Mitchell O’Connor says degrees will be valued and regarded the same as any other year

Government health drive also urges drug and alcohol-free social spaces on campus

Opinion: We need gender-competent leaders to ensure more women move upwards

Much remains to be done to make politics an attractive career option, not least as regards maternity leave and working hours

Fine Gael’s Bernard Durkan, who is heading towards his 75th birthday, has been returned to represent Kildare North

Debate hears government gives more State funding to ‘horses than students’

Minister of State says Taoiseach gave honest answer about smoking cannabis as a student

Deputy dropped from FG ticket following controversy over swing fall injury claim

Industrial strife, mergers and Leaving Cert reform will be prominent in coming year

Mary Mitchell O’Connor says the gender equality move is ‘game-changing moment’

Students condemn ‘wasteful and frivolous’ spending noted in Charities Regulator report

University to hire 500 new academic staff and enrol thousands more students

Dublin institution says change will help it secure top staff, research funding and students

Learjet woes, compo culture and Maria Bailey all made an appearance this week

Leo Varadkar says it was up to Dun Laoghaire TD whether or not she takes legal challenge

Broadcaster calls time on ‘expensive’ legal route to prevent construction of apartments

‘The majority of people who buy houses here tend to stay for a very long time’

Motion backed by some activists in her Dún Laoghaire constituency was ruled out of order

Hundreds gather for Irish man who was separated from his mother at five years of age

Minister of State Mary Mitchell O’Connor says statistics on student drug use anecdotal

Some students told there were no college places this year after they secured places following Leaving Cert upgrades

Almost half of children who use the internet talk to strangers online

Brendan Kelly says low response rate ‘limits fine-grained conclusions that can be drawn’

Dark forces at work who thrive by driving wedges between people, says Des Fitzgerald

Prices in purpose-built facilities up by 10 to 15 per cent to €1,500 a month in some cases

Government moves to introduce minimum employment standards for sector

Daughter Maria Bailey TD said father reared her to be a ‘strong, independent woman’

Reforming legislation also increases powers of regulator over English language schools

Mary Mitchell O’Connor says gender equality move is ‘game-changing moment’

Mary Mitchell O’Connor says proposals are ‘not worth sacrificing a community for’

BusConnects, rural broadband and property tax are some of the issues that keep cropping up at Dublin doorsteps

Simon Harris launches review aimed at tackling rising levels of sexual violence

The experience of colleges that have introduced consent classes or workshops to date has been overwhelmingly positive

Report ordered by Minister recommends ‘transparent and accountable’ protocols

Analysis: Sexual harassment and rape remain major issues on campus

Decline in emigration to US is prompting rethink of long-standing relationship

‘I long for the day when we don’t have to celebrate how fabulous we are,’ says former rugby international

Mary Mitchell O’Connor says occasion needs to be repurposed

Events big and offbeat call for gender balance and celebrate achievements