News Archives – Page 2 of 105

Teacher’s union want a faster Covid-19 testing and tracing turnaround

November 11, 2020

The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) have said there needs to be “substantial progress” on safety issues in schools to avoid industrial action.

NUI Maynooth offering college courses to Mountjoy prisoners

November 11, 2020

MUI Maynooth has partnered with Mountjoy prison to bring college education to prisoners.

The Irish language is modernised with the new Béarla-Gaeilge dictionary

November 11, 2020

According to a press release on October 30th, the main aims of this project were to represent the current usage of both Gaeilge and English spoken in Ireland, the main dialects of contemporary Irish, and a broad range of language from technical to informal.

What prospective students can expect at the DCU Virtual Open Day this month

November 11, 2020

Dublin City University’s first Virtual Open Day of the 2020-21 academic year will take place on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st November.

Trump claims election is being stolen from him

November 5, 2020

Although millions of ballots have still to be counted, Joe Biden is edging ahead of Donald Trump in the race for president of the United States of America.

Protests against sealing of Mother and Baby home records in online rally

October 31, 2020

An online rally in protest of the government’s choice to seal the records of Mother and Baby homes was organised by Uplift.ie and Aitheantas.

Trinity College spend over €4,500 on upgrades to hand sanitisation stations

October 28, 2020

Trinity College was forced to spend €4,610 on upgrades to their campus’ hand sanitisation stations after criticisms.

Irish National Teacher’s Organisation demands action from Government to help schools stay safe

October 28, 2020

The Irish National Teachers´ Organisation (INTO) is ¨growing increasingly concerned that public health precautions for teachers are inadequate¨, according to a statement published on their website on October 19.

DCU students will be able to mix and match modules from six other universities

October 28, 2020

DCU students will be able to mix and match modules from six other universities as part of an new government initiative.

USI says Budget 2021 does not address underlying issues in higher education

October 28, 2020

The Union of Students in Ireland said that Budget 2021 has “ignored the systemic barriers preventing students from accessing higher education,” in a statement posted on their website.

Schools appear safer from Covid-19 than the wider community

October 28, 2020

Schools are safer from Coronavirus than the wider community, officials have told the HSE.

Third-level students to receive €250 each from Budget 2021

October 28, 2020

Third-level students are set to receive a €250 payment in the coming year in recognition of the impact of Covid-19 on students, as outlined in the Budget 2021.

DCU lead new research to examine Covid-19 care among people who are homeless.

October 28, 2020

DCU’s Dr Briege Casey will oversee a collaborative effort of nurses and researchers to study the Covid-19 care available to people that are homeless.

Trinity College Fresher’s group chats infiltrated by suspicious advertisements

October 28, 2020

Trinity College’s Welfare Officer, Leah Keogh, warned students to be suspicious of “female-only” advertisements in first-year group chats.

DCU students return home following increased Covid-19 restrictions

October 28, 2020

Students are allowed to stay on campus during the 6 week lockdown however, some student residents are deciding to go home

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation criticises the treatment of student nurses

October 28, 2020

The INMO said on October 16th, students on placement in hospitals “are facing additional Covid risks and are effectively being asked to work as staff for no pay”

Universities are permitted to continue with campus activities during Level 5 restrictions

October 28, 2020

Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris said that universities may continue to have some activity on campus “which cannot be undertaken remotely.”

DCU’s flexible accommodation offers short stay for students

October 28, 2020

DCU’s short stay accommodation will allow students to book accommodation on a nightly, weekly or monthly basis depending on requirements and availability.

DCU is offering refunds to students staying in campus accommodation

October 28, 2020

DCU have decided to move all learning online, except for some labs or tutorials that require students to be on-campus, for the remainder of the semester…

DCU to receive almost €3 million in research funding

October 28, 2020

DCU will receive almost €3 million in funding towards academic research that was hindered by Covid-19 as part of a €47.7 million package distributed to 19 Irish colleges from the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

DCU Students’ Union launch annual ‘Don’t drop out, drop in’ campaign

October 28, 2020

The week involved a variety of events and workshops aiming to help first year students settle in and get to grips with college life.

Catholic symbols to be phased out in 200 state secondary schools

October 28, 2020

Steps to become more multi-denominational include symbols from other religious festivals being displayed with the traditional crib at Christmas

Possible changes to the pandemic unemployment payment

October 14, 2020

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has hinted at the possibility of restoring previous Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) rates to introductory levels for those in sectors badly affected by COVID-19.

Trinity launches Ireland’s first on-campus testing programme

October 14, 2020

Trinity has launched Irelands first on-campus testing program. Currently only for symptomatic cases, the program could evolve into one of the countries largest testing schemes.

UCD hired COVID-19 compliance officers to enforce national regulations

October 14, 2020

UCD has hired Covid-19 compliance officers as part of additional measures in order to ensure that students are following the current health regulations and restrictions.