Education

Clamping down on academic cheating in Ireland

New Legal Powers for QQI Technological developments have driven a change in both the nature and sophistication of academic cheating…

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DEIS programme under review with expansion possible

With Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD announcing in November that the Government was “in the middle of…

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Responding to the demands of Industry 4.0

Skillnet Ireland Chief Executive Paul Healy speaks with Danielle Barron about new technologies, globalisation, the importance of collaborations and the…

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The road to parity

April 2019 saw the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) proclaim their members to be in sight of achieving their long…

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The future of Further Education and Training

Andrew Brownlee, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of SOLAS, Ireland’s Further Education and Training (FET) authority, speaks with eolas…

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Education: 2020 and beyond

Construction of new schools, higher numbers of teachers, a reduction in capital budget but the overall biggest departmental budget in…

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Education and the economy

The ESRI’s John FitzGerald outlines how policy changes and investment in education has impacted on economic growth on the island…

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‘Invisible’ cuts impact rankings

Universities have once again called for the State to provide additional resources following a decline in their world ranking standings…

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