National News Archives – Page 17 of 17

No plans for student loans or graduate tax in this year’s budget

November 28, 2012

Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn has rejected that a student loan system or a ‘graduate tax’ will be introduced in the budget. Minister Quinn, who was addressing the heads of Irish colleges and universities in

RSA launch film competition

October 31, 2012

The Road Safety Authority and Setanta Insurance are calling on budding young filmmakers to submit an original concept for a short film, with €3,000 prize money on offer as well as the chance to work

MEP tells DCU Students ‘a lost generation is being created’

October 17, 2012

Socialist MEP Paul Murphy believes that a “lost generation is being created” in the current euro crisis. Murphy, a guest for DCU Socialists Students, spoke about the euro crisis and the socialist solution. Murphy spoke

DCU fails to make top 400 Universities

October 4, 2012

DCU has failed to make the top 400 in the Times Higher Education University Rankings, with no Irish universities featuring in the top 100 list of the latest list. Earlier this year, DCU ranked 46th

Report recommending merger of DCU and other colleges shelved

October 3, 2012

A report commissioned by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) recommending the merger of DCU, Athlone IT, NUI Maynooth and Dundalk IT remains unpublished after the Minister for Education and three university presidents distanced themselves from

Dublin Bike scheme expansion to include DCU

October 3, 2012

DCU is set to be included in a planned expansion of the Dublin Bike Scheme. This is part of a plan to treble the amount of available bikes from 500 to 1500. Fifty six new