More than 2,300 sports clubs and community groups have applied for almost €162m in funding under the Government’s latest round of Sports Capital Grants – but it has only a proposed budget of €40m.

The Government has issued permits for the horticulture sector to source 500 workers outside the European Economic Area (the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.

More than €2.8m in overpayments of grants for college students were outstanding at the end of 2016.

Six Irish companies are to receive EU grants worth millions of Euros to advance their innovative ideas.

Rising employment and income levels have seen grant applications drop, despite funding being available again for postgraduate students this year.

Margaret Butler and Michael Power, from Clonmel in Tipperary, cannot afford to replace the van they use to bring their son to hospital appointments.

Funding for third-level colleges should be linked to performance targets, a new report being published today will recommend.

Students eligible for SUSI grants are being denied their funding due to their intention to pursue education at a private college, Griffith College student union officer Michael McNamara has said.

Despite generous grants, the sector is languishing, due primarily to the legal obligation to replant forests in perpetuity

Only two asylum-seeking students have benefited from a scheme aimed at making third-level education accessible for those already living here long term.

The first ever breakdown of student grants shows that more than two thirds of students in Donegal recieve state aid.

Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan will need extra funds by the year end to cater for more students qualifying for college grants and more special needs’ supports in schools.

The student grants body is warning of an email scam.

The number of students enrolled for doctoral degrees has dropped by nearly 11% in two years since grants were withdrawn for postgraduate studies.

A grant scheme is being rolled out to help low-income households replace lead pipes in their homes.

The body charged with awarding grants to students has announced its online application system for the academic year 2015 to 2016 is now open.

EU grants, essential to build infrastructure and carry out research, is under threat because of the Juncker investment plan, warns Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune.

A group representing older people has hit out at the government over further cuts to grants.