“Physicist Stephen Hawking’s decision to pull out of attending a major conference in Israel next month has been met with the expected mix of praise and opprobrium …” (more)
[Paul Gallagher, Independent, 8 May]
“Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel’s treatment of Palestinians …” (more)
[Matthew Kalman, Guardian, 8 May]
“Government plans to increase the student to teacher ratio in the further education sector will result in the loss of up to 100 teachers in Dublin and 400 teachers nationally, a protest in Dublin heard today …” (more)
[Éanna Ó Caollaí, Irish Times, 26 April]
“Up to 100 third-level teachers were protesting outside Leinster House in Dublin this evening over cuts to the education sector. The Teachers Union of Ireland members say an increase in the pupil-teacher ratio will result in around 200 job losses around the country …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 25 April]
“Teachers are set to protest outside the Dáil this evening over plans by the Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to force through the compulsory redundancies of more than 400 teachers nationally …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 25 April]
“Protesters have been evicted from the University of Sussex following an occupation which lasted nearly two months. The university was last week granted a possession order …” (more)
[BBC News, 2 April]
“It is a dispute that has radicalised dozens of students, shut down sections of Sussex University for more than a month and won admiration and support from the likes of Noam Chomsky, Tariq Ali and the actor Peter Capaldi …” (more)
[Rebecca Ratcliffe, Guardian, 10 March]
“The country’s main teacher unions have threatened to withdraw goodwill as part of their campaign against the new Croke Park deal. The Teachers Union of Ireland said that it will consider taking back voluntary and productivity measures as part of the first Croke Park agreement …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 9 March]
“Rank and file members of the Teachers Union of Ireland will gather in Dublin today in a show of solidarity against Croke Park II …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 9 March]
“A student who suffered a brain injury at a university fees demonstration has been cleared of violent disorder. Alfie Meadows was accused of causing disruption during the 9 December 2010 demonstration in central London against plans to treble tuition fees …” (more)
[Guardian, 8 March]
“A grass-roots rally of public servants in the education sector will take place in the Gresham Hotel Dublin at 12:00 on this Saturday 9th March 2013. All public servants are very welcome to come along …” (more)
[The Cedar Lounge Revolution, 6 March]
“SIPTU have hit back at the recent protest by the ’24/7 Frontline Service Alliance’, saying that it will take more than ‘hot air and windy rhetoric in basketball arenas’ to reach agreement …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 24 February]
“Protesting gardai have said they have no option but to hold peaceful demonstrations until progress is made over pay talks …” (more)
[Michael McHugh, Independent, 23 February]
“Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin has insisted that he is pressing ahead with his plan to reduce the cost of the public service by €1bn despite a huge rally by frontline public sector workers …” (more)
[Michael Brennan, Independent, 19 February]
“Hundreds of students gathered outside Cambridge University’s prestigious debating society on Tuesday to protest a speech by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose visit sparked an outcry among anti-fascist groups in the country …” (more)
[Sophie Pilgrim, France 24, 19 February]
“Debt collectors pursuing former students for unpaid college fees. ‘Apparently #UCD have hired debt collectors to chase down students who haven’t paid their college fees. So ridiculous. #comeandgetme …’” (more)
[Irish Times, 19 February]
“A student from Northern Ireland who threw eggs at the Taoiseach Enda Kenny during a visit to University College Dublin has escaped expulsion – but remains defiant …” (more)
[Nicola Anderson, Belfast Telegraph, 15 February]
“Three students who threw eggs at the Taoiseach during a visit to UCD have expressed relief after escaping expulsion by the university authorities. Suzanne Lee (23), from Belfast, Aidan Rowe (22), from Co Mayo, and Ben McCormack (24), from Chichester in England, were instead given a formal reprimand …” (more)
[Nicola Anderson, Independent, 14 February]
“The three students involved in the protest against Enda Kenny were given a suspended fine of 200 euro each, a formal reprimand and are to write a letter of apology to Martin Butler, VP for students.” (piccies)
[Facebook, 13 February]
“UCD student publication The College Tribune has reported that the three students who threw eggs towards the Taoiseach during an official visit will not face expulsion …” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 13 February]
