Report finds Ireland to be the best country in Europe for offering business owners a second chance

Industry-ready computer and software students have never been more employable, say the organisers of a skills showcase at National College of Ireland.

The signing of a $1m contract with a Malaysian university has provided Cork company, Akari Software with a significant breakthrough in its bid to develop sales internationally.

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The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has teamed up with NUI Galway and the National College of Ireland to study the extent of bullying experienced by its members at work.

DIT and UCC booked their places in tomorrow's Sigerson Cup Final at 3pm in Athlone IT following semi-final wins over DCU and AIT respectively this afternoon.

Some of Ireland’s leading employers will gather in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Saturday to offer graduates up to 3,500 positions.

Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee are moving ahead with plans to apply for technological university (TU) status.

Cork-based Akari Software, one of the first companies in Europe to develop curriculum management software for universities, has done its homework properly and is rapidly expanding into overseas markets, writes Trish Dromey.

More than 300 of Ireland’s internet community will gather in Dublin this Friday for the dot conf a conference which seeks to support the growth and development of the web industry in Ireland.

Denise Hall gathers timely careers advice from recruitment and third level education experts

Dublin: A partnership has been established between the Institute of Pensions Management and the National College of Ireland, to work towards excellence in pensions education.

JOBSEEKERS will be helped to access job opportunities in Cloud Computing at a free event in Dublin tomorrow.

PROGRESSIVE academic Dr Jean van Sinderen-Law, director of development at UCC, has won the WMB Businesswoman of the Year Award 2010.

WHILE not as formidable as marine sergeant Hartman, the sadistic drill instructor of Full Metal Jacket fame, career coach John Fitzgerald administered a few of his own home truths at a career boot camp yesterday.

AN early taste of higher education is helping disadvantaged and migrant teenagers make up their minds about going to college.

ANNE MARIE Scarry’s vision impairment failed to act as a barrier to her getting a third-level degree.

The Government has announced 1,500 free part-time college places for unemployed workers in 18 institutions around the country from September, it emerged today.

The Government is announcing the details of 1,500 free part-time undergraduate college places for unemployed people.

UP to 300 jobs in financial services could be created over the next three years for people from disadvantaged companies under an initiative launched yesterday.

FORMER World Trade chief Peter Sutherland hit out at the Lisbon Treaty no campaign yesterday, warning the debate on the upcoming referendum had been “bedevilled by inaccuracy”.

LEICESTER’s Johne Murphy has the unusual experience of sitting in the away dressing room at Welford Road tonight.

FREE cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) tests are being held today in the IFSC as part of Health Action Week.

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BANK OF IRELAND has controversially appointed multi-millionaire tax exile Denis O’Brien as its new deputy chairman.

Whether computer games can help children in learning new skills is the subject of a debate to be held today in Dublin's Digital Hub.

A young man celebrating his 21st birthday took off his t-shirt to wrap around a barman wounded during an armed robbery, it emerged today.

Gardaí are investigating the shooting of a barman at a pub in the heart of Dublin’s financial services centre late last night.

Almost a quarter of a million Irish adults intend to complete a third level course in the coming years.

Pat McDonagh - one of the leading figures in the e-learning industry in Ireland - will speak on the subject of The Future of Learning this evening in the National College of Ireland in the IFSC.

The Tánaiste Mary Harney today officially opened the International Centre for Education and Learning Technologies (ICELT) at the National College of Ireland in the IFSC in Dublin.

SUCCESSFUL businesses of the future will fully understand that corporate social responsibility is more than a PR investment on behalf of a company.

SerCom Solutions, an Irish based provider of supply chain management services, has announced the appointment of Rory Cronin as business development manager.

CRH plc yesterday announced the co-option to the board yesterday of Professor Joyce O’Connor and Nicky Hartery, as non-executive directors.

Professor Joyce O'Connor and Nicky Hartery have joined CRH as non-executive Directors.

Tony Boyle, Chief Executive of the Sigma Wireless Group, has said that Irish manufacturing companies will not be able to compete on a global basis, unless they become more involved in designing new products and services for world markets.

STICKING by a vision and having the courage to face change are the secrets to being a successful leader, former Irish EU Commissioner Peter Sutherland told students in Dublin yesterday.

Michael Halpenny has taken up his appointment as SIPTU national industrial secretary with responsibility for commercial semi-state bodies.

THE establishment of a new Government expert group on mental health policy received a broad welcome last night from human rights organisations and the disability lobby.

DUBLIN docklands remains the best site for a national conference centre despite failed attempts to build the facility in the area, according to the umbrella group charged with overseeing development in the area.

PARENTS of young children with limited access to pre-school facilities should be encouraged to use the home as a place of learning, according to a third-level head.

Esat BT has been selected by the National College of Ireland to provide a data LAN and IP Telephony solution incorporating Primary Rate Voice connectivity.

The Minister for Justice today called for a return to smaller community pubs in a bid to crack down on alcohol-related problems.

A new global study conducted by the International Centre for Alcohol Policies has highlighted the need for increased education about alcohol as a way of reducing the number of drink related problems.