Students camping out day and night in protest at proposed incoming rent hikes at accommodation owned by their university believe they will remain in their tents on-campus for at least another week.

Ryan Tubridy said they are coming to Limerick to herald "the best of Irish".

RTÉ’s difficulties have come to a head and though they revolve, primarily around funding, other contribuatory factors have been exposed.

Just as unprecedented access to education was one of the foundation stones for the liberal democracies that have shaped the West, enhanced access and ambitious education proposals seem the best responses to the forces that would deepen inequality and restore autocracy.

Dr Des Fitzgerald, President of University of Limerick, wants the government to implement a ban due to newly discovered health risks associated with vaping.

Inspired by her retired astronaut uncle, Kelly Hadfield has counted down her own giant career leap into the world of medicine.

A vacant Dunnes Stores shopping centre in Limerick is to be redeveloped into a modern city- centre third-level college campus.

Two whistleblowers have criticised an independent report commissioned by the Higher Education Authority into concerns they had raised about financial expenses and other HR issues at the University of Limerick.

University of Limerick’s Governing Authority has voted unanimously to appoint former Tánaiste Mary Harney as chancellor of the university and chairperson of its Governing Authority.

The University of Limerick (UL) spent €133,300 on two reports, which it has refused to publish, in relation to matters raised in its dealing with whistleblower controversies.

The University of Limerick faces possible sanctions for misleading the Department of Education and others over severance payments to former staff who were then rehired.

The Thorn report makes 36 findings on issues at UL, but it will take another review in a few years to see if they’ve been tackled, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray.

There has been a double tragedy in Limerick with the deaths of a university student and school teacher in separate incidents.

An audit of nearly €2m worth of severance payments has led the University of Limerick’s new president to call for an extraordinary meeting of its highest decision-making body.

A legend, a leader, a braveheart, a kind, loving and spiritual man were among the accolades used to describe Willie Duggan at his funeral Mass, when more than 1,000 people gathered to say farewell to a giant of Irish and international rugby.

The president of the University of Limerick has said there is “no evidence of anything illegal” in any of the allegations against the university.

The average first-time buyer now has a deposit of almost €50,000, writes Joyce Fegan.

The average first-time buyer now has a deposit of almost €50,000.

Legal powers to investigate misuse of funding and governance failures in third-level colleges are to be introduced by Education Minister Richard Bruton.

University of Limerick (UL) president Des Fitzgerald says he will not hesitate to take action if a number of ongoing probes uncover any breaches of conduct rules by staff or directors.

The University of Limerick (UL) could be forced to repay part of the €450,000 paid in severance to two former managers who were rehired as consultants, TDs have been told.

A €6 million expansion of the four-star Castletroy Park Hotel in Limerick will increase the number of rooms and suites to nearly 160 and add a state of the art fitness and leisure facility and facilities for corporates.

Third-level bosses face a severe grilling by TDs over gaps in their evidence to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee about financial affairs.

The use of severance payments is to be included in the independent review of governance, human resources, and financial issues at University of Limerick (UL) ordered by Education Minister Richard Bruton.

Two firemen are to be recommended for bravery medals after risking their lives to save a man who jumped into a river late on Monday.

Two fire men are to be recommended for special bravery medals after risking their lives to save a man who jumped into a raging river last night.

A teenage hurler who dropped dead suddenly in Co Cork at the weekend leaves behind a family already trying to rebuild after two terrible blows last year.

If evidence was needed to underline the value of youth, you only had to watch the scenes in Cardiff on Saturday when a gaggle of baby-faced assassins from Wales paraded the Six Nations trophy around the Millennium Stadium with the same innocent smiles as kids in a bouncy castle.

He has an All-Ireland final in Croke Park tonight, and a wedding date with his fiancée in little over a month. But Charleville hurler Des Fitzgerald has already proved there is no challenge he can’t confront.

More needs to be done to try and bring the pay scales of Irish public sector workers more into line with our European Counterparts, according to the Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton.

It has been reported that more than 1,000 employees at Ireland's seven universities and the Dublin Institute of Technology earn an annual salary of more than €100,000.

LUKE FITZGERALD has long been used to admiring rugby greats and learning from his elders. That comes with the territory when your father happens to be a former international.

AT the final whistle on Saturday, the Samoan players, whom we know to be deeply religious, gathered in a huddle, sank to their knees and said a collective prayer of thanks for their Aviva Stadium performance.

THIS should be an exciting time of the year in education. Students face new experiences and teachers, hopefully, return to work re-energised and enthusiastic about the challenges ahead.

IN 1984, at age 26, Des Fitzgerald won his first cap for Ireland, a losing debut against England, and went on to become almost an ever- present on the Irish team until his retirement in 1992, amassing 34 caps.

The pharmaceutical industry in Ireland has to move up the value chain if Ireland is to remain a key location for the pharmaceutical industry into the future, the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) Annual Meeting heard today.

SINCE turning professional during the summer, Luke Fitzgerald simply hasn’t had time to sit and reflect on the heights he has reached in such a remarkably short period of time.

No longer are rugby’s tyro talents waiting until their 20s to make a mark. Barry Coughlan looks at the explosive talents of five bright young things ready to make their marks in the Heineken Cup.

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A “Legends of Irish Rugby Night” in aid of the IRFU Charitable Trust will take place on Friday in Greystones RFC.

Seán McCárthaigh