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Many Kilkenny students owed €1,000 from Government just before Christmas

The Minister for Higher Education has announced that students who paid the full tuition at the start of the college year will be given a €1000 refund. The cost of education measures that were outlined in the Budget stipulated that the student ...

23 Nov 2023 at 12:56

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New study shows Leaving Cert points affect future earnings

Points achieved in the Leaving Certificate can affect future earnings, a study has found. Graduate earnings were also found to be influenced by the secondary school and higher education institution where the person studied. The Higher ...

27 Sept 2021 at 13:02

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South East university receives €800k to provide courses to addiction service users

Over €800,000 in funding has been awarded to South East Technological University (SETU) for the provision of higher education courses for service users at Tiglin and other addiction treatment centres. Programmes like Tiglin - which ...

02 Sept 2022 at 15:30

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New report: Kilkenny ideal for Third Level expansion, with target of 1,000 full time students

A new report commissioned by Kilkenny County Council concludes that there is a very compelling educational, social and economic case for locating a higher education campus catering for 1,000 students in Kilkenny, and that all ...

30 Apr 2018 at 17:00

National News

Education programmes for nursing and science to be rolled out from September

A doubling of new degree programmes available outside the Central Applications Office points system will be made available from this coming academic year. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris is expected to ...

07 Jan 2024 at 11:00

National News

Government to boost number of medicine and veterinary college places

The Government plans to fund third-level institution places to boost the number of medicine, dentistry and veterinary graduates. It comes as the Government announced the results of a review that looked at boosting college ...

21 Jun 2023 at 19:23

National News

'We need to listen to survivors' - Harris launches survey on bullying in higher education

A national survey on student experiences of bullying in higher education has been launched. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, launched the ...

29 Oct 2022 at 15:18

National News

Irish students can expect cuts to college fees says Simon Harris

Irish students can expect a cut at a future date in college fees, the Minister for Further and Higher Education has said. Simon Harris said the announcement of a new funding plan is a landmark ...

04 May 2022 at 15:12

Northern Ireland

Research proposes justice system overhaul for victims of institutional abuse

A new justice framework is required to better meet the needs of victims and survivors of non-recent institutional abuse across the island of Ireland, a research project has suggested. The ...

29 May 2025 at 00:01

National News

Government cannot confirm when 'austerity-era' student fee will be cut

There is not yet a clear date for when the Government will cut the student contribution fee, the Higher Education Minister has said. Minister Simon Harris was speaking this morning ...

04 May 2022 at 11:54

National News

Four Irish universities set to receive €100million in capital investment funding

Four Irish universities are set to receive millions of euro in capital investment funding. That's according to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation ...

20 Apr 2023 at 13:13

'I want to speak more Irish' - Further Education Minister set to take language classes

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'I want to speak more Irish' - Further Education Minister plans to take language classes

The Minister for Further and Higher Education is planning to take Irish language classes. That's according to a tweet posted by Minister Simon Harris yesterday evening ...

31 Mar 2022 at 17:06

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