Archive for October 2008

Thousands marched in protest at education cuts

Relentless rain lashed the streets of Dublin as thousands of teachers poured from all directions into the city’s district 2 on October 29.

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Meet Philip Watt

A native of Belfast, Philip has loved Dublin since the first day he arrived here to begin his studies at Trinity College, and regards it as his home.

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NAPD Annual Conference

Address by Aine O’Neill, President of NAPD, to the 9th Annual Conference held in Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny, on 16 October 2008

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TG4@10: Deich mBliana de TG4 - Ten Years of TG4

This bilingual book discusses the background to the founding of TG4, its language policy, the specific challenges of broadcasting in Irish…

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AN GÚM: Séideán Sí ? Rang 4

Comhthionscadal is ea Séideán Sí idir An Gúm/Foras na Gaeilge agus an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta maidir le foilsiú áiseanna teagaisc Ghaeilge…

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Parents at Minister’s alma mater call for action

St Brendan’s College, Killarney, is set to lose four teachers, thousands of euros in music grants and cultural programmes, and substitute cover.

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O’Keeffe leads trade mission to China

Monday, October 20, saw Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe deputising for An Taoiseach Brian Cowen as leader of the trade and education mission.

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Increased investment in Science Technology & Innovation

Investment in this area is now nine times what it was in 2000 and the Research and Development tax credit has been further increased.

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Education cuts elicit passionate reactions

There is hardly a sector in education which does not feel “slapped in the face” by measures announced in the Budget on October 14.

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Minister plans review of lecturers’ work

Minister Batt O’Keeffe is to ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to examine the amount of time academics spend lecturing their students.

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The cruellest cut of all - 32 of them

Fine Gael Education spokesman Brian Hayes outlined 32 cuts in education not mentioned by Minister Brian Lenihan in his budget speech.

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Key Budget measures for Education

In outlining the Budget measures, Minister Batt O’Keeffe called on the education partners to “work with him in collectively meeting challenges”.

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University Heads enjoy top salaries

Salaries for university heads have increased since 1999 by as much as 120 per cent in some cases, according to a report in The Sunday Times.

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New-look campus for St Patrick’s College of Education

St Patrick’s College, part of Dublin City University, has submitted a EUR40m development planning application for its campus in north Dublin.

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A wider perspective on the tuition fees debate

Dr Maria Hinfelaar asks if, in the event of the reintroduction of fees, moderating mechanisms will be put in place to prevent the under-funding of the Institutes of Technology.

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HEA issues warning to students

The following statement has been issued by the HEA regarding the status of a distance learning college based in Cornelscourt, Dublin.

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Seamus Heaney Lecture Series 2008-2009

In the Opening Lecture, ‘Cross cutting identities’, a diverse panel of speakers will consider marginally positioned identities in contemporary Ireland.

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Workshop on Glasser Schools in Action

This is a unique chance to hear about two schools that have adopted Glasser’s Choice Theory as their main approach to education.

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Adults are not paying attention

Research paper claims that young people are being failed by adults who are not paying proper attention to the new reality of online communication.

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Differing views on issue of consensual relationship

UK union claims it is an “anomaly” that a teacher who has engaged in sexual activity with a pupil aged over 16 could go on the sex offenders’ register.

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