Research carried out by UCC and some Institutes of Technology reveals several obstacles preventing migrants from accessing third level education.

As more and more students get exemptions in state exams for grammar and spelling, a confidential report suggests the practice should come to an end.

The Computer Clubhouse is an after-school technology centre for young people, aged 8-18 years, from under-served communities in Dublin 8.

John Walshe recalls his sojourn in Cocoa Beach in Florida in 2004, where he was a guest of FAS (and where the Health Minister got the fated hairdo).

As European City of Science, Dublin will host Euroscience Open Forum in 2012, an event which is likely to attract 8,000 delegates internationally.