A STUDENT of Dublin City University (DCU) has claimed that he was assaulted by a bouncer from Pulse Security, the security firm that also operates in UCD.

OVER 25 UCD students took part in a temporary take-over of the Department of Transport on Monday, 25th March in a bid to show their anger at the prospect of the re-introduction of third-level education …

MINISTER of Education, Batt O’Keeffe has offered a 20 per cent discount for students who pay their university fees upfront as part of plans involving a deferred payment scheme being considered by the Government.
This move …

NUI GALWAY (NUIG) has announced in a statement that it is “assessing the steps it should now take”, following interest from a group of Native Americans in a canoe which the university has acted as …

POLITICIANS have called on the heads of the Northern Irish universities to punish students who took part in riots in Belfast on St Patrick’s Day.

PLANS to bring in controversial, historian David Irving to National University Ireland, Galway (NUIG) for a debate on his work and beliefs had been postponed until September 2009. The debate, which is being organised by …

A GALWAY man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Swiss teenager, Manuela Riedo, who was studying in Galway, in October 2007. Gerald Barry (29) had pleaded not guilty to the murder …

Californian students protest against budget cutback
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS and staff went out in protest against budget cutbacks in the California state capital, Sacramento on Monday, 16th March. Over 7,500 students from Berkeley and from …

NUI Galway (NUIG) has withdrawn their support for the university’s annual rag week due to a number of incidents which has led to up to 40 arrests being made. A number of complaints were made …

MEMBERS of staff from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have voiced their opposition to the BODIES exhibition after a number of students were given free tickets to the exhibition from TCD Students’ Union (SU). TCD Head …

University of Toronto to form funding committee
PLANS to form an advisory committee in the University of Toronto to oversee and direct investments made out of the university’s $5 billion in assets have been finalised. The …

THE UNIVERSITY of Limerick (UL) is seeking €5.2 million in compensation from construction companies, Building Design Ltd and Rowland Roofing Ltd after leaks from the roof of the Health Science Building damaged medical equipment in …

HIGH-ranking administrative and academic staff from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) are under investigation by an emergency Oireachtas committee over an unauthorised payment of bonuses and allowances. Approximately fourteen staff members’ pay packages, including that of …

THE PRESIDENT of Dublin City University (DCU), Professsor Fedinand von Prondzynksi, has expressed his support for the re-introduction of third-level fees, as proposed by Minister for Education, Batt O’Keefe.
Speaking to The University Observer, Prof. von …

A SITE in Dungarvan, Co Waterford will be developed into the first European campus for a US college. Mercyhurst College of Eire, Pennsylvania, has confirmed that it will establish a base in Ireland for its …