Ninth Level Ireland

“… I was reminded this week of Hayes’s remarks when reading about how St Patrick’s College in Maynooth is taking steps to more clearly separate the seminary environment from the wider university environment. It is a move towards further enforced separation between the Catholic priesthood and society generally and is therefore a step in the wrong direction …” (more)

[Noel Whelan, Irish Times, 14 January]

“The national seminary at Maynooth is to clearly separate the seminary environment from the wider university community, The Irish Catholic understands. In a move that will be seen in some quarters as a nod to the past when seminary life was completely separated from the outside world …” (more)

[Michael Kelly, The Irish Catholic, 12 January]

“Students at the Irish national seminary at Maynooth will be separated from other students on the sprawling campus, in a move to preserve the distinctive quality of the seminary as a training ground for clerics, the Irish Catholic reports …” (more)

[Catholic Culture, 11 January]

“An elite group of almost 200 academics and administrators in higher education earn over €150,000 while half earn over €200,000 …” (more)

[Peter McGuire and Seán Flynn, Irish Times, 6 December]

“Nine NUI Maynooth students are this morning entering the third day of their occupation of the constituency office of Kildare TD Anthony Lawlor in Naas …” (more)

[Donie O'Sullivan, College Tribune, 4 December]

“The leader of the group of students who have occupied the constituency office of a Fine Gael TD in Kildare confronted him as he gave an interview outside his office this afternoon …” (more, video)

[TheJournal.ie, 3 December]

“Eight students from NUI Maynooth who have occupied the constituency office of Fine Gael TD Anthony Lawlor in Naas, Co Kildare, have said they are there for the long haul …” (more)

[RTÉ News, 3 December]

“The Fine Gael TD whose offices are being occupied by several Maynooth students in a protest against cuts to third-level grants and increased fees says he does not want to see the group get into trouble over their actions …” (more)

[TheJournal.ie, 3 December]

“Eight students from NUI Maynooth have occupied the constituency office of Fine Gael TD Anthony Lawlor to highlight their fear that student maintenance grants may be cut in next week’s Budget …” (more)

[BreakingNews.ie, 3 November]

“Members of the Maynooth Students’ Union have occupied the Naas constituency office of Fine Gael TD Anthony Lawlor in the latest escalation of the wider student movement against the reintroduction of fees and cuts to third-level grants …” (more)

[TheJournal.ie, 2 December]

“Trinity College has teamed up with six of Ireland’s largest third level institutions in a cross-border initiative to establish a new Digital Arts and Humanities (DAH) structured PhD programme …” (more)

[Fionn O’Dea, University Times, 22 November]

“A series of letters and poems arising out of an unlikely friendship between an Irish missionary nun and the Nigerian writer and social activist Ken Saro-Wiwa have been handed over to NUI Maynooth …” (more)

[Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times, 11 November]

“The Irish Federation of University Teachers has expressed serious concern about a warning of possible prosecution issued to an academic at NUI Maynooth by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission …” (more)

[Lorna Siggins, Irish Times, 31 October]

“The reputation of Irish universities has taken another hammering in an international league table. The research team involved blames cuts for big falls by six of Ireland’s seven universities, and Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) in the most prestigious global college performance ratings …” (more)

[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 6 October]

“University College Cork has been named as the Sunday Times University of the Year. NUI Maynooth took the runner up spot while Dublin Institute of Technology has been awarded the accolade of Institute of Technology of the Year …” (more)

[BreakingNews.ie, 23 September]

“EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, was in Dublin’s Science Gallery today to meet with some of Ireland’s successful scientific researchers to have recently secured prestigious EU funding …” (more)

[SFI, 22 September]

“Not yet out of their gowns, the first law class to pass through NUI Maynooth were already somewhat pessimistic about a future in the profession when they graduated earlier this month …” (more)

[Cían Nihill, Irish Times, 19 September]

“NUI Maynooth held its first graduation ceremony for law students yesterday. Founded in 2008, NUI Maynooth Law is the youngest law school in Ireland. Its inaugural graduating class consisted of 28 students, each of whom yesterday received either a Bachelor of Civil Law or Bachelor of Business Law degree …” (more)

[Cian Nihill, Irish Times, 8 September]

“The Minister for Research and Innovation, Mr Seán Sherlock TD, today (Wednesday) announced Government funding of €15 million to be provided over the next four years for 79 research projects as part of Science Foundation Ireland’s 2011 Research Frontiers Programme …” (more, list of awards)

[Science Foundation Ireland, 24 August]

“A big change in course preference has emerged among students with the publication of today’s initial round of Central Applications Office offers for third-level courses. CAO points required for entry to courses in science, technology and agriculture have increased dramatically, as students opt for programmes with better job prospects …” (more)

[Seán Flynn, Irish Times, 22 August]