Today marks the start of another career journey for many future stars of Gaelic football. Pens and notes will be swapped for boots and gumshields.

University College Cork and Maynooth University are the only two Irish colleges to improve their placings in the latest Times Higher Education World University rankings.

Dublin Institute of Technology has joined two other Irish colleges in a ranking of the world’s top young universities.

A project being developed by scientists at Maynooth College could prevent heart attacks in the future.