“The low morale of primary school teachers in Limerick was emphasised by over 90 per cent voting to strike, says the INTO. The county’s representative on the INTO’s central executive committee, Margaret Bernard, said the turn-out last week was also above average …” (more)
[Donal O’Regan, Limerick Leader, 25 May]
“Industrial relations ‘Mr Fix-it’ Kieran Mulvey who brokered the revised Croke Park II deal said today that there is no chance of the deal being revisited …” (more)
[Jerome Reilly, Independent, 25 May]
“Around 100 members of unions against further cuts to pay in the public service turned out for the ‘No to Croke Park 2′ rally in Dublin today. The campaign wants the government to take note of their ‘no’ vote to Croke Park 2 and said the Haddington Road Agreement is almost identical to it …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 25 May]
“University College Cork intends to be largely self-funding within five years, saving the Irish taxpayer millions of euro a year. The university also plans to establish an innovative business school, as well as a student hub to enhance the ability of graduates to gain employment in their chosen field …” (more)
[Dan Buckley, Irish Examiner, 25 May]
“It was supposed to be a night of ‘decadence, debauchery, and indulgence’, but instead guests of an Oxford University end-of-term ball endured a ‘catastrophe’ with some left with burns, in tears and without food and drink …” (more)
[Conal Urquhart, Guardian, 25 May]
” Hats have been tipped to President Michael D Higgins and renowned milliner Philip Treacy after they became the first recipients of honorary fellowships from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology …” (more)
[Independent, 25 May]
“Two teaching unions are seeking further talks on improving the Haddington Road Agreement on reducing the State’s pay bill in education and other sectors …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 25 May]
“The prospect of industrial action in schools in the autumn increased last night after the executives of two teaching unions effectively rejected the proposed new public service deal, now known as the Haddington Road Agreement …” (more)
[Martin Wall, Irish Times, 24 May]
“Students will use the CAO as a ‘one-stop shop’ for applications to all courses in further and higher education, under ambitious new plans …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 24 May]
“Due to the fact that the Public Services Stability Agreement 2013–2016 (Haddington Road Agreement) does not represent sufficient change from the original LRC proposals, ASTI Standing Committee and TUI Executive Committee today reaffirmed their members’ rejection of the original LRC proposals …” (more)
[ASTI, 23 May]
“There are 371 teachers in second-level schools on salaries of more than €100,000 …” (more)
[Gordon Deegan, Independent, 24 May]
“Educational quality is now a hot topic in higher education globally.In recent months, I have been involved in institutional assessments and government meetings on the topic in Finland, Romania, Ireland, and the United States …” (more)
[Ellen Hazelkorn, Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 May]
“The front page of Libération, one of France’s leading dailies, was printed entirely in English on Tuesday. ‘Let’s do it’, ran the banner headline. Sounding like a Nike slogan penned by Cole Porter, it in fact referred to a new bill, which, if passed, would allow some university courses to be taught in English …” (more)
[Andrew Gallix, Guardian, 23 May]
“The country’s largest union, SIPTU, has decided to recommend acceptance of the new public service pay and reform agreement to its members …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 23 May]
“Minister for Research and Innovation Seán Sherlock TD has announced Government funding through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) of €6.9m, encompassing 62 research awards …” (more)
[Karina Corbett, Business and Leadership, 23 May]
“Tuition fees in England could be limited to £6,000 per year and remain cost-neutral to universities and the Treasury, a study commissioned by the Million+ group of universities says …” (more)
[BBC News, 23 May]
“President Michael D Higgins will address the 2013 Coimbra Group Annual Conference taking place at NUI, Galway this week. This is the first time that NUI Galway has hosted the event in 25 years. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Creativity, Research and Innovation in Universities’. The conference will run from Wednesday May 22 to Friday May 24 …” (more)
[Ebhan Loughlin, Galway Advertiser, 23 May]
“Up to 4,500 jobs are currently going unfilled in Ireland, and 10,000 more potential jobs are under threat in the short term, thanks to this country’s IT sector skills shortage, a startling new industry report published today has claimed …” (more)
[Mark Keenan, Independent, 23 May]
“The country’s largest teachers’ union has recommended that members accept revised Croke Park pay proposals on the basis that they represent an improvement on the alternative …” (more)
[Fiachra Ó Cionnaith and Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 23 May]
“How to tackle Ireland’s skills deficit has become a familiar refrain amongst Irish employers and across media …” (more)
[Simon Boucher, Independent, 23 May]
