• Search
  • Newsletters
  • Crossword
  • Notices
  • My Account
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In
Menu
The Irish Times
Thu, May 5, 2016

Sign In Welcome
  • The Irish Times
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Life & Style
  • Culture
  • More
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • Executive Jobs
  • Search
  • Subscribe
  • My Account
  • Sign In
  • Education
  • Student Hub
All News
  • Ireland
    • Irish News
  • World
    • UK
    • Europe
    • US
    • Africa
    • Middle East
    • Asia-Pacific
  • Politics
    • Election 2016
    • Oireachtas
    • Poll
  • Crime & Law
  • Social Affairs
    • Religion & Beliefs
  • Health
  • Education
    • Student Hub
  • Courts
  • Irish Times Data
  • Environment
  • Science
  • Consumer
  • Offbeat
  • In Depth
  • Specials
    • 1916
    • Assembly Election 2016
    • Brexit: The UK decides
    • US Election
  • Podcasts
    • Inside Politics
    • World View
  • Subscriptions
    • ePaper
    • Newspaper Archive
    • Digital Message
By using this website, you consent to our use of cookies. For more information on cookies see our Cookie Policy.
Follow @itstudenthub
How a business course can put you on the right path Graduates with a combination of business skills and experience are well positioned for jobs market How a business course can put you on the right path Graduates with a combination of business skills and experience are well positioned for jobs market
Co-operative education: finding the positive What if the internship doesn't live up to expectations, asks Darren Campion Co-operative education: finding the positive What if the internship doesn't live up to expectations, asks Darren Campion
Opinion: Report on college fees must be published Funding for higher education has not featured in the discussions on Government formation Opinion: Report on college fees must be published Funding for higher education has not featured in the discussions on Government formation
Respect not the only challenge for women's game Donagh Corby finds cause for hope amid the challenges faced by women's soccer in Ireland Respect not the only challenge for women's game Donagh Corby finds cause for hope amid the challenges faced by women's soccer in Ireland
Mental health campaigners protest cuts outside Dáil Hundreds demonstrate against reallocation of €12m from State’s mental health budget Mental health campaigners protest cuts outside Dáil Hundreds demonstrate against reallocation of €12m from State’s mental health budget
Select for slide 1 Select for slide 2 Select for slide 3 Select for slide 4 Select for slide 5
Photograph: Thinkstock The lecture is being lost as students stay away

Opinion: Now that students can access notes online, many are deciding that going in is not worth the effort. This is a mistake

Gardaí examine the scene at Greenstar Recyling, Bray, Co Wicklow, where the body of a newborn baby was found. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins 5 things you need to know today

Morning news briefing: Enda's Independents, Burton to quit?, US hacking law, NI polls open, Danny Healy-Rae's take on the weather

Report on college fees must be published Trinity College Dublin. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill 18/8/05.

Funding for higher education has not featured in the discussions on Government formation

DCU plans €230m expansion across four Dublin campuses Dublin City University has announced a €230million plan to expand its presence across four separate campuses in the north of the capital. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

Planned development on city’s north side will see student population approach 20,000

Trinity students earn long awaited graduation to Divison 1A File photo dated 23/4/2016 Dublin University have earned promotion to Division 1A Photograph: Inpho/Tommy Dickson

Ulster Bank League round-up: UCC take narrow playoff win over Blackrock

Accountancy exam paper dispute referred to EU court The Supreme Court has unanimously agreed to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to determine whether a man’s accountancy exam paper counts as personal data. File photograph: Getty Images

Peter Nowak claims he is entitled to access his script under the Data Protection Acts

Mental health campaigners protest cuts outside the Dáil  People protest against the diversion of €12m from the State’s mental health budget, outside Leinster House, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

Hundreds demonstrate against reallocation of €12m from State’s mental health budget

Open letter to Minister Leo Varadkar Kevin Donoghue president of the Union of Students in Ireland, Shari McDaid director of Mental Health Reform, Lynn Ruane newly-elected Independent Senator during a protest against the mental health budget diversion of €12 million outside Leinster House, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Student Evie Alkin has written to the Minister for Health over plans to remove €12m from the health budget

Tackling gender barriers to sporting equality Sporting heroes: Waterford’s Trish Jackman, Cork’s Bríd Stack, Roscommon’s Amanda McLoone and Tyrone’s Shannon Quinn. Photograph: Inpho

Progress is being made but it is painstakingly slow, writes Aisling McCabe

Ireland an expensive, educated and fertile EU state, CSO finds Prices in Ireland were 22.3 per cent above the European Union average in 2014, making the State the fourth most expensive place to live in the bloc, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said.  Photograph: Michaela Rehle/Reuters.

Report on country’s progress notes young population, low divorce rate and high debt

Postgraduate Options

You may have to search long and hard, as many scholarships and bursaries are not widely publicised or promoted When paying their way is not an option for graduates
  • Education
  • John Cradden
  • March 9, 2016, 17:05

University scholarships and bursaries can make further study a possibility for many

  • 3 shares
Working collaboratively: Several institutions, including Trinity, UCD and DCU offer interdisciplinary master’s degrees. Photograph: Getty Postgraduate options: Moving up a level to master the job market
Next step up the career ladder: investigate the vast range of conversion courses which can focus your academic and personal skills on a specific work sector Choosing the right conversion course for graduates
  • Careers clinic for postgraduate options
  • Make yourself employable with a postgrad as Gaeilge
How to find the right postgraduate course for you
  • Education
  • Brian Mooney
  • March 8, 2016, 12:38

Differentiating between what’s on offer and ensuring your course has credibility in the labour market is key

  • 6 shares
Richard Lally with Dr Rosemary O’Hara at Carlow IT’s enviroCORE (Centre of Research and Enterprise in BioEnvironmental Technologies) research centre Wide range of postgrads in institutes of technology and other third-levels
  • Education
  • Peter McGuire
  • March 8, 2016, 12:41

Institutes of technology have courses to cater to every interest – from finance to computing and from cyberpsychology to medical device design

The most popular postgrads in Irish universities Subject matters: the courses that can be studied by postgraduate students in Ireland range from computer science and international management to Irish history and Irish traditional music
  • Education
  • Peter McGuire
  • March 8, 2016, 12:43

There is a wide range of courses for students wishing to embark on further study

  • 4 shares
Postgraduate options: Moving up a level to master the job market Working collaboratively: Several institutions, including Trinity, UCD and DCU offer interdisciplinary master’s degrees. Photograph: Getty
  • Education
  • Brian Mooney
  • March 8, 2016, 12:42

Research shows that advanced degree holders are more employable and earn higher salaries

  • 6 shares
Matching your skills with those in demand in today’s labour market
  • Education
  • Brian Mooney
  • March 8, 2016, 12:40

Postgraduate programme will add set of cross-sectoral skills to enhance employability

  • 16 shares
Postgraduate Profile: Hannah Cartwright Hannah Cartwright: “Without a vocational degree it was incredibly difficult to get into the area I wanted – advertising”
  • Education
  • Aine McMahon
  • March 8, 2016, 12:47

MSc in Advertising at Dublin Institute of Technology

  • 6 shares
Postgraduate profile: Stephen Monaghan
  • Education
  • Aine McMahon
  • March 8, 2016, 12:46

MA in international security and conflict at Dublin City University

Postgraduate profile: Naomi Cassidy Naomi Cassidy: “I am really interested in marketing and that was my specialisation in my final year of the undergraduate degree”
  • Education
  • March 8, 2016, 12:45

Studying at the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in UCD

Follow @ITstudenthub

your story

Get that job!

From college to employment
  • Student Hub
  • January 6, 2016, 10:00

Christmas is over and it won't be long before the summer is upon us. For some it will be time to start thinking of trying for that great job, whether full-time or part-time.

The Curriculum Vitae: What are the most important aspects of your CV?
The Interview: What to do if the interview is slipping away
  • The job offer: Should you accept the first offer – what if it’s not really what you want?

Focus on First Year

Work, rest or play? There’s a lot to get your head around in the first few months of college, not all of it academic: NCAD students Aoife Irwin Moore and Eimear Walshe at a preview of the 2014 NCAD Graduate Show. Photograph: Naoise Culhane How to get the most out of college

You’re not in school any more – this is the start of your independent adult life and on the way you’ll find out who you are but also make countless mistakes. How can you maximise your time at third level?

  • 4 shares
Playing: College life isn’t just about qualifications you know
Sex: The oldest sport in the world is a bit more complicated than it used to be
  • Living: How will you make it through college? It is a big financial drain,
  • Planning: What do Madonna, Mary Robinson and JFK have in common?
  • Studying: Last but by no means least!

Careers

A medical student at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin Life after you graduate: what are the best options for you?
  • Nora Ide McAuliffe

There are plenty of options available to students in their final year, from graduate programmes to working abroad or further study

High hopes: millennials with an engineering degree may think they will be on a major project straight away. Photograph: Thinkstock The millennials who think they’re simply the best
Graduating students may be looking to move towards work or further study For some just out of college, the jobs front looks positive
  • Overqualified: Workers who know too much
  • The graduate hiring fair at the RDS gets bigger
Breaking News! Have you got a story to tell? Click through and get in touch.
 
What's in a name? Seven years of genealogical delving
 

Offbeat

‘Philly Jesus’ arrested after blocking store aisle with cross ‘Philly Jesus’ arrested after blocking store aisle with cross

Michael Grant wanders Philadelphia streets in robes and performs fountain baptisms

10-year-old spots Instagram bug, receives $10,000 reward 10-year-old spots Instagram bug, receives $10,000 reward

Finnish boy says ‘bug bounty’ money will go towards buying a football and a new bike

FIlm & Music

Lucile Hadihalilovic: “I liked that the women were the threat in the new movie.” Photograph:  Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images Lucile Hadihalilovic: ‘The first idea was the male pregnancy and the hospital’
  • Film

French writer-director Lucile Hadihalilovic’s transfixing new film Evolution will subvert everything you thought you knew about procreation

The Angry Birds Movie We’re not in Ardee any more: meet the Irish director of the Angry Birds Movie
Radiohead’s Burn the Witch: a throbbing, “low-flying panic attack” Songs of the Week: Radiohead set tongues wagging, Rihanna doesn’t
  • How Music Works: Youbloom - teaching you how to make a living from music
  • Rock of ages: Desert Trip aims for the high end of the rock market

Fashion

Fashion Forward: Irish graduate style and designer steals
  • Fashion

Also: tights for warmer weather and Stella McCartney’s Brown Thomas collection

Taylor Swift arrives on the red carpet for the 2016 Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photograpg: Justin Lane/EPA Celebrities and elite unleash tech-themed outfits at Met Gala
Asos Bridal dresses, from left: long-sleeve lace dress, €368; jumpsuit with cape overlay €220; and extreme prom satin dress, €368 Beautiful dresses for brides on a budget
  • Aisling on beauty: One person’s life-saving potion is another’s route to itchy redness
  • Six oils and serums to calm and hydrate irritated and rosacea prone skin

Theatre

From left, Liam Burke, PJ Brady, Angela Harding, Sheila Flitton and Michael Judd at the Irish Theatre Institute, Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne Older actors strike back against an ageist system

The Prime project helps older actors to get on top of cyber auditions and to get ahead in a notoriously ageist industry

Harold Pinter’s connection with the Irish: “They respect the truth and they have a sense of humour”
Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh on 'Disco Pigs': 'It was the ignorance of youth’
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review: Total war in a theatrical battle like no other
Aosdána criticises handling of ‘Star Wars’ filming

Student Resources

Study: How to find the right course

More than half of all undergraduates now go on to postgraduate study and there are plenty of courses to choose from

Study: Staying on top of the exam workload
Careers: Resources for jobseekers
  • Perspective: 10 tips to deal with exam stress
  • How to take back control of your mood
  • Studying in Europe: Low fees, more choice
The Student Hub Calling all students! Click here to claim your free subscription!
 
Tweets from https://twitter.com/eocaollai/lists/student-societies
Cash for College winners Click to see the list of winners in our Cash for College competition
 
Weekly News Quiz Between lectures? Have a minute to spare? Try our weekly news quiz and see how much you really know....
 
x
1916 guide People, places and events: The Irish Times guide to the 1916 centenary
 
sgb
Second Captains Ken meets Kevin to discuss Leicester, drugs in football and six packs
 
I used to think God put me on this planet to win Heineken Cups and Six Nations championships. I was wrong
RO'CK ‘I could tell you the word she used except “The Irish Times” probably wouldn’t print it’
 
Career Path Chartered tax adviser Lorcan Kelly
 

Movies

Soprano mystique: Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins

 

Wild interpretation:   Crusoe (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) in Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe

 

Come drift with me:  Max Brebant seeks his origins in Evolution Evolution

 

Steely, sexless: Joan Crawford is a seductress par excellence in Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar Johnny Guitar

 

Don’t get shirty! Zac Efron  and Seth Rogen in Bad Neighbours 2. Photograph: Universal Bad Neighbours 2

 

Hints & Tips

Study: How to find the right course
Study: Staying on top of the exam workload
Careers: Resources for jobseekers
Perspective: 10 tips to deal with exam stress
How to take back control of your mood
Studying in Europe: Low fees, more choice

Give me five

These nuggets are oven-baked, which is healthier than deep-frying Lilly Higgins: Home-made chicken nuggets
Pork steak is especially good with aromatic Asian spices Lilly Higgins: Butterflied pork steak with fennel
Ask your fishmonger to gut and scale the fish and remove the head and tail Lilly Higgins: Whole hake with lemon and capers
A lip-smacking dish Lilly Higgins: Baked barbecue ribs with corn on the cob
This  St Clement’s cake is bursting with fresh, zesty lemons and oranges Lilly Higgins: St Clement’s cake

Galleries

Motorists travel south on Alberta Highway 63 as the setting sun illuminates a huge plume of smoke. Photograph: Darryl Dyck/Bloomberg
Wildfire engulfs Canadian city
BRAY BABY: Gardaí at the scene at Greenstar Recycling, Fassaroe, Bray, Co Wicklow where the body of a new born baby was discovered on Wednesday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin Images of the Day

Tech tools

Tech Tools: BoomStick beefs up your headphones
Tech Tools: Bioo Lite uses plants to charge your phone via photosynthesis
Tech Tools review: HTC 10
Tech Tools: Pavlock Shock Clock wants to change your sleep habits
Tech Tools: Go Pro Omni brings virtual reality to action photography

Music Reviews

Adrien La Marca, Thomas Hoppe, Rebecca Clarke, John Dowland, Benjamin Britten, Frank Bridge, Jonathan Harvey, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Henry Purcell: English Delight

 

    Danielsson Neset Lund: Sun Blowing

 

Bill Evans: Some Other Time

 

Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones: Little Windows

 

    Snarky Puppy: Culcha Vulcha

 

Subscribe
About Us
Policy & Terms
Subscribe
  • Subscription Bundles
  • Gift Subscriptions
  • Home Delivery
Irish Times Products & Services
  • ePaper
  • eBooks
  • Crosswords
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Dating
  • Ancestors
  • Email Alerts & Newsletters
  • Article Archive
  • Executive Jobs
  • Page Sales
  • Photo Sales
About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • The Irish Times Trust
  • Careers
Download on the App Store Download on Google Play
  • Our Partners
  • Rewarding Times
  • MyHome.ie
  • Irish Racing
  • Entertainment.ie
  • Top 1000
  • MyAntiques.ie
  • The Gloss
  • Irish Times Training
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Information
  • Community Standards
  • Copyright
  • FAQs
© 2015 THE IRISH TIMES

Sign In

Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?
Subscribe

  • The ePaper
  • eBooks
  • Subscriber Rewards
  • IT Sunday
  • Email Newsletters
  • Breaking news app
  • My Account
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Crossword Club
  • Sign Out
SUBSCRIBE

Thu 5/5/2016
  • News
    • Election 2016
    • Ireland
    • World
    • Politics
    • Crime & Law
    • Social Affairs
    • Health
    • Education
    • 1916
  • Sport
    • Rugby
    • Soccer
    • Gaelic Games
    • Golf
    • Racing
    • Other Sports
    • Women in Sport
    • Comment
  • Business
    • The Economy
    • Your Money
    • Companies
    • Technology
    • Work
    • Commercial Property
    • Comment
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Letters
    • Columnists
    • An Irishman's Diary
    • Opinion & Analysis
    • Martyn Turner
  • Life & Style
    • Food & Drink
    • Homes & Property
    • Health & Family
    • People
    • Travel
    • Motors
    • Fashion
  • Culture
    • Books
    • Film
    • Music
    • Stage
    • Art & Design
    • TV, Radio, Web
    • Treibh
  • More
    • You are what you read
    • eBooks
    • Offers
    • Jobs
    • Family Notices
    • Dating
    • Competitions
  • Video
    • Film Show
    • New to the Parish
    • Give Me Five
    • Feast
  • Podcasts
    • Inside Politics
    • World View
    • Second Captains
    • Business
    • Róisín Meets
    • Off Topic
    • The Women's Podcast
  • Executive Jobs
  • Crosswords
  • Newsletters
  • Notices
Forgot Password?

Invalid email or password.

Not an Irish Times subscriber? Subscribe
  • Newspaper Archive 150 years of Irish Times journalism
  • Crossword Club Digital Simplex and Crosaire crosswords
  • eBooks Carefully curated selections of Irish Times writing
  • Subscriber Rewards Exclusive offers, discounts and invitations
  • IT Sunday Your weekly email exclusively curated for subscribers
  • Email Newsletters Sign up to get the stories you want delivered to your inbox
  • My Account Manage your account
  • The ePaper An exact digital replica of the printed paper
  • Breaking news app Our Apple and Android apps to read on the go
  • Sign Out