minister for Health Simon Harris who made his way around to Read more…
National News
Minister Bruton announces reassessment of disadvantaged schools
Schools will find out next year if they still meet the criteria for disadvantaged supports funding due to major changes in the way schools are assessed.
National News
Intel and DCU Ties Grow Stronger As Helix Hosts Mini-Scientist Awards
St. John’s National School from Cratloe, County Clare took the overall prize at this year’s Grand Final of the Mini-Scientist Awards held in The Helix Read more…
National News
New Bill Could See Secondary School Students On Boards Of Management
A new bill set to be published in a few weeks time could see secondary students become eligible to sit on boards of management. Read more…
DCU News
DCU among colleges to receive funding from EU for the Erasmus+ programme
The European Commission has granted €105m towards Erasmus+ in Irish colleges, including UCC, DIT, UCD and Maynooth.
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New three-year plan aims to boost student interest in STEM subjects
Interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at colleges are set to increase as a plan is launched by Science Foundation Ireland and Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton. Read more…
DCU News
Number of Indian students in Ireland to double in next year
The government plan to double the number of Indian students coming to Ireland next year, however there are no plans to increase the number of scholarships awarded at DCU. Read more…
DCU News
Science research to receive €300m investment
More than 800 scientists will benefit from a €300 million investment in seven world-class research facilities across the country. The money which will be invested over a six year period, has been hailed as a Read more…
DCU News
Minister Bruton launches new DCU cleantech innovation hub
A new DCU Innovation Campus is set to support over 200 jobs in the next 18 months. The centre will be a national hub for clean technology companies and is expected to boost Ireland’s green Read more…