All but two Irish universities have fallen again in a global ranking system that sees Trinity College Dublin drop out of the top 100.

Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin are in the world’s top 50 for nursing and other subjects but other universities have mixed fortunes in the latest discipline-specific rankings.

Four Irish universities are among the world’s 100 best providers of degrees in more than a dozen areas in a ranking that compares colleges subject-by-subject.

Ireland’s third-level system has fallen again in comparison with other countries — despite expanding access to university places.

Trinity College Dublin breached university ranking guidelines by sending “misguided and naive” letters to graduates and academics reminding them that the evaluation process was under way.

Munster surveyors in the SCSI meet tomorrow night for their annual dinner, at a time of recovery in the construction profession. Here, former SCS Munster chair Rob Andrews surveys his own half-century in quantity surveying.

Ireland’s top universities have slipped slightly in a major world ranking system but the country still retains four in the top 300.

Considering that our future is so dependant on the so-called ‘knowledge economy’, it is worrying in the extreme to learn that most Irish universities have fallen dramatically in the latest international third-level rankings.

Ireland’s universities have fallen down the international league table again. Should we be concerned, asks Kyran Fitzgerald.

Trinity College Dublin has dropped 10 places in a global universities' league table.

Most Irish universities have dropped in the latest global rankings despite increases in many of their overall scores.

Dublin has been judged 15th best student city by a top university ranking agency — down from eighth in the same table last year.

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A long renovation process has finally borne fruit for this beautiful 400-year-old complex near Kinsale, writes Tommy Barker

Cuts to both staff and funding have been blamed for further falls by most Irish universities in the latest world rankings.

Trinity College Dublin tops a list of eight Irish colleges which feature in the top 200 of subject-by-subject rankings of the world’s universities.

University College Cork may face a warning from a top global ranking system over the possibility that letters it asked staff to send to international academics could influence votes.

Further warnings have been issued about the quality and reputation of Ireland’s higher education system as some universities fell again in the latest international rankings.

TWO Irish universities have said tens of thousands of euro paid to receive their recent top international ratings is worthwhile for the potential to attract more overseas students.

THREE out of four Irish universities have lost ground on their competitors in global rankings, with the exception being University College Cork, which has also become the country’s first five-star university.

EDUCATION Minister Mary Coughlan has hinted there will be no increases in third-level college budgets again next year despite claims our reputation is being damaged by lack of funds.

GOVERNMENT, Exchequer and IDA commitment will be needed to secure Cork docklands redevelopment and to provide a counter-balance to the burgeoning Dublin region, according to the developers behind an estimated €2 billion masterplan for a 32-acre site on Cork’s south docks.

Britain’s biggest companies enjoyed their best day in the City for over a month today as the FTSE 100 Index climbed back towards the 4000 barrier.