Issue 67
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Education report
Shadow education reinforces educational inequality in Ireland
The prevalence of ‘grinds’ reinforces educational inequality as it is used to avoid educational failure for lower-achieving young people from…
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Education report
Action plan for higher education sector reform
Following publication of the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026, a number of proposed reforms have been brought forward for delivery in…
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Education report
DCU Business School: Driving excellence and innovation
In 2024 Dublin City University (DCU) Business School secured the final piece of the prestigious ‘triple crown’ of accreditations –…
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Education report
Programme for north-south education collaboration agreed
Education ministers, north and south, have agreed a revised work programme intended to enhance collaboration in key education areas. Education…
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Education report
QS World University Rankings 2025
2024 was a mixed year for Irish universities in a global context, as five universities increased their global ranking, while…
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Public Affairs
Kathleen Funchion MEP: A voice for the North of Ireland in Brussels
In June 2016, the majority of people in England and Wales voted to take the ‘United Kingdom’ out of the…
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Public Affairs
Implementing a circular economy: An EU perspective
Speaking in October 2024 at Environment Ireland, Circular Economy Director for the European Commission’s DG Environment, Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, said that…
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Public Affairs
General election 2024: the numbers
the numbers First-time TDs A total of 63 TDs are entering the Dáil for the first time. This was partially…
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Public Affairs
Press freedom under threat in the North
Questions need to be answered around PSNI misuse of secret surveillance powers and the practices need to be brought to…
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Public Affairs
2024: The year of political revolt
The 2024 ‘year of elections’ has drawn to a close, and throughout almost every developed country in which elections took…
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