‘Failure upon failure’: Despair in Afghanistan as flights leave empty
Thousands attempt to flee Afghanistan but many of those most at risk have little hope
Coronavirus: Social distancing on the beach as people ‘get the message’
‘Before Leo Varadkar announced the tighter restrictions, the beach was busier than in summer’
New appointments made to boards of State bodies
Bruton announces new members and online system for Student Grants Appeals Board
Ask Brian: Can my daughter get a job with an arts degree?
Absolutely: arts graduates have an impressive track record in the commercial, public and creative arts sectors
College lecturers say they are spending more time teaching ‘basic skills’
Almost 73% of academics surveyed indicate increasing student diversity
College lecturers: More time being spent on basic skills
Language difficulties and inadequate writing skills are cited as core academics problems
Do Irish teachers work long hours by international standards?
Working hours of secondary teachers are 4th longest in Europe but shorter than US, Australia
Tough times for third-level lecturers
The image of the leisurely academic in an ivory tower is one that hard-pressed lecturers, suffering intense third-level education cutbacks, simply don’t recognise
Continued cuts risk the future of our third-level sector
Policy decisions are taken without considering policy and planning. Irish universities have absorbed serious funding cuts and now face a crisis
University teachers to withdraw Croke Park `concessions’ if pay cuts are introduced
Government risk destroying `fabric of industrial relations’, union agm told
University lecturers vote to fight any pay cuts
Government risks “destroying the fabric of industrial relations”, AGM in Dublin was told
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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