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Drop-out rates in some third-level STEM courses hitting 80%
Males with low Leaving Cert points at high risk of not completing college courses
Class gap: More affluent students dominate high-points courses
Trinity College Dublin has lowest proportion of disadvantaged students, study shows
From Donegal catch to a glass of Australian red: the Irish chef making ready meals during a pandemic
‘I haven’t been back home for nearly four years and I really miss my family’
Other institutions: All you need to know about open days
A diverse range of courses are on offer for prospective students
Income data for thousands of students receiving grants is ‘incomplete’
Half of 18 and 19-year-olds in higher and further education in receipt of Susi grants
Tender process for six higher education buildings due ‘immediately’
Pledge to deliver 11 buildings set to facilitate extra 8,000 student places upon completion
Will healthcare prove a popular choice?
Covid-19 might persuade more students to opt for healthcare courses
Why choose a law course? You may not get rich, but it can be rewarding
So what do solicitors and barristers actually do? It’s not like Suits or Law & Order on TV
Will Leaving Cert ‘calculated grades’ be accepted by universities abroad?
Ask Brian: About 2,000 students have applied for college courses in the UK or Europe
Varadkar: Bridge between North and Scotland ‘worth examining’ but UK must pay
Taoiseach says British PM says ‘no, no, the EU is going to pay for it’
Mind the gap: Affluent students have firm grip on top university courses
Despite access initiatives, a large divide remains between rich and poor at third level
Leaving Ireland after Leaving Cert: ‘Probably the worst day of my life’
‘It was immensely daunting ... but moving abroad was hands down the best decision I ever made’
Leaving Cert 2019: Disappointed? You have plenty of options
Act quickly if you want to appeal a grade or sit a special second-chance maths exam
‘It will leave an awful, dark cloud over West Donegal’
Locals left wounded and emotional as four of their finest young men taken in one fell swoop
Government hopes hard Brexit would not affect fees for cross-Border students
More than 3,000 higher education students flow across the Border
Trinity likely to be hardest hit by disruption to flow of students after Brexit
3,400 higher education students cross the Border to study
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s institutes of technology
Life on campus: here is what the country’s IoTs have to offer
New figures show extent of ‘class gap’ in higher education
Fee-paying students much more likely to attend top Dublin-based universities
My Leaving: ‘I never thought that clear blue skies would be so depressing’
Young people here love our hometown but we are outward-looking and we think about travel, whether to other parts of Ireland or overseas
Making your mind up: Why choose law?
A law degree alone will not make you a barrister or solicitor but it does confer an advantage
Education: Expansion of third-level colleges forms key part of NDP
School building programme to lead to additional 20,000 places annually
Institutes of Technology: All you need to know about open days
ITs around the country offer a diverse range of course options for students
Why Law? Degree teaches a range of useful life and employment skills
Law helps students develop diverse skill sets including research, analysis and problem solving
SMEs told to make their own preparations for Brexit
Enterprise Ireland chief executive urges businesses not to wait until Brexit is official
More than 6,000 students drop out of college in first year
Highest drop-out rates in construction, computer science and engineering courses
A selection of postgrad courses from around the country
Peter McGuire takes a look at a sample from all seven universities and some of the institutes of technology and smaller colleges
Bus Feda owner rejects Bus Éireann’s accusations
Brian O’Donnell says his Donegal-Galway service is not undercutting Expressway
Institutes of Technology: All you need to know about open days
ITs around the country offer a diverse range of course options for prospective students
Albert Reynolds’s daughter nominated as High Court judge
Government makes several judicial recommendations and appoints new HEA chair
Geraldine McLaughlin’s scoring exploits take some beating
Donegal star a huge factor in the success of her college, club Termon and county
Third-level colleges face penalties over ‘poor performance’
€1m State funding may be withheld for GMIT, Dundalk Institute of Technology and NCAD
Technological universities: are they really such a good idea ?
One of the first big problems facing a new minister will be the issue that is being described by some as ‘the Irish Water of higher education’
How are our universities and colleges performing?
Most institutions are faring well, but three face penalties for poor performance
Wide range of postgrads in institutes of technology and other third-levels
Institutes of technology have courses to cater to every interest – from finance to computing and from cyberpsychology to medical device design
Five third-level colleges financially vulnerable
Dundalk IT, Waterford IT, Letterkenny IT, Galway Mayo IT and NCAD are in difficulty
Inquiry into way public funds used to pay third-level chaplains
Minister orders review into employment of clerics, some of whom earn €50,000 a year
Life after the Leaving: ‘I wasn’t thinking about a job when filling out the CAO’
Danielle Connolly is happy she chose to study culinary arts
Forensic analysis, theology, Irish translation: why have CAO points for these courses skyrocketed?
An odd mix of courses are among those that leapt in points for college entry this year
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