Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

Bee botanicals and Ireland’s first gin garden: What to expect at Bloom 2019

The gardening festival returns to the Phoenix Park for the June bank-holiday weekend

Tue May 07 2019 - 13:39

Loaded pistol and bullets found on waste ground in west Dublin

Garda search, assisted by Defence Forces, targeted feuding gangs in Corduff area

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 19:45

Plant the seed: How to grow a career in gardening

You need barrow-loads of intelligence and creativity, a strong back and green fingers

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 00:00

Everything you need to know about Ireland’s institutes of technology

Life on campus: here is what the country’s IoTs have to offer

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 07:12

Summer of science

We look at a range of Stem-related courses designed to keep young minds active during the summer months

Tue May 29 2018 - 00:00

DIT academics have ‘significant concerns’ over amalgamation

More academics criticise process of setting up Dublin technology university

Wed Nov 29 2017 - 15:30

DIT academics criticise institute’s president over merger

Senior staff accuse Prof Brian Norton of not taking their concerns on the plans seriously

Thu Nov 16 2017 - 15:39

What next after you have graduated?

From volunteering to graduate trainee schemes, from internships to conversion courses, there are plenty of options

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 06:00

The college experience – more than just a degree

University is where you will gain knowledge you can use throughout your life. We spoke to six university presidents for their take on what third level has to offer

Mon Aug 21 2017 - 07:37

Higher education is too important to saddle third-level students with debt

Opinion: We should make undergraduate provision free in our institutes of technology

Wed May 10 2017 - 20:42

Plan to prosecute firms who offer paid-for essays to students

While current guidelines deal with plagiarism, they do not address ‘essay mills’

Sun Mar 12 2017 - 19:56

You have finally got your college degree – now what?

From further study to voluntary work, there are plenty of options after university

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 12:38

Cork Institute of Technology president likely to step down early

Move appears to follow concerns over public sector staff working beyond retirement age

Fri Jul 08 2016 - 01:00

Third-level college chaplaincies to be open to lay people

Review finds €2m a year in State funding spent mostly on Catholic chaplains

Thu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00

How much do chaplaincy services cost each third-level institution?

Higher Education Authority report shows how much each college pays to provide service

Thu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00

New Innovator: Anchorlily

Health start-up makes specially designed products for those living with dementia

Mon Jun 13 2016 - 05:00

Essays for sale: a new wave of plagiarism

Students who use online essay-writing services face sanction if caught. As for the final product, our experiment suggests such work is far from guaranteed to pass

Tue May 17 2016 - 07:00