NATIONAL University of Ireland Galway, formerly UCG, has begun the recruitment process for a new president to fill the vacancy arising next March.

A NEW graduate level entry programme in medicine was announced today underplans to increase the numbers of qualified doctors.

STUDENTS beginning 5th Year, who want to study medicine, will return to school next week unaware if they can succeed without getting straight As in the 2008 Leaving Certificate.

ENTRY methods to medical school for Leaving Certificate students will not change for at least two years, despite a four-year-old Government commitment to ease pressure on school leavers trying to get onto these courses.

THE number of places for Irish students who want to become doctors looks set to more than double when the Government decides on future medical education policy in the next few weeks.

BUSINESS leaders in the Mid-West last night joined the call for a school of medicine at the University of Limerick (UL) amid claims the project was being undermined by “medical politics”.

PLANS to more than double the number of Irish students who can gain entry to medical school may do little or nothing to ease pressure on school leavers hoping to study medicine, a campaign group said yesterday.

A new Board of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) with Dr Pat Fottrell as its chairperson has been appointed by the Tánaiste Mary Harney.

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney has announced the board of Science Foundation Ireland, the body set up to fund research and development.