Grade inflation falls at Irish universities following concern over integrity of degrees
Fewer students awarded first-class degrees but proportion of high achievers is 40% higher than in 2015
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Three students ask High Court to overturn expulsions from Dundalk IT
The students were made the subject of internal disciplinary proceedings arising out of allegations which included that the three were involved in an aggressive physical altercation with each other
Redundancies proposed in sustainability plan for Dundalk Institute of Technology
Dundalk institute has 500 staff and 5,000 students and has been running deficits in recent years
College dropout levels climb amid ‘perfect storm’ of Covid disruption
More than 5,000 first year students dropped out of their third level courses in 2020-21
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Disconnection, isolation and exam inexperience among factors behind increase, say academics
From Panama to Dundalk: Familiarity feels strange, since it’s my first time taking a bus to the town
‘It feels like I’ve found a place where the warmth of my country’s culture comes alive, honouring the coffee shop’s name’
Putting science and research at the heart of development
Phytaphix’s range of nutritional supplements are scientifically natural
Updated immunotherapy could be ‘game changer’ for allergy sufferers
Student James Clegg hopes new treatment can rid him of asthma-triggering allergies
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Higher education is being transformed with merger of institutes of technology - but some fear it is a step in wrong direction
Site for 158 homes in coastal location near Dundalk for €3.25m
Development site in Blackrock, Co Louth, has full planning for a range of home types
‘I’ve quite a small field of vision – less than 5%’
Three members of Fighting Blindness tell how their eye conditions impact their lives
Businesses must boost workers’ skills to prepare for future – Government training body
Around 200 companies have signed up for a Mid-East Regional Skills Forum webinar
Record number of IRC awards connecting researchers and community/voluntary organisations
Government departments and agencies also fund innovative research under New Foundations scheme
College Choice: Support available to level the playing field
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds significantly under-represented in third level
Does Ireland have a diversity problem at third level?
A new report shows there is just one full-time black female academic professor in Irish academia
Harris announces €53m for 71 scientific research projects
Research on spinal cord injury, climate change and horse breeding included in list
Two Irish entrepeneurs shortlisted for leading innovators prize
Dr Anita Finnegan of Nova Leah and Ailbhe Keane of Izzy Wheels among the finalists
Come on, Mr Portillo, say ‘Dáil’ again. You know we like it
Hawks & Doves, Michael Portillo’s Irish history lesson, crackles with melodrama
Liam O’Neill obituary: Film-maker was key in development of Irish film industry
O’Neill brought great commitment and generosity to his work with and for other people
The year of the nurse: ‘We’re drained, we’re stressed, but we will keep going’
Nurses on coping during Covid-19, ahead of International Day of the Nurse and Midwife
Universities facing huge losses due to fall in foreign students
Trinity College Dublin announces recruitment freeze as part of cost-saving strategy
Disruptive and affordable: new game breaks into hyper reality
Enhancing the gaming experience by bringing the physical environment into the virtual
Coronavirus: Third level institutions contact 250,000 students
Critical importance of social distancing emphasised in joint letter sent to up to 250,000 students
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Strike at Dundalk Institute of Technology called off
Management to pursue status of Technological University
Staff at Dundalk Institute of Technology to go on strike next week
Union says dispute centres on management failure to consult on strategic future
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Makhlouf warns all Brexit outcomes damaging for Ireland
Central Bank governor says 16% fall in sterling against the euro since the UK decided to quit the EU has already hurt Irish businesses
I go to school in the North. Can I apply to the CAO?
Ask Brian: Entry is based on a candidate’s scores for their best four subjects
‘I’m learning German. It’s not that different to how people speak in Dundalk’
Wild Geese: James Redmond, Oxford
Middle Eastern promises for Co Kerry-based medtech company
Portable Medical Technology partners with pharma giant MSD for Lebanon partnership
Review focuses on staff workload in Maynooth University
Maynooth University and Dundalk Institute of Technology complete quality checks
Dundalk IT students told to resit test after exam ‘compromised’
Final-year agriculture students told exams of entire class ‘now void’ due to leak of questions
Concern over lack of training for doctoral students in teaching roles at DCU
DCU is first university to face review by State education standards watchdog
Dundalk institute names library after John de Chastelain
Former general oversaw decommissioning of paramilitary arms in Northern Ireland
'What's the point of New IRA campaign?' - John de Chastelain
Former decommissioning chief says any hardening of Border due to Brexit ‘a tremendous shame’
You’ve survived childhood cancer, but who cares now?
The aftermath of survival includes medical, psycho-social, fertility and financial issues
Nova Leah secures €2.25m in funding to expand workforce
Firm develops cybersecurity risk assessment software for connected medical devices
How two Newry boys scored with Liverpool, Dublin and Brazil
StatSports technology is used by 1,500 sports teams globally including elite clubs like Liverpool
Archaeological revelations in Meath offer a historic opportunity
Brú na Bóinne finds have captured public’s imagination, and raise questions for the State
Yes we did: Irish theatre’s gender-equality revolution
Irish theatre came out blazing this week, proving that gender equality is ‘not hard to do, if you want to’
Cameron Reilly funeral: Priest asks those with information to come forward
‘I challenge our young people to examine the the direction in which their lives are going’
‘Someone knows something’: Cameron Reilly greatly missed in Dunleer
Murdered 18-year-old Co Louth student remembered as kind, funny and gentle person
Candlelit vigil held in Dunleer for murdered teenager Cameron Reilly (18)
Young and old join in show of support for family of student found dead on Saturday
One week on from Dundalk blaze, pupils settle into new third-level home
‘It’s raising their aspirations. Many are from families where there isn’t history of third level’
Exam students’ project work destroyed in Louth school fire
Classrooms out of use as gardaí and insurance workers carry out inspections
‘Real risk’ to EU-UK deal without hard border solution - Barnier
Varadkar and Barnier put further pressure on UK to suggest detailed border solutions
Barnier sidesteps Foster’s criticisms, saying he will not engage in ‘polemics’
EU’s Brexit negotiator responds to DUP leader by saying there is ‘no spirit of revenge’
Barnier warns of ‘real risk’ of no Brexit deal
EU’s chief negotiator says preparations must be made for no agreement on visit to Border area
Body of missing Irish man found in Vienna
Ross Hanlon was last seen at 2am on January 19th near a canal that flows into the Danube
Fears grow for Irish student missing in Vienna for six days
Ross Hanlon’s brother says: ‘Hang in there Ross we are going to get you home’
No evidence Dundalk attack linked to international terrorism - Garda
Yosuke Sasaki (24) had been living in Dundalk and working in call centre
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