CORK Institute of Technology (CIT) has announced a Masters in Journalism to equip media professionals with skills for the digital age.

A new university grades watchdog is being set up after US multinationals complained about the standard of Irish graduates, it was revealed today.

ONE of Ireland’s foremost sports physiologists Dr Liam Hennessy is to head up a new state-of-the-art institute aimed at improving Irish sports performances.

I refer to your report (November 11) of the outcome of the case between Warnborough College and the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC). The report was not entirely factual and and left out some important details. Warnborough College was obliged to seek leave for a judicial review against HETAC’s decision not to agree quality assurance procedures.

THE slashing of 41 State agencies will be a “first installment” in a long term plan of reducing so-called quangos, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said last night.

GRADUATES of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) third-level programmes in sales and journalism were conferred with their diplomas yesterday at two awards ceremonies at the media group’s headquarters at South Mall, Cork.

TWO or three years ago anyone who dared suggest we had too many of our eggs in one basket or even hinted that the good times could not last was all but ostracised as a traitor.

Almost 15,000 requests were made to elicit materials from public bodies under the Freedom of Information Act last year, it was confirmed today.

A Northern Ireland firm has been awarded a €3.9m contract to supply 45 prison vans to the Irish Prison Service, it emerged today.

THE good news for Munster rugby continues, with the Higher Education and Training Awards Council announcing yesterday that it has validated the Diploma in Professional Rugby run by Munster Rugby.

HETAC, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, has formally recognised the award of Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) as being at the same standard level of a Masters degree on the National Framework of Qualifications.

LEINSTER welcome back three of their Lions into the squad to face The Dragons in tomorrow’s Celtic League clash at Donnybrook (7.10pm).

Chinese higher education qualifications will be fully recognised in Ireland by the end of the year.

The director of a controversial new online training course for primary school teachers has rejected criticism of the course from established teacher training colleges.

CORK Institute of Technology (CIT) is to award its own degrees up to postgraduate level in a major development announced yesterday by director Dr Patrick Kelleher.