The Irish professionals who have gone back to college – The Irish Times
At age 20, Karen Dempsey would finish a nursing shift at 11pm, go home, work a flight with…
Is a plumbing career the answer to surviving AI? – The Irish Times
Plumbing is the future. Or so Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of AI”, has said. “The jobs that are…
Budget of €2.2m for cancelled student grant IT project not ‘in any way’ realistic, department says – The Irish Times
An initial budget of €2.2 million for a now terminated IT system for processing student grants “did not…
‘My four children are all using AI in various ways in their studies’ – The Irish Times
Question I have four children in full-time education, including my eldest at university. They are all using AI…
Is a general arts degree still fit for purpose? – The Irish Times
“I’m convinced that the vast majority of my current students today will do jobs that don’t even exist…
Six take-aways from this year’s listings – The Irish Times
The Irish Times 2025 Feeder Schools list provides new insights into how graduates of Irish second-level schools are…
Artificial intelligence is here … and it is already rewriting the rules of education – The Irish Times
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. When I open Microsoft Word to draft this piece, a Copilot icon pops up,…
One-bed en suites for students ‘wasteful’, says Minister for Higher Education James Lawless – The Irish Times
Students having a bathroom each would be “wasteful”, and the Government is moving towards a co-living model involving…
Students suspected of AI misuse to face in-person interviews under new recommendations – The Irish Times
Face-to-face interviews, during which students would have to demonstrate their work is their own, could become a routine…
international student faces housing crunch – The Irish Times
“Honestly, I consider myself one of the lucky ones because my flatmates are really good, everyone’s clean,” says…
In the world of AI, a second-class business degree won’t be much use – The Irish Times
Forecasting really is a waste of time. Fears of a big hit to confidence and the economy after…
Man set Cork house ablaze on Christmas Day, trapping four people inside, court hears – The Irish Times
A man set fire to a multistorey period house in Cork city on Christmas Day in 2023, trapping…