The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) has unveiled a €10.8m scheme to fund career formation of new doctoral and masters researchers in the sciences, engineering and technology.

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) has unveiled a €11.8m scheme which will fund the early career formation of up to 165 doctoral and masters researchers in the sciences, engineering and technology.

AT one time, mink coats were fashionable among stylish folk, but the animal that provided them has now become a pest in parts of Ireland.

FUNDING of €4.7 million has been allocated to Irish researchers to ensure they develop their careers in Ireland.

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) today announced offers of funding totalling more than €4.7m in funding for 55 researchers planning to complete postdoctoral-level research over the next two years.

Traces of cocaine have been found on bank notes in circulation across Dublin, a shocking study revealed today.

The Embark Initiative, operated by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET), says new funding of up to €4.6m is available for talented researchers under its Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 2006.

Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin and The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) have today announced the appointment of Professor Jane Grimson as chair of the council.

Researchers and industrialists will gather in Cork next week for an industry showcase.

The Tánaiste, Mary Harney, has said funding for scientific research will be increased in next week's Book of Estimates.