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Daily Archives: 06 September, 2021

Student housing crisis sees landlords seeking up to €1,200 per room per month
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • student accommodation, student finances
  • Fees, access and admissions, Life
CAO system overhaul will see further education and apprenticeships included
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • CAO, DFHERIS, points, Simon Harris, undergraduate admissions
  • Fees, access and admissions
€38m fund will give struggling students free laptops
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • ICT, student finances
  • Governance and administration
Extra university places are needed in future – expert
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • grade inflation, leaving cert, student numbers
  • Fees, access and admissions
‘Hard reality’ some students won’t get first CAO choice
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • CAO, Pól Ó Dochartaigh, undergraduate admissions
  • Fees, access and admissions
Students paying up to €11,000 for accommodation on campus
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • student accommodation, student finances
  • Fees, access and admissions
SUSI is a Broken System. Late Stipend Payments Add Insult to Injury
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • maintenance grants, student finances, SUSI
  • Fees, access and admissions
Most CAO applicants likely to get one of their top-three choices despite points rise
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • CAO, SEC, Simon Harris, undergraduate admissions
  • Fees, access and admissions
Girls get Leaving Cert results boost from ‘unconscious bias’
  • 06 Sep, 2021
  • steve
  • CAO, gender, leaving cert, SEC, undergraduate admissions
  • Fees, access and admissions

Popular posts – last 3 days

  1. Simon Harris pushes for cut in €3,000 student fee in September cost-of-living package 12 August 2022 "Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris is pushing for the €3,000 third-level student contribution to be cut as part…
  2. ‘Hyperinflation’ poses fresh challenge for Trinity’s €100m E3 learning institute 11 August 2022 "Leaked documents show the college’s board was warned that rising costs and nearly 30 claims from the main contractor could…
  3. Minister Harris must introduce student accommodation strategy before it is too late – Rose Conway-Walsh TD 11 August 2022 "Sinn Féin spokesperson on Further and Higher Education Rose Conway-Walsh has today written to Minister Simon Harris calling on him…
  4. More than 15,000 students in arrears paying university fees 11 August 2022 "More than 15,000 students are in arrears paying their annual student fees, according to figures from the university sector from…
  5. IFUT welcomes proposals to address precarious employment and issues facing researchers in new Oireachtas Report 11 August 2022 "The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has welcomed an Oireachtas Joint Committee report which includes an examination of the…
  6. Plans for major student housing development at former motor dealers in Cork city 11 August 2022 "A planning application seeking permission to develop more than 200 student bedspaces near UCC has been lodged with An Bord…
  7. Limerick students knocking on doors amid accommodation crisis 12 August 2022 "As pressure rises for accommodation ahead of the college year, students are knocking on doors in Limerick in the hope…
  8. Teachers’ Union of Ireland to hold industrial action ballot in September if pay not improved 12 August 2022 "The Executive Committee of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today confirmed that its members will be balloted in September…
  9. Article Processing Charges (APCs) and the new enclosure of research 11 August 2022 "Drawing on a recent analysis of APC pricing and movements within the commercial publishing sector, Gunnar Sivertsen and Lin Zhang…
  10. Maynooth University Library Cat Update 11 August 2022 "Over the past week or so I’ve made numerous trips back and forth to the Examinations Office and Exam Halls…
  11. UL asks students to record name pronunciations ahead of conferring ceremonies 10 August 2022 "The University of Limerick has sent a message to all graduates ahead of the conferring ceremonies asking them to send…
  12. Student housing crisis: ‘We endured extortion, theft, insults, and abuse’ 13 August 2022 "Samira Sikder is from Bangladesh but grew up in Ireland. She is studying animation at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art,…
  13. Student accommodation crisis in Letterkenny laid bare 11 August 2022 "Figures show a 63% drop in available beds with student numbers expected to rise. Last year, at least two students…
  14. University lecturers prepare for ballot on industrial action 13 August 2022 "The university lecturers’ union, IFUT, is the latest to announce plans for a ballot on industrial action if the Government…
  15. UCD issues plea to alumni to put students up in spare rooms 12 August 2022 "University College Dublin has sent a plea to its alumni asking them to consider renting spare rooms to students ahead…
  16. Some students told they may lose bookings for single-bed rooms 6 August 2022 "A leading private student accommodation operator in Galway has told those who booked single rooms that they face losing a…
  17. EU Applicants to Irish Universities Triple Since Brexit 10 August 2022 "The number of applications from EU students who wish to study in Irish universities has more than tripled since Britain…
  18. Teacher unions plan ballot for industrial action in September as pressure mounts on Government over pay 10 August 2022 "Teacher unions are announcing plans to ballot members next month on industrial action as pressure mounts on the Government to…
  19. ‘We are desperate’: Ukrainians in student accommodation face uncertain fate 10 August 2022 "In the courtyard of one student accommodation village in Cork, the grass is battered and trampled to a crisp. Not…
  20. Students could face ‘Galway to Dublin commute’ due to accommodation crisis 13 August 2022 "Daily commutes from Galway to Dublin and back are among the dire predictions being voiced about the choices facing students…
  21. Students left in limbo as house bookings cancelled in favour of long-term lets 8 August 2022 "The worsening college accommodation crisis has left students in a university town reeling from an email that their house bookings…
  22. Student tax relief should account for high accommodation costs – Dolan 10 August 2022 "The tax relief currently available to students should include accommodation costs to help alleviate the stress and pressure they encounter,…
  23. Cut to student contribution fees needed, says USI 12 August 2022 "The President of the Union of Students in Ireland has said any change to the student contribution charge would be…
  24. Maynooth University planning new student accommodation facility, KCC documents show 6 August 2022 "Documents lodged with Kildare County Council (KCC) show that Maynooth University (MUI) is planning to construct a new student accommodation…
  25. Therapist faces trial for using ‘forged’ university degrees 6 August 2022 "A therapist will face trial accused of using 'forged' university degrees and professional qualifications in order to work as a…
Higher Education Authority Bill 2022
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Report Stage
(12 July 2022)
 
Committee Stage (resumed)
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Committee Stage
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Seanad: Second Stage
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(22 June 2022)
 
Second stage (resumed)
(27 January 2022)
 
Second stage
(26 January 2022)
 
Bill as initiated in Dáil Éireann
(7 January 2022)
 
Joint Committee Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny
(28 September 2021)
 
Joint Committee debate (resumed)
(20 July 2021)
 
Joint Committee debate (resumed)
(13 July 2021)
 
Joint Committee debate
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