Clive is an inner-city dweller who likes good company, good food, sport, music. He admires Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Tutu - but most of all his wife Patricia.

The Degree in Retail Management is delivered by Dublin Business School and sponsored by Lidl, the fastest growing food retailer in Europe.

If you are a professional educator, you may want to start your collection now of Education Yearbooks, to keep yourself up to date and for easy reference.

Part-time course options at DCU could be just the ticket… available on M.Sc in Software Engineering and M.Sc. in Security and Forensic Computing.

Dublin City University has launched its new undergraduate degree - the B.Sc. in Enterprise Computing - in time for CAO Change of Mind deadline

Harvard graduate Dr. Sean Rowland has been shortlisted for the Ernst and Young 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, for his work with Hibernia College.

A new national strategy for higher education, to be announced soon, will “provide clear strategic guidelines for the development of the sector”.

NUI Galway is to hold an international conference on 5 - 6 June entitled “Critical Thinking: The Galway Symposium on the Future of Universities”.

IRCSET has announced offers of EUR10.8m research funding to 150 candidates under its Postgraduate Research Scholarship Scheme 2008.

The focus at the annual conference was on the importance of maintaining apprentice numbers in spite of the current ‘blip’ in the economy.

Galway Education Centre has been awarded for its excellent work in promoting the importance of science and engineering to Ireland’s future.

“The time is now… The future is decided by those who sense change and do something to respond… For everyone else the time bomb is ticking.”

A new adult profiling tool looks at a person’s learning style and enables identification of specific areas of difficulty that the person may have.

A new telling of the story of the two legendary hounds of Fionn mac Cumhaill - a story of adventure, compassion and exuberance confidently told by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagain.

Despite anticipating the holidays, students can experience a sense of loss as they say goodbye to teachers, friends and the accustomed routine.

Holy Child School, Killiney, Co Dublin, has signed up for a revolutionary service which allows parents to have lunch delivered to their child’s school.

The principal of Gorey Community School has called on the Minister for Education to issue guidelines on the wearing of the hijab in state schools.

Members of North Tipperary Vocational Education Committee (VEC) have unanimously agreed to seek an urgent meeting with Minister Batt O’Keeffe.

Fine Gael spokesman Brian Hayes challenged Minister O’Keeffe to state unequivocally that the EUR252 million for ICT in schools was guaranteed.

A new survey shows children are being bullied through mobile phone calls, text messages, e-mails, chatrooms and social networking sites.