Miriam Lord’s Week: Dáil assured Santa won’t be caught in Brexit red tape
TDs and Senators pose with their pets and Howlin marks a special anniversary
Third-level staff, students to be surveyed on sexual harassment
Colleges required to record and report cases annually under new safety initiative
My first year as a TD: ‘I felt like I was working in a blizzard’
The pandemic has made for an unusual first year in the Dáil for some 40 deputies
‘Shatter the glass ceiling’: First woman university chief in Ireland after 428 years
University of Limerick president Prof Kerstin Mey says more women need to be appointed to senior roles
‘Super junior’ ministerial pay increase defended by Michael McGrath
Public Expenditure Minister says he has no knowledge of FF opposing such an increase in last Dáil
College students report harassment and non-consensual sexual encounters
New online survey provides ‘stark depiction’ of experiences of many students in Ireland
Time to be ambitious. We need a Department of Higher Education and Research
We need to create globally-competitive universities that perform ground-breaking research which drives innovation economies
Taoiseach confirms creation of new Munster Technological University
Merger of institutes of technology in Cork and Tralee will cater for 18,000 students
Surge in applications for student grants
10,000 Susi applications within a day of opening for grants in 2020/21 academic year
Most parents opposed to postponement of Leaving Cert exams - survey
Hpat admissions test results deferred until after Leaving Certificate exams are complete
Appeals board turns down planning for 452 apartments for Cornelscourt
Level of communal open space deemed below minimum standard set out in guidelines
Cornelscourt build-to-rent plan opposed by local planners
Proposal would see 452 apartments built in eight blocks in south Dublin suburb
Youth wings of political parties call for ‘no detriment’ policy
‘Safety net’ policy supported by thousands of university students via online petitions
Coronavirus: Third-level students will not have to sit traditional exams
Alternative arrangements for assessment to be put in place by colleges and universities
Students’ qualifications will not be undermined by cancellation of exams
Mitchell O’Connor says degrees will be valued and regarded the same as any other year
Colleges must provide alcohol-free student accommodation under new rules
Government health drive also urges drug and alcohol-free social spaces on campus
Our university promotions system is designed by men for men
Opinion: We need gender-competent leaders to ensure more women move upwards
The Irish Times view on women in the Dáil: Progress has stalled
Much remains to be done to make politics an attractive career option, not least as regards maternity leave and working hours
Election 2020: New ‘baby’ of the Dáil is Fianna Fáil’s James O’Connor
Fine Gael’s Bernard Durkan, who is heading towards his 75th birthday, has been returned to represent Kildare North
Political parties rule out student loans to fund third level
Debate hears government gives more State funding to ‘horses than students’
Mitchell O’Connor does not want drugs decriminalised ‘in our country ever’
Minister of State says Taoiseach gave honest answer about smoking cannabis as a student
Maria Bailey announces she will not stand for re-election
Deputy dropped from FG ticket following controversy over swing fall injury claim
The 12 education issues set to dominate 2020
Industrial strife, mergers and Leaving Cert reform will be prominent in coming year
Twenty women-only professorships to be established this year
Mary Mitchell O’Connor says the gender equality move is ‘game-changing moment’
Minister criticises ‘lack of transparency’ at NUI Galway charity
Students condemn ‘wasteful and frivolous’ spending noted in Charities Regulator report
UCD plans to expand and become Ireland’s ‘largest’ third-level institution
University to hire 500 new academic staff and enrol thousands more students
Royal College of Surgeons becomes State’s ninth university
Dublin institution says change will help it secure top staff, research funding and students
Miriam Lord: Leo makes Wexford wait while Wallace takes the Mick
Learjet woes, compo culture and Maria Bailey all made an appearance this week
Taoiseach plays down concerns over meeting to deselect Maria Bailey
Leo Varadkar says it was up to Dun Laoghaire TD whether or not she takes legal challenge
Pat Kenny relents in struggle to stop building beside Dalkey home
Broadcaster calls time on ‘expensive’ legal route to prevent construction of apartments
Make a move to Sandycove for a slice of beach life
‘The majority of people who buy houses here tend to stay for a very long time’
Taoiseach and Tánaiste defend Maria Bailey after ‘no confidence’ bid
Motion backed by some activists in her Dún Laoghaire constituency was ruled out of order
Funeral of emigrant who died alone: Joseph Tuohy ‘ashamed of his existence’
Hundreds gather for Irish man who was separated from his mother at five years of age
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