Continuous presence in Dáil and ability to reach highest levels of power counter Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary’s claim he could not rely on them to ‘get things done’
Election 2024: Pressure on services at University Hospital Limerick a major concern in the county
Veteran war reporter’s records over 50-year career include notes from interviews with Osama bin Laden
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Artificial Intelligence provides immense opportunity for Ireland, if we can address its voracious requirement for power
Galway and Limerick universities to offer medicine courses next year to ease CAO points pressure
Five senior Science Foundation Ireland staff made protected disclosures last December involving claims against Prof Nolan
New national science forum to enhance ability to respond to challenges such as climate change and pandemic threats
Patrick O’Donovan agrees with view of Pashcal Donohoe, who said he was ‘embarrassed’ at price paid for structure
Plan to use former nursing home site for international protection applicants stalls following concerns
Patrick O’Donovan raised issues with his Cabinet colleague Roderic O’Gorman over proposed facility in his constituency
There are alternative college admission models, such as university entrance exams and interviews, but none is perfect
Intention of Government is to establish inquiry into potentially thousands of cases of abuse which occurred in the past
New law allows tenants to request longer leases
Student landlord Yugo has threatened Government with legal action over ban
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
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
