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Midlands firm to cre
Up to 30 jobs are set to be created in the midlands as a res more about Midland...
200 expected at theo
MORE than 200 European delegates will attend the largest eve more about 200 exp...
Dublin's net wages f
Net wage levels in Dublin have been ranked fourth highest in more about Dublin'...
Green energy 'can cr
Over 1,300 'green' jobs could be created by expanding the No more about Green e...
Medical devices firm
A medical devices firm has announced plans to create 60 news more about Medical...
Graduate teachers ca
NEWLY-qualified teachers are applying for jobs in Britain, D more about Graduat...
Ireland's first virt
Ireland's first virtual or simulated trading floor was offic more about Ireland...
McAfee to create 120
The US security software firm McAfee is to create 120 new jo more about McAfee ...
Mobile ads company t
A new company specialising in mobile advertising is to creat more about Mobile ...
Plight of prisons ex
A report on counselling and prison-based addiction treatment more about Plight ...
Dunboyne concrete an
A leading concrete firm says it eventually plans to have 170 more about Dunboyn...
UCC expert helps dat
AN expert on Anglo-Saxon inscription at University College C more about UCC exp...
Bottled water firm t
A bottled water company has announced plans to create 90 job more about Bottled...
Universities endorse
THE seven university presidents have given their approval to more about Univers...
80 software jobs for
A software company based in Letterkenny has announced the cr more about 80 soft...
Cutbacks slash teach
TWO out of three primary schools have lost English language more about Cutback...
Finance firm and bat
Ninety jobs are to be created after a financial services and more about Finance...
Private care firm to
A private home care company has announced plans to create up more about Private...
Citigroup to create
The multinational financial firm Citigroup has announced pla more about Citigro...
New method to increa
Food scientists at University College Cork have developed a more about New met...
Drugs company create
Twenty new jobs are to be created at a pharmaceutical compan more about Drugs c...
50 new financial ser
Asset-servicing company Equinoxe AIS is to expand its Irish more about 50 new ...
UCD Smurfit School r
The Masters in Management degree programme at UCD's Michael more about UCD Smu...
Science exhibition h
Clouds made from ice-cream and insects that diagnose illness more about Science...
Permanent teaching p
A TEACHING job which attracted almost 400 applications is on more about Permane...
Trinity ranked in wo
Trinity College Dublin was today ranked the 43rd best univer more about Trinity...
Motorway service sta
Around 500 jobs are expected to be created over the next yea more about Motorwa...
PayPal announces 100
Global online payments company PayPal today announced the cr more about PayPal ...
Harney launches new
Health Minister Mary Harney today launched a new National Ph more about Harney ...
Citrix announces 20
IT firm Citrix is to create 20 new jobs at its Dublin base, more about Citrix ...
Financial services f
Power Wealth Management, a financial planning consultancy ba more about Financi...
Internet firm to cre
More than 30 new jobs are to be created at an internet servi more about Interne...
Bord Gáis to create
Bord Gáis today vowed to create 250 jobs as part of a massi more about Bord G...
One in three maths t
MORE than one in three secondary school maths teachers are n more about One in ...
School principals ur
Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe has written to school princ more about School ...
Brewer to set up Iri
North American brewer Molson Coors is to set up an Irish sal more about Brewer ...
Carlow security firm
A Carlow-based security firm is to create 50 jobs over the n more about Carlow ...
Engineers' body anno
Engineers Ireland today announced a joint venture with the C more about Enginee...
30 jobs created at b
Thirty jobs are to be created at a broadband company in the more about 30 jobs...
Research-led teachin
ON a day when its scientists were making international headl more about Researc...
30 new jobs in digit
A Tipperary company is expanding with the creation of up to more about 30 new ...
HP announces over 50
Computer manufacturer Hewlett Packard is to expand its R& more about HP anno...
Chaplain vacancy at
THE country's second-largest university is seeking a new Cat more about Chaplai...
Shopping centre's
Developers and investors today vowed to create about 6,000 j more about Shoppin...
Fás reports rise in
A report by the state training and employment agency FÁS ha more about Fás re...
Irish scientists dev
Irish scientists may have found a new wonder-drug in the bat more about Irish s...
Waterford Crystal in
New investors in Waterford Crystal plan to start a new glass more about Waterfo...
Standoff leaves coll
A STAND-OFF between universities and their funding agency ov more about Standof...
Grant application la
THE law needed to place statutory time limits on student gra more about Grant a...
Paddy Power to creat
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power will generate 50 smart economy j more about Paddy P...
Interview preparatio
Conradh na Gaeilge are running a preparation day for people more about Intervi...
Joint nano research
Computer maker Hewlett Packard and Science Foundation Irelan more about Joint n...
Life sciences sector
The Life Sciences sector has contributed significantly to Ir more about Life sc...
Pharmaceutical firm
One hundred jobs are being created today in Co Wicklow.Frenc more about Pharmac...
ITs launch skills pr
The Minister for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural more about ITs lau...
DCU researchers tack
The DEPLOY project, a water quality monitoring system, has b more about DCU res...
Jobs boost for Water
There was some good news for Waterford on the jobs front tod more about Jobs bo...
Breakthrough in drug
ALMOST-invisible sensors being developed by Irish researcher more about Breakth...
Calling all Business
The 2010 Enterprise Ireland Student Enterprise Awards were l more about Calling...
Exciting future for
Collaborative research between financial services companies more about Excitin...
60 telecommunication
Sixty new jobs are to be created in Waterford by broadband a more about 60 tele...
Employing PhD gradua
A new report launched today by the Advisory Council for Scie more about Employi...
100 jobs confirmed f
A hundred new jobs, half of which will come on stream immedi more about 100 job...
Galway researchers m
Researchers at NUI Galway have made a breakthrough for breas more about Galway ...
CIF: Up to 100,000 c
The Construction Industry Federaton is today warning that up more about CIF: Up...
Researchers investig
Disinfectants designed to keep bacteria out of homes and hos more about Researc...
Single agency may de
THE Government is considering a single agency to handle stud more about Single ...
Retired teachers get
SCHOOLS are still giving substitution work to hundreds of re more about Retired...
Microsoft work place
Twenty graduates of technology or teacher training college c more about Microso...
Ireland competing we
It was revealed last week that for the past three years Iris more about Ireland...
Chorus ntl creates 5
Chorus ntl has today announced the creation of 50 positions more about Chorus ...
Irish Speakers Have
Irish speakers are a new elite in employment and education, more about Irish S...
Scientists measure c
Instruments capable of measuring the ability of surrounding more about Scienti...
IT company to create
A Belfast IT company will create almost 100 new highly-skill more about IT comp...
'Let's talk about dr
When it comes to the drugs issue in Ireland, it’s good to more about 'Let's ...
Open day at the King
The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, the oldest instituti more about Open da...
School SNA posts to
HUNDREDS of children will lose the support of special needs more about School ...
New recruitment stat
Leading Irish Recruitment group Sigmar report a significant more about New rec...
Payment firm to crea
Online payments company PayPal is to create 100 jobs at its more about Payment...
McGee first female D
A leading health psychologist has been appointed as the firs more about McGee f...
100 electrical store
One hundred jobs are to be created with the redevelopment of more about 100 ele...
103 new jobs as Japa
Japanese online gaming company Gala is to expand its Europea more about 103 new...
O'Keeffe: Four hours
SOME academics are spending as little as four hours teaching more about O'Keeff...
Software Innovation
A new initiative providing a free matchmaking service betwee more about Softwar...
Healthcare company c
Thirty new full-time and relief positions are to be created more about Healthc...
Sixty jobs set for w
Bell Labs is to unveil a major research and development inve more about Sixty j...
Irish scientists dev
A DNA-based vaccine which is shown to destroy secondary pros more about Irish s...
Mobile network 3 cre
Ninety new jobs have been announced today by 3 mobile networ more about Mobile ...
Scholarship renamed
A Government scholarship to promote conflict resolution has more about Scholar...
Funding announced fo
Funding has today been announced for a new clinical research more about Funding...
Dublin college to ge
Work is expected to begin this summer on a new national film more about Dublin ...
UCD centre leads the
IRISH law enforcers and researchers are leading the way in f more about UCD cen...
Number of spin out f
New figures from the Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) in I more about Number ...
Half of maths teache
ALMOST half of those who teach maths in secondary schools ha more about Half of...
30 new jobs for Alli
Allianz is to create 30 new jobs in Dublin.The positions in more about 30 new ...
Scientists unpick ge
Scientists have determined the first mitochondrial DNA genom more about Scienti...
National SNA review
THE National Council for Special Education review of special more about Nationa...
250 new jobs for Wes
Up to 250 new jobs are to be created at a pharmaceutical com more about 250 new...
Engineers Ireland de
Engineers Ireland have launched a report indicating the way more about Enginee...
Irish and UK employe
The NUI Galway annual Teaching Careers Fair takes place on T more about Irish a...
Leading life science
Taoiseach Brian Cowen today (March 1st 2010) opened PPD’s more about Leading...
Universities reject
UNIVERSITIES have rejected concerns that student grades are more about Univers...
Aussie food firm bri
A leading Australian food firm is to create 70 jobs at a new more about Aussie ...
Boots to create 50 j
Boots Ireland is to open a new store in Cork city later this more about Boots t...
New system to fast-t
A new process to fast-track jobseekers' payments is set to b more about New sys...
Research centre aims
TEACHING methods being developed by colleges in the midwest more about Researc...
Schools told job pri
FEW newly graduated teachers will be left without work as lo more about Schools...
Training of maths an
The organisation representing the engineering profession in more about Trainin...
US software firm to
A US software firm has announced plans to create 30 high-ski more about US soft...
Ireland has second-h
Almost half of the country's 25 to 34-year-olds have complet more about Ireland...
New loan scheme for
DCU and the Bank of Ireland today announced a unique discoun more about New loa...
Airline's open day b
Etihad Airways is to hold an open day in Dublin this week in more about Airline...
Bright future for en
Engineers Ireland has today said students must appreciate th more about Bright ...
Government launches
A €250m employment subsidy scheme was announced by the Gov more about Governm...
Graduates faring wel
COLLEGE graduates are faring relatively well in the increasi more about Graduat...
Redundancies rise by
A total of 49,009 people have been made redundant so far thi more about Redunda...
Human resources firm
A human resources firm is to create up to 30 jobs by the end more about Human r...
New libraries to cre
HUNDREDS of construction jobs are expected to be created wit more about New lib...
Minister announces f
The Minister for Education has announced details of 1,000 po more about Ministe...
Lecturers' beliefs o
THE taxpayers' watchdog has described a belief among some th more about Lecture...
Laws won't turn teac
Strict new laws for reporting suspected cases of child abuse more about Laws wo...
University recruitme
A PLANNED recruitment embargo in the country's third level c more about Univers...
Telecoms firm to cre
More than 350 jobs will be created at a hi-tech telecoms fir more about Telecom...
Bord na Móna to cre
Bord na Móna has announced plans to create 300 new jobs as more about Bord na...
Minister to unveil p
Communications Minister Eamon Ryan is due to unveil a new Sm more about Ministe...
Tánaiste criticises
The Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has reportedly launched an attac more about Tánais...
2,000 higher educati
AN Bord Snip Nua recommends a range of measures to cut 2,000 more about 2,000 h...
2,000 special needs
THE likelihood of special needs assistants (SNAs) being with more about 2,000 s...
US firm to create 20
A US company has announced plans to create 20 highly-skilled more about US firm...
Safety firm to creat
A company that helps other firms comply with health and safe more about Safety ...
UCC finances on road
THE country's second-largest university has started on the r more about UCC fin...
Temp teacher job dra
A TEMPORARY teaching job at a Dublin school attracted nearly more about Temp te...
An Bord Snip recomme
An Bord Snip's long-anticipated report into cuts in public s more about An Bord...
Postgrad open day in
Griffith College Dublin will host a number of Open Events fo more about Postgra...
25 new jobs for Galw
Sandwich chain Subway has announced 25 new jobs at the openi more about 25 new ...
New postgrad in heal
How economic decision-making can be applied to the health ca more about New pos...
Research companies a
Spin-out companies emerging from research contribute more th more about Researc...
Artery clearing devi
The inventor of a tiny device containing micro-blades and a more about Artery ...
Research on improvin
DCU is to lead a EUR3.4m EU Seventh Framework Programme fund more about Researc...
Study: Poor rate of
IRISH second-level teachers receive less than half the amoun more about Study: ...
Jobseekers set to sn
JOBSEEKERS will be invited within weeks to apply for 2,500 f more about Jobseek...
Ethics:current and f
How can we improve the ethical behaviour of our institutions more about Ethics:...
ASTI warns of teache
The loss of teaching jobs in second-level schools this Septe more about ASTI wa...
College students fac
AROUND 60,000 college students face the same red tape with g more about College...
Student grant reform
A spokesperson for the Minister for Education has admitted t more about Student...
WIT's 'outstanding'
The MSc in Construction Project Management offered by Waterf more about WIT's '...
HR masters receives
The MBS in Human Resource Management in the University of Li more about HR mast...
Professional Cert in
Spearheaded by the Pharmaceutical Managers' Institute (PMI), more about Profess...
New Graduate Careers
An Taoiseach Brian Cowen opens new Learning and Innovation C more about New Gra...
Nurses trained to ex
The first group of specialist nurses qualified to forensical more about Nurses ...
Education cutbacks w
The Association of Secondary Teachers (ASTI) says between 80 more about Educati...
'I thought teaching
KEVIN CARBERRY is one of hundreds of students who will face more about 'I thou...
20% of graduates wil
ONE in every five graduates will emigrate and 90% of them do more about 20% of ...
Historic double for
A HUSBAND and wife research team made history at a college c more about Histori...
Canadian opportunity
The Irish Language Awards Programme 2009/2010 provides postg more about Canadia...
New postgraduate nur
DCU's School of Nursing today announced the launch of Irelan more about New pos...
'Fundamental mistake
THE head of one of the world's top universities has warned a more about 'Fundam...
University rift deep
THE rift between the seven universities has deepened with an more about Univers...
Planning course rece
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Governm more about Plannin...
Growing number of fe
The Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Scien more about Growing...
Academics propose a
A new book, described as an essential resource for students more about Academi...
UL journalism studen
The first cohort of University of Limerick journalism studen more about UL jour...
Extra CIT cuts on th
FURTHER cuts in services at Cork Institute of Technology (CI more about Extra C...
A mere 40% of applic
ONE of the country's busiest college grant-awarding bodies h more about A mere ...
60,000 face delays i
ABOUT 60,000 college students could face grant payment delay more about 60,000 ...
Academic receives tr
WATERFORD'S mayor has paid tribute to the work done by a Wat more about Academi...
Irishman who discove
THE Irish researcher who discovered the cure for leprosy has more about Irishma...
Irish researcher rec
A leading Science Foundation Ireland-funded researcher based more about Irish r...
O'Keeffe pledge on t
THE Government is to drive ahead with delayed funding for th more about O'Keeff...
79% of youth want mo
WE are in favour of furthering scientific research but are c more about 79% of ...
Euthanasia proponent
THE controversial British ethicist who has said the "demente more about Euthana...
Call for release of
WORK to develop cancer treatments, healthier food and high-e more about Call fo...
UL library receives
Minister of State for Overseas Development at the Department more about UL libr...
Female graduates exc
Female Honours Bachelor Degree graduates are performing bett more about Female ...
CIT chief ups ante f
CORK Institute of Technology president Dr Brendan Murphy has more about CIT chi...
Cork's musical tradi
THE Assembly Rooms, the Theatre Royal, the Athenium - all pa more about Cork's ...
Budget to force hund
HUNDREDS of trainee secondary schools teachers will be force more about Budget ...
Nobel winning scient
Professor Bert Sakmann, the German academic whose ground-bre more about Nobel w...
High-tech group welc
ICT Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the high-tech se more about High-te...
January start for WI
WATERFORD Institute of Technology is to begin building a new more about January...
Lecturer discovers r
A RARE book written by one of the world's finest minds lay u more about Lecture...
New research into us
A new study aims to investigate the therapeutic potential of more about New res...
Trinity in world's t
Dublin's Trinity College was today ranked the 49th best univ more about Trinity...
Teaching graduates f
HUNDREDS of students due to qualify as primary teachers next more about Teachin...
Award for software f
Software company Unitas Software has been named as the North more about Award f...
UL leads fight again
THE University of Limerick (UL) is to lead a huge European r more about UL lead...View All Articles
