# College

This month

September 2023

# Fraud

Millions transferred through money mule accounts in first half of year

The figure is an increase of 50% on the same period in 2022.

13.5k

Sep 8th 2023, 7:45 AM

This year

2023

# Higher Education

Harris announces €40 million for third level institutions to improve college campuses

Seven universities, five Technological Universities, two Institutes of Technology and six other colleges are benefitting from the grant.

9.6k

Jun 26th 2023, 7:00 AM

# chat tcd

With the rise of ChatGPT, how are universities planning on assessing students this year?

The software can produce essays on almost any topic in seconds, causing worry among colleges about academic integrity.

20.6k

Mar 11th 2023, 12:01 AM

Last year

2022

# CAO

Over 57,000 people offered place in CAO Round One, up more than 2,000 on last year

CAO ‘points’ dropped very slightly but remained close to last year’s levels.

9.9k

Sep 8th 2022, 5:44 PM

All time

# student options

There's a 'national obsession' with the points race, says Harris highlighting CAO changes

The new enhanced CAO website now includes Further Education and Apprenticeship options.

14.5k

Nov 5th 2021, 1:02 PM

# Third Level

Pop-up Covid vaccination clinics open as thousands of students start college

The clinics will open at over 15 campuses today.

9.1k

Sep 27th 2021, 11:08 AM

# Coronavirus

Irish university warns students that lecturers may call security if masks aren't worn in class

It’s just one of a number of approaches taken by universities as doors have reopened.

University College Cork has said lecturers will ask campus security to remove those who refuse requests to wear a mask, Stephen McDermott writes.

College says classes may also be cancelled and will not be repeated if security are unable to attend.

36.4k

Sep 24th 2021, 12:05 AM

# College

Nearly 1,500 students receive first higher education offer in second CAO round

The CAO released its second round of offers to applicants this morning.

15.8k

Sep 20th 2021, 12:56 PM

# pop vaccine centres

Pop-up vaccination centres to open on college campuses

Paul Reid said that hospital numbers beginning to fall but intensive care numbers are rising.

12.6k

Sep 18th 2021, 11:48 AM

# Leaders' Questions

Taoiseach says he doesn't want to see students staying in hotels due to lack of accommodation

The Taoiseach said a “close eye” will be kept on colleges and what they charge in for rent.

15.6k

Sep 15th 2021, 4:24 PM

# Round one

Over 55,000 people offered place in CAO Round One - points rise in teaching, business and health

This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course.

Round One offers must be accepted online by 3pm on Monday 13 September.

Four courses have now reached 625 points.

39.1k

Sep 7th 2021, 2:00 PM

# back on campus

Occupancy limits and sanitation: Higher education announces plans for 'safe return' to campuses

Colleges will implement sanitation and ventilation measures, as well as occupancy limits in certain locations.

20.2k

Aug 3rd 2021, 9:22 AM

# Education

Harris to seek government approval for 4,600 extra college places for upcoming semester

There has been a significant increase in demand for college places this year.

14.1k

Jul 13th 2021, 7:56 AM

# College

Staff and students urged to sign up for pilot antigen testing project on four college campuses

Testing will involve volunteers providing saliva samples twice weekly.

19.6k

Jul 12th 2021, 9:01 AM

# lectures on-site

Students to get back on campus as college reopening plans to be signed off by Cabinet

Cabinet will also consider doubling home quarantine to ten days for unvaccinated people travelling from Britain to Ireland.

19.0k

Jun 15th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Third Level

Over 20% increase in people applying to study nursing, CAO figures show

There was a large increase in applications for medicine, too, with 4,031 first preferences.

12.1k

Mar 9th 2021, 8:39 AM

# CAO

CAO surge sees thousands more apply for third-level courses than in previous years

The CAO has received 66,457 applications to date.

25.0k

Jan 20th 2021, 10:34 PM

# moderna

Cabinet agrees to purchase 875,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine

The Cabinet is also due to be updated on the progress to date of the Government’s new task force on the delivery of vaccines.

28.3k

Dec 1st 2020, 6:10 AM

Voices

Opinion: We at Irish universities owe it to our students to address our imperial legacies

Trinity professor Ciaran O’Neill says it’s time for Irish universities to address their own dark imperial past as students now seek real change.

22.5k

Nov 17th 2020, 7:53 AM

# Calculated Grades

6,100 students to get text message this evening upgrading their LC result

The results of the review were announced this evening by the Department of Education.

47.3k

Updated

Oct 3rd 2020, 6:30 PM

# Calculated Grades

Some students affected by Leaving Cert grade errors may have to defer college course, Foley says

It’s understood 800 to 900 students may have lost out on a college place due to the situation.

22.9k

Oct 1st 2020, 9:43 AM

# NUIG

Some students with reduced campus hours backtrack on decision to live away from home

One NUIG student is trying to leave his accommodation partly due to rising cases in Galway.

26.6k

Sep 30th 2020, 6:45 AM

# student housing

No fall in student rent prices over the past year, report says

The latest Daft.ie report shows rents have remained largely unchanged across the country for students.

14.9k

Sep 14th 2020, 6:30 AM

# College

WIT president defends decision to charge full student fees as almost all classes move online

All classes and lectures in the upcoming academic year will be held online.

21.2k

Aug 31st 2020, 6:00 PM

# College

Students should have rents refunded in event of second lockdown, says higher education minister

Simon Harris also defended the fact that college fees would remain the same, even as courses move online.

20.1k

Aug 31st 2020, 11:06 AM

# coronavirus era

'Unprecedented situation' could see students renting on campus a few days a week

This academic year will be vastly different to previous years for third-level students.

50.4k

Aug 16th 2020, 9:00 PM

# Staying home

College might once have offered an escape for vulnerable students - Covid-19 has changed that

With lectures moving largely online, students with a tough home life may find themselves with few good options.

40.7k

Aug 9th 2020, 9:00 PM

# Guidelines

Third level students will need to maintain two-metre social distance while on campus

The guidance was issued for third level students ahead of the upcoming academic year.

19.2k

Aug 6th 2020, 10:57 AM

# july stimulus

Government to spend €200 million on re-education and job incentives

Employers will be given incentives to hire apprentices and young, unemployed workers.

17.1k

Jul 24th 2020, 4:34 PM

# back to college

Not all third-level students will be able to be accommodated on campus in the autumn

The minister said international students can come to the country to study as long as they self-isolate.

19.9k

Jul 16th 2020, 4:58 PM

# academic worries

Universities face huge losses as thousands of international students delay accepting course offers

Some universities are offering online only study options but others will require the students to move to Ireland for their course.

38.3k

Jun 21st 2020, 11:00 AM

# Accommodation

'Not at the moment': Universities don't plan to refund fees for this or the next academic year

NUI Galway is offering students a reduced rent rate next year due to the ‘hybrid’ way universities are expected to operate.

29.5k

Jun 1st 2020, 9:00 AM

# Covid-19

Students most worried about families' health and work uncertainty amid crisis

More than 700 university students answered a new survey about the Covid-19 pandemic.

10.7k

Apr 14th 2020, 2:50 PM

# Religion

Plans to modernise chaplaincies at third level institutions have stagnated, despite major review

A 2015 review found several institutions had no public appointment or tendering procedure for the employment of chaplains.

13.6k

Dec 3rd 2019, 12:05 AM

# better than one

LIT and AIT want to join up to create a River Shannon-linked technological university

The goal is to create a new unique, disruptive technological university.

12.3k

Oct 15th 2019, 2:51 PM

As vaping-linked injuries and deaths rise in the US, some Irish colleges are moving towards an all-out ban

18 deaths and 1080 injuries in the US have been linked to vaping.

25.2k

Oct 5th 2019, 10:00 PM

# Student Accommodation

Students should be 'vigilant' in the search for accommodation, student unions warn

Thousands of students are now on the hunt for accommodation.

11.3k

Aug 15th 2019, 9:30 PM

# cao 2019

CAO issues thousands of 'Round Zero' offers today - here's what happens next

Round Zero offers must be accepted by 7 August at 5.15pm.

29.0k

Aug 1st 2019, 6:20 AM

# cao 2019

Over 5,700 applicants receive CAO Round A offers today - here's what happens next

Round A offers must be accepted by Wednesday 10 July at 5.15pm.

23.0k

Jul 5th 2019, 10:50 AM

# Change Of Mind

Want to change your CAO form? The deadline is Monday

People who have applied to go to college or university can add, remove or change the order of their course choices.

11.2k

Jun 29th 2019, 11:00 AM