Majority of Irish universities tumble in world rankings

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

It was ranked 88th in the last QS World University Rankings but is now 104th, while University College Dublin fell from 168th to 193rd in the new ranking.

NUI Galway dropped 17 places to 260th, its first fall in the rankings since 2011.