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Students say college levies are 'fees by the back door'

Friday November 20 2009

A NEW row over third-level funding has been sparked by student union claims that colleges are using most of their €1,500-a-head registration charges to plug gaps in state funding.

Disability allowance claims soar

Sunday November 15 2009

The number of people who are claiming disability allowance has almost doubled in the last decade.

Unlucky Enda suffers from communication breakdown

Saturday November 14 2009

Poor auld Enda just isn't having any luck with his communication. First his spindoctors have to text-message members to get him support in interviews and then he despatches emails to backbenchers about a USI lobbying day -- just the wrong backbenchers, in Fianna Fail.

Taoiseach gets on his high horse over glum press pack

Friday November 13 2009

IT was all go for the Taoiseach yesterday. He was a busy man, whizzing between engagements with a speed that was almost Bertie-esque. So perhaps a little confusion was understandable, given the hectic circumstances.

Backlog in grants forcing students out of college

Friday November 06 2009

CASH-strapped students are dropping out of college because of a huge delay in processing maintenance grants this year, writes Katherine Donnelly.

Kenny unveils his elite troops but Cowen goes on the offensive

Wednesday November 04 2009

Enda Kenny's a mighty busy man these days. He knows that if the Government was to go whoops-a-daisy on a banana skin tomorrow, all the recent opinion polls indicate that he's thisclose to being Taoiseach.

It's just like the Eighties again, only a lot worse

Sunday November 01 2009

A break from real politics should always make you feel better, but last week it was impossible to hide from our last chance saloon where the grass isn't getting any greener status.

New row over 2,000 retired teachers' test work

Friday October 30 2009

A fresh row erupted last night over retired teachers going back to work in schools -- this time as examiners and markers.

Anger grows as retired teachers earn €100 an hour

Wednesday October 28 2009

A small number of retired teachers and principals are earning more than €100 an hour doing substitute teaching in second-level schools, writes John Walshe.

Teaching graduates forced on to dole by grey army

Tuesday October 27 2009

ALMOST 2,000 retired teachers were employed in schools last year as hundreds of new teaching graduates were forced to sign on or emigrate.

Cuts will wipe out Protestant schools, warns archbishop

Wednesday October 21 2009

EDUCATION Minister Batt O'Keeffe claimed yesterday that he withdrew €2.8m in grants from Protestant schools because the payment was deemed unconstitutional.