A selection of photographs from the USI funeral protest, which began at the Department of Education & Skills on Marlborough Street and ended at Leinster House. Photographs by David Nowak.

Roughly 20,000 students took part in the “Stop the Fees, Save the Grant” march organised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) this afternoon, reports Katie Hughes.

There has been a mixed reaction following the announcement that the UCD Ball will be held on Easter Saturday, April 23rd.
Speaking to The University Observer, one student described the decision as “ridiculous” that the Union …

Following the revelations that the IUA increased their spending by almost €2million in 2009, Quinton O’Reilly examines the reaction to this news from UCD and IUA representatives

The student suicide prevention initiative Please Talk has been officially launched nationwide following a national conference held on August 5th.
The campaign is now active in 33 education institutions in the Republic and Northern Ireland, and …

THE CENTRAL APPLICATIONS OFFICE (CAO) website has crashed this morning due to a Direct Denial of Service, or DDoS, attack.

A nationwide poll commissioned by UCD Students’ Union and conducted by Red C has revealed that 77 per cent of adults believe the government should continue to cover fees for third-level education.
Students’ Union President Gary …

NUI senator Joe O’Toole described the lack of consultation with the Senate over proposals to dissolve the National Universiy of Ireland as “a completely unacceptable move” on the Education Minister’s behalf.

An internal industrial dispute in Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) may cause students to strike today, Tuesday 2nd February. The dispute, which has arisen over payments to lecturers for examinations, may cause exam results to …

University College Cork has postponed all lectures due to take place this week after extensive flooding of the university’s grounds. The flooding occurred as a result of heavy rain last week, which caused the River …

Former President of UCD Students’ Union, James Carroll, has been nominated by Fianna Fáil to contest a by-election to Seanad Éireann.
Carroll, 26, was elected to Louth County Council this Summer, elected on the first count …

As B&L and Arts Soc are fined €5,000 with no option to appeal, Quinton O’Reilly questions whether taking such a harsh approach is the right solution

The reintroduction of third level fees has been shelved under the new Programme for Government.

Proposed Seanad reforms submitted to the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, John Gormley, may see the number of university seats in the Seanad reduced from six to two.

A UCD graduate has been nominated by the Government to be named President of the High Court.

The University of Limerick’s (UL) ‘Raising and Giving’ (RAG) week, which took place from Monday 30th March to Thursday 2nd April, has raised an estimated €20,000.

OVER 15 students from the group Free Education for Everyone (FEE) occupied the Department of Finance building on Wednesday, 15th April.

Notre Dame President declines group coalition meet
PRESIDENT of Notre Dame University, Fr John Jenkins has declined to meet with a student coalition group after they asked him to reaffirm the university’s commitment to pro-life in …