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# Massacre

147 killed after gunmen stage pre-dawn attack on Kenyan university

The masked gunmen stormed the university in the northeastern town of Garissa as students were sleeping.

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Apr 2nd 2015, 9:45 PM

# Scarlet

This basketball player forgot his mic was on and completely mortified himself

He tried to covertly tell his teammates that he thought a woman was “beautiful’. Well, she knows now.

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Mar 27th 2015, 3:44 PM

# Not happy

Activist pulls out of Trinity talk on 'Rise of Islamism' citing unreasonable conditions

She said she was told TCD was worried the talk would be ‘antagonising’ to Muslim students.

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Mar 23rd 2015, 4:26 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you glad you chose the college course you did?

More than 74,000 people have applied for courses through the CAO. How did that work out for you?

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Mar 9th 2015, 8:25 AM

# decisions decisions

Nursing is the big loser in this year's CAO applications

The college application service has released details from the initial round of course choices

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Mar 9th 2015, 7:50 AM

Voices

Postgraduate SUSI applicant? Let’s hope you were never hardworking or homeless

I worked full-time during my full-time undergraduate degree; in 2007 my mother and I became homeless. Yet I am not deemed eligible for a full postgraduate grant.

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Feb 26th 2015, 8:00 PM

# Controversy

More Fitzgibbon Cup drama as reports that Mary Immaculate are heading to the DRA

The third-level competition could be set for further chaos.

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Feb 23rd 2015, 5:51 PM

# Higher Education

College lecturers accused of not doing enough to include students with disabilities

A new report also found that less deaf students are now attending college in Ireland.

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Feb 18th 2015, 6:00 PM

# donegal tuesday

Student defends Donegal Tuesday to Joe Duffy: ‘February is the drinking month’

Queues formed in the morning for the now annual “Donegal Tuesday” event in Galway city.

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Feb 17th 2015, 10:58 PM

# decisions decisions

The CAO deadline has passed but no need for panic....

Late applications can still be submitted between March until May.

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Feb 2nd 2015, 11:00 AM

# OSU

US college student arrested for shooting porn video in busy campus library

No one noticed her doing it. HOW.

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Jan 31st 2015, 5:03 PM

# Going Away to College

96 hours to go until (some) college students make one of the biggest decisions of their lives...

The CAO deadline is this Sunday.

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Jan 28th 2015, 3:00 PM

# shifting

University ad featuring two students shifting criticised for being inappropriate

Ah, it’s only shifting.

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Jan 22nd 2015, 1:48 PM

# shelbourne college

Gardaí contacted over fees owed to international students

“Wherever you’re hiding, we need that money.”

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Jan 12th 2015, 6:48 PM

# let the games begin

College in the US makes video games an official sport

Athletic scholarship without ever leaving your chair.

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Jan 6th 2015, 7:23 PM

Voices

Opinion: I had to leave home and become independent at 18 – but SUSI won't recognise that

The grant is supposed to be there for people like me – people who can’t survive in college without it. But I don’t fit into SUSI’s picture of what a student is.

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Nov 12th 2014, 1:52 PM

# Refunds

Student group criticises Shelbourne College for failing to repay fees

RTÉ has reported that the college owes international students €200,000.

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Nov 7th 2014, 10:46 AM

# looking east

Could Ireland become a leading country for studying Chinese?

That’s what Trinity hopes, thanks to its new M.Phil and Centre for Asian Studies.

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Oct 29th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Overweight

Ireland's child obesity rate has plateaued and it may begin to fall

Researchers say the plateau in childhood obesity is still unacceptably high.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:30 AM

# university challenges

'No ifs, no buts, no education cuts' - thousands of students march on Leinster House

Student leaders will meet the Education Minister tomorrow…after they’ve dried off.

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Oct 8th 2014, 3:42 PM

# freshers a daisy

Going to college in Ireland - expectations versus reality

This way to your lecture, Gary…

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Oct 3rd 2014, 6:45 PM

# freshers

11 things nobody ever tells you about going to college

The printers = your new enemy.

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Sep 27th 2014, 6:00 PM

# trinners for...oh

Trinity College down ten points in world university rankings

Ireland’s top ranked institution is now 71st in the world, while two universities in the UK have moved up in the top ten.

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Sep 16th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Student Life

The number of students in alcohol-free accommodation in UCC has quadrupled

There are now 24 students in the alcohol-free gaffs – and one third of them are Irish.

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Sep 8th 2014, 12:43 PM

Voices

Opinion: The truth about sharing a house (hint: it’s not like Friends)

Sharing a house with other people has its ups and downs – here’s how to avoid the pitfalls…

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Sep 6th 2014, 7:00 PM

# training day

Think this TheJournal.ie staffer would make a good garda? Here's 35 reasons why not...

100 new recruits will start in Templemore in the next few weeks. College staff spent yesterday giving journalists a taster of what the students will be facing.

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Aug 28th 2014, 7:30 AM

# let's be cops

Inside Ireland's Police Academy: Here's what the new batch of Garda recruits will be facing...

The first new Garda recruits in five years are about to start in Templemore – and college top brass have high hopes for “the cream of the crop”.

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Aug 27th 2014, 10:50 PM

Voices

Opinion: New technology is opening access to education, but also presenting new challenges

Open, flexible and accessible education has the potential to open up education to those who cannot access traditional higher education courses.

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Aug 26th 2014, 1:00 PM

# hotel living

Students to be put up in hotels due to building delays at Montrose site

A classic room is priced at €180 per week, while the penthouse costs €265 per week.

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Aug 19th 2014, 9:58 AM

# CAO

17 of the coolest lecturers you'll wish you had in college

Teach us your ways.

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Aug 18th 2014, 1:00 PM

# C A ooooh

Students' nerves were shot while waiting for CAO offers this morning

TELL US NOW.

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Aug 18th 2014, 8:41 AM

# CAO 2014

Here's how the CAO offer and acceptance system works

You’ll need to know this when the points are released today…

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Aug 18th 2014, 12:30 AM

# class of 2014

Here's how the CAO offer and acceptance system works

This is what happens next…

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Aug 14th 2014, 6:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: Life doesn’t begin or end with those elusive CAO points

Things may not go to plan for you today, but that just means there are some unexpected turns on the exciting road ahead.

Aug 13th 2014, 1:00 PM

'Don't panic, don't compare' - if you're getting your Leaving Cert results today, read this first

We’ve been through it, and we have something to tell you…

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Aug 13th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Is the CAO points system fair?

Further proposals for a revamp of the Leaving Certificate have been reported this morning.

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Aug 11th 2014, 9:16 AM

Voices

Opinion: Coping with a nervous Leaving Cert student? Read on...

With the Leaving Certificate results set to be released this week, here are some tips to calm those fraying nerves.

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Aug 11th 2014, 7:30 AM

# no flying the nest

Students could save almost €4k if they stay at home with mum and dad

The DIT Cost of Living Guide says student living costs are over €8,000.

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Jul 31st 2014, 6:45 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Jul 14th 2014, 4:55 PM

# college dropout

More and more people are dropping out of college (especially men)

7,000 students from the 2010/11 academic year didn’t make it to second year.

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Jul 14th 2014, 8:43 AM