“‘You are lucky to be in College at the moment, you are sheltered from the economic storm’. said Finance Minister, Michael Noonan at a recent ceremony to award him Honorary Lifetime Membership of the University of Limerick …” (more)
[Ann Styles, An Focal, 27 January]
“There’s been a lot of very worthwhile comment and outrage over the so-called SOPA Ireland debacle in recent days. I have a slightly different viewpoint on this …” (more)
[Mark Dennehy, Stochastic Geometry, 27 January]
“As part of a university voluntary severance and voluntary retirement scheme, 145 staff will leave their jobs before the spring semester begins. The departures are across all departments and are the result of a voluntary trawl …” (more)
[BBC News, 27 January]
“A student who was falsely accused of dodging a taxi fare in a video posted on the internet, is considering bring proceedings against YouTube chief executive Salar Kamangar …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 27 January]
“The new director general of Science Foundation Ireland wants to see creative partnerships, more impact for Irish research and changed mindsets as he begins his five year term of office. He hopes to witness the opening of Irish high-tech companies but also wants to boost Irish research higher up the international league tables …” (more)
[Dick Ahlstrom, Irish Times, 27 January]
“Kader Arif, a leading French MEP who had the role of rapporteur – ie, leading investigator – into the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA – has resigned in protest and denounced the treaty as a charade …” (more)
[John Kennedy, Silicon Republic, 27 February]
“CAO applicants should look at courses in science, engineering, maths or languages, according to the IDA. The Industrial Development Authority has said those are the skills multinational companies in Ireland most need …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 27 January]
“Irish business funding for research and university technology transfer offices (TTOs) fails to give Irish start-up companies the support they need when they need it. Instead, TTOs tend to take large chunks of company equity in exchange for funding …” (more)
[Karlin Lillington, Irish Times, 27 January]
“Rather than ban the debate or protest outside the venue, it is our duty to engage and challenge the likes of Nick Griffin, writes Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan …” (more)
[Irish Examiner, 27 January]
“… During the last government, the Innovation Taskforce, of which I was a member, considered changes that must be nurtured in Irish society if our economy is to successfully rebuild. Exceptional teachers like Jim Cooke are few, but we noted the role that experienced engineers and scientists could play in working with the teaching profession to greatly enhance of our school system …” (more)
[Chris Horn, Irish Times, 27 January]
“Stem cells: two small words that can invoke enormous hype, hope and sometimes confusion. In theory harnessing them could open up new therapies for a range of medical conditions. In practice it’s a complex field, strewn with technical and, in some cases, ethical difficulties …” (more)
[Claire O'Connell, Irish Times, 27 January]
“The junior minister behind proposed new laws giving copyright holders the power to seek court injunctions over copyright breaches has agreed not to sign the new laws before holding a full Dáil debate on them …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 27 January]
“For three governments in a row, ‘short-sighted’ and ‘sneaky’ seem to have become the relevant terms in operation when bringing in controversial, high-impact legislation on digital issues. In the past, from the government’s perspective, this approach has worked well …” (more)
[Karlin Lillington, Irish Times,27 January]
“The River Lee was compared to the river Ganges by a travel writer from India who visited Ireland 200 years ago. This historical description of Cork was cited yesterday when Indian students of University College Cork marked 82 years since their country’s declaration of independence with a reception at the college …” (more)
[Louise Roseingrave, Irish Times, 27 January]
“Freedom of speech is a fundamental plank of democracy. To deny anyone the right to express his or her views it to engage in censorship of the worst kind …” (more)
[Irish Examiner, 27 January]
“… On January 18th last, the National Council of the USI voted in a spanking new constitution, complete with rhetoric about ’transparency’, ‘accountability’, and all the rest of it – generally making the USI work better. It’ll certainly work better for President Gary Redmond, who (through the new constitution) can now run for a third term of office …” (more)
[Nicholas Sheridan, Dublin Studenty.me, 26 January]
“For the higher education sector, these are interesting times. This September, fees will rise by more than 200 per cent at most universities; a new loan scheme will be in place; the quota system for allocating places will be relaxed to enable greater competition; and an auction process for 20,000 places will be introduced …” (more)
[Carl Lygo, Daily Telegraph, 26 January]
