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# Colleges

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# Final two
Cats in control - St Kieran's and Kilkenny CBS set up Leinster colleges hurling final clash
It will be the fourth time in five years that the Kilkenny school rivals will clash.
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Feb 22nd 2014, 4:56 PM
# schedule
Here's the fixtures details for the Dr Harty Cup final and Corn Ui Mhuiri semi-finals
The dates and venues are in for the premier Munster Colleges fixtures.
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Feb 12th 2014, 9:42 PM
# Rising Stars
PS Chorca Dhuibhne still on course for Corn Ui Mhuiri three-in-a-row
The Dingle school, managed by Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice, won today’s re-arranged game against Coláiste Chríost Rí.
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Feb 8th 2014, 4:58 PM
# Shock Success
Hosts Queen's University exit Sigerson Cup against GMIT in first round
GMIT will now take on NUI Maynooth next week.
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Feb 5th 2014, 3:27 PM
# fountain of youth
DCU is one of the top 50 "young" universities in the world
Not bad, for a young…university.
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Jan 30th 2014, 7:52 PM
# Prospect
New Cork senior hurler stars as Hamilton High Bandon reach Dr Harty Cup semi-finals
Michael Cahalane starred in today’s win over Dungarvan CBS.
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Jan 21st 2014, 3:14 PM
# Cuts
Apprentices to pay higher fees as budget cuts kick in
The costs are associated with registration fees paid to the institutes of technology attended by those in SOLAS/FÁS programmes.
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Jan 4th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Education
New third level report shows students at ITs more likely to drop out
The report — part of a new initiative from the HEA — gives detailed profiles of institutions. The authority insists it’s not a “ranking system”.
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Dec 28th 2013, 5:23 PM
# Education
Fee-paying schools dominate university numbers, but third-level numbers on the rise
Fee-paying schools and Gaeilscoilleanna send more students to university, but there is good news across the board.
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Nov 26th 2013, 8:03 AM
# Third Level
Two Irish colleges make list of top 100 'young universities'
NUI Maynooth and DCU make the Times’ annual list, while South Korean universities take up two of the top three slots.
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Jun 20th 2013, 8:41 AM
# Colleges
The Tipp hurler and Limerick coach who won an All-Ireland title together
Jason Forde and Donach O’Donnell will be in opposition in the Gaelic Grounds today.
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Jun 9th 2013, 11:00 AM
# Public Pay
55 public-paid educators earning more than the Taoiseach
Figures released by Ruairí Quinn show that 55 people under the remit of the Dept of Education earn over €200,000 a year.
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May 18th 2013, 7:45 AM
# debt collectors
Student body hit out over use of debt collectors in colleges
The response from the USI comes after a tender by UCD for the “collection of outstanding monies”.
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Feb 11th 2013, 5:03 PM
# Irish Colleges
The HEA proposes merging 39 colleges into 24
By reducing the number of institutions, the HEA believes it will improve quality, increase capacity and be better value.
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Jan 16th 2013, 12:00 PM
# University Rankings
No major changes for Irish colleges in latest University rankings
Trinity College, UCD, UCC, NUI Galway and DCU haven’t seen any major change in their rankings since this time last year.
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Sep 11th 2012, 8:05 AM
# Student Loans
Students fear 'two-tiered' college system as Quinn endorses loan scheme
Bank of Ireland announces a loan scheme for postgraduate students which will go some way to replacing their former grants.
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Aug 7th 2012, 12:15 PM
# Student Loans
Banks' student loan schemes not part of Department's funding plans
Bank of Ireland is rolling out a nationwide loan programme for students’ parents – but it’s not part of national plans.
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Aug 1st 2012, 4:42 PM
# Fees
Students’ college fees could rocket within two years
The Higher Education Authority says surging demands on the education system could mean fees could be doubled or more.
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May 24th 2012, 9:43 AM
# Fees
Dispute erupts over USI's student fees poll
The union’s members have voted in favour of maintaining the USI’s current position in campaigning for fully Exchequer-funded fees.
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May 23rd 2012, 5:49 PM
# Surgery
Further study needed on effectiveness of knee implants - report
New strategies to treat early-stage osteoarthritis will help cut down the demand for surgery, according to researchers.
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Mar 11th 2012, 8:00 AM
# Going to College
Surge in tuition fees sees major spike in UK CAO applicants
Rising tuition fees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have seen hundreds more students apply to come to colleges here.
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Mar 9th 2012, 7:59 AM
# Education
New rules will require colleges to merge or lose funding
Plans published by the Higher Education Authority will ask small colleges to merge with bigger ones or face the financial chop.
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Feb 13th 2012, 9:19 AM
# College Fees
TD calls for instalment plan to help with student fees
Fine Gael’s Alan Farrell said a monthly direct debit system would ease pressure on families.
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Feb 6th 2012, 5:52 PM
Voices
Column: Cutting grants isn’t just bad for students – it’s bad for Ireland
The boom taught us the danger of ignoring inconvenient truths, writes Miles Link – so what are we doing with cuts to the universities?
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Nov 22nd 2011, 8:30 PM
# College rankings
Junior minister: 'Ireland is 6th in the world for universities'
Seán Sherlock reckons Ireland’s performance in university rankings puts us 6th in the world, when countries are ranked by GDP.
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Nov 22nd 2011, 1:18 PM
# Points Race
Report expected to make the case for capping places in college
Ruairí Quinn is set to receive a report outlining the need for student numbers to be capped in order to avoid the return of fees.
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Nov 8th 2011, 10:06 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Nov 8th 2011, 8:35 AM
# Mental Health
Two-thirds of students would hide mental health problems - survey
There is still a significant stigma around mental health issues in Ireland, according to new research.
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Oct 9th 2011, 12:01 PM
# University pay
One hundred university staff still paid more than €200,000 wage cap
Three top academics at Irish universities are each earning more than a quarter of a million euro a year.
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Sep 21st 2011, 12:42 PM
# Student Grants
Students win new independent appeals process for university grants
The Union of Students in Ireland has hailed the establishment of a central appeals board by minister Ruairí Quinn.
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Sep 19th 2011, 7:51 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
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Sep 5th 2011, 8:25 AM
# Property
Rental prices levelling off across Ireland – report
The latest Daft.ie report says the average rental price in July 2011 was exactly the same as it was in July 2010.
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Aug 16th 2011, 12:01 AM
# Protests
Students to take to the streets over increase in college fees
Up to 25,000 students expected to march in Dublin city centre in protest over planned increase in registration fees.
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Nov 3rd 2010, 8:35 AM
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