There are calls for higher level education to be publicly funded.

An ‘avalanche’ of student accommodation in parts of Dublin’s inner city justifies plans to impose tighter planning controls around such developments, a councillor has claimed.

Rents are continuing to skyrocket to record levels across the country despite repeated Government efforts to tackle the housing crisis.

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The Union of Students in Ireland expect up to 5,000 students to join their national demonstration march this Wednesday, October, 19.

Young people are to be consulted by a new task force on mental health issues.

Approximately one in seven students at University College Cork say they have been a victim of rape or serious sexual assault.

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Work is to begin at Government level to find ways to remove more than 25,000 students from the private rental market, five months after the Department of Education was alerted to the campus accommodation shortfall.

The Union of Students in Ireland is launching its annual Sexual Health and Guidance campaign.

A group of trade unionists have branded Ireland’s abortion ban an insult to women and called on members of their organisations to join a campaign to repeal it.

Around 1,000 students are marching on the Dáil in Dublin today calling for cuts in the education sector to be reversed.

Third-level lecturers and students have insisted serious funding problems in Ireland’s colleges and universities must be addressed if the system is to cope with future demand.

New nurses are seeking an urgent meeting with Health Minister James Reilly over claims that salary cuts are forcing graduates to emigrate or take up jobs in pubs instead of in the under-staffed health service.

Search ‘neknomination’ or ‘necknomination’ (spelling can vary) on Twitter, Vine, Facebook, or YouTube and you’ll find thousands of videos of young people speed-drinking vast quantities of alcohol in response to a dare from friends.

More than 25,200 people have taken up the Job Bridge scheme and 6,300 are currently on it, according to The Social Protection Minister Joan Burton.

Students are calling on Senators to vote against the budget cuts affecting young people.

There are fresh calls for a referendum on abortion, with a new campaign group urging a repeal of the eighth amendment giving an equal right to the life of a pregnant woman and the unborn child.

A private third-level college is giving students and their families a unique way to cover their fees by opening up their homes to international classmates.

The Union of Students in Ireland said gardaí have “questions to answer” about their policing of a student protest following a hard-hitting report by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission.

A hard-hitting sexual assault awareness campaign targeting potential offenders has been launched at Irish universities to encourage men to change their attitudes.

A staunch defender of Labour, in touch with the mood of the party’s grassroots, and a trade union supporter. Those were some of the descriptions of Galway East TD Colm Keaveney, who rebelled and voted against his party’s budget measures.

Students will take to the streets today to highlight their opposition to the rising cost of going to college.

The Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn says he will seek legal advice on whether or not county councils can ask for proof of payment of the household charge before processing student grant applications.

Students are not spoilt for choice in the property rental market this autumn because of a tightening of available accommodation, it has emerged.

Student loan schemes organised at a number of colleges could encourage the Government to increase fees, students’ representatives have warned.

Ireland’s three youngest universities are among the world’s 100 best colleges that are less than 50 years old, says a new ranking.

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Outgoing President of the Union of Students in Ireland Gary Redmond is today calling on the Education Minister to force high-earning academic staff to take a pay cut.

Delegates at the Union of Students in Ireland national congress have passed a motion calling for the renegotiation of the Croke Park Agreement.

Students are calling on the Government to protect our future by protecting education.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has refused to rule out a hike in university fees.

RENTS in Cork city have risen strongly in the past year, in sharp contrast to other parts of the country where they have fallen or remained unchanged.

Chief Justice John Murray is widely regarded as having been a safe pair of hands. But as he nears the end of his term, he is mired in pay controversy, writes Michael Clifford

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has said the Cabinet will make a decision on any re-introduction of college fees based on the financial realities of the country.

THE Labour Party could face a political backlash as Education Minister Ruairi Quinn refuses to rule out a return to tuition fees despite pre-election promises to oppose them.

Some 15,000 people have signed a petition opposing Fine Gael’s pledge to end compulsory Irish at Leaving Certificate if handed power.