Patrick O’Donovan

Yugo accuses Government of ‘unseemly haste’ over fast-tracked July legislation

Minister for Education Norma Foley announced in April that there will be no change from last year, with grades to stay at the same level

Just over half of this year’s college applicants secure their first choice in CAO offers

Schools will have to pay a fee of up to €30,000 to QQI, depending on how large they are, followed by an annual charge of up to €20,000 to receive certification

Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland amalgamates Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council with annual budget of more than €300m

Annual fees and contributions mandated to ‘learner protection fund’ to provide for students if schools fail

Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy refused to grant orders permitting his return to work at SFI pending full determination of his court case

Prof Nolan is embroiled in a legal row with board of Science Foundation Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland to be subsumed into new State agency but unclear if Nolan will be involved

UL student told he would lose his deposit and be held liable for rent if he vacated property after finishing his studies for the year

Case likely to hinge on issue of whether fair procedures were applied when board of science funding body summarily dismissed director general

It was particularly egregious that allegations of misogyny were made public when they had been dismissed by an investigator as hearsay, says counsel for SFI director general

Nolan is before the High Court seeking extension of orders preventing his dismissal from state agency

Science Foundation Ireland will in the High Court attempt to justify its decision to dismiss Nolan as director general of the State agency

Science Foundation Ireland director general departs as State research agency is in the throes of a challenging merger

More powerful successor to supercomputer - named after pioneering Irish scientist - is due soon but funding has yet to be approved

With a computer called K gone from our lives since November, Ireland has a mortifying void in its mega-machine armoury

Minister for Agriculture declines to comment on investigation of Science Foundation Ireland chief executive Prof Philip Nolan

Money will fund 600-plus research roles in bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturing

Private investors are still circling the Irish student housing market amid a significant shortfall in beds

The funds will be used to part-finance three projects and 1,000 beds in UCD, DCU and Maynooth which will offer a proportion of beds at rents below market value

Firing gun on budgetary process will also be started with economic update from Minister for Finance Michael McGrath

Industry body says switch to 51-week lease model represents ‘an existential threat’

Opposition outraged as new Taoiseach fails to show up in the chamber, but he didn’t fall down a black hole – he was busy phoning world leaders

New Cabinet is expected be announced to the Dáil at about 5pm on Tuesday

There were protests in the Tipperary town earlier this year when its only remaining hotel, Racket Hall, became a centre for asylum seekers

Facility located near Celbridge in Co Kildare includes 32 specialised clean rooms designed for the discovery and analysis of trace evidence

Tom Enright, subject of critical Sipo report in 2022, denies making off-air verbal attack on presenter Alan Corcoran

Dublin riots have led to a dangerous political game

OPW erects signage warning visitors that civil ceremonies are not permitted at Corcomroe Abbey, a National Monument

Presence of listed buildings likely to affect any sale price

Varadkar says key restoration work is under way so as visitors can appreciate the island’s ‘beauty and heritage’

Energy company reveals likely carbon emissions impact of flights by Irish Ministers

Go in peace, or go in seething passive aggression. Unlike some of your nearest and dearest, we’re not here to judge

Three clerics were on hand to bless the bales of straw - one nearly decanted the holy water over Heather Humphreys

Forecaster moving towards ‘impact-based’ warnings to reflect what will happen as a result of the weather

Tourists are reportedly using the historic home of Peig Sayers as a toilet

Martin says more historical research may be more appropriate way of ensuring legacy of Collins is not forgotten

Patrick O’Donovan defends plans for a liquid natural gas terminal on the Shannon

Some successful projects backed by Ministers scored poorly in internal assessment process