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Homeowners urged to rent a room to students to ease accommodation crisis

Homeowners have been urged to help ease the student accommodation crisis by renting out a room and in turn benefit from a generous tax break. The Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has appealed to homeowners to consider renting ...

17 Aug 2022 at 16:53

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Some Ukrainians to remain in student accommodation into autumn as housing squeeze continues

Simon Harris has said Ukrainian refugees will begin to leave student accommodation units on a phased basis over the next few months as the state continues to grapple with housing pressures. The Irish Government announced last month that it had ...

17 Aug 2022 at 16:03

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Civil service should make every effort to support Disability minister – Harris

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has said he fully supports the Disability minister in pushing for changes to services, and said that the civil service should make every effort to enact them. It comes after the Minister ...

17 Aug 2022 at 19:24

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65 million euro fund launched to address climate and technology ‘challenges’

The Government has launched a 65 million euro research fund to help Ireland become climate neutral by 2050 and address the challenges of disruptive technologies. Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said the areas of green ...

08 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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Saturday morning queues at Dublin Airport moving ‘smoothly’ - DAA

The Dublin Airport Authority has said queues were moving “smoothly” on Saturday morning, with a maximum wait to get through security of under an hour at the busiest period. The airport has come under pressure from the public and ...

04 Jun 2022 at 11:44

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'There is much more to be done' - Review on gender equality in higher education launched

A review into gender equality in higher education has been launched by the Minister for Higher Education. Minister Simon Harris today (Tuesday March 15) announced the review, stating that although significant improvements have ...

15 Mar 2022 at 12:59

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Minister for Education confirms students fleeing Ukraine can continue studies in Irish Universities

Simon Harris has said Ukrainian's fleeing their country can continue their studies at Irish Universities. The Minister for Higher and Further Education also confirmed that Irish students who fled from Ukraine will be able to ...

14 Mar 2022 at 17:01

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€200 rise in maintenance grant will benefit 60,000 students, says Harris

Over 60,000 Irish students will benefit from a €200 increase in the maintenance grant. That's according to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, who today (Thursday ...

10 Mar 2022 at 11:06

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Cancer-detecting blood tests among 60 research projects to benefit from €40m funding

A cross-border research project developing new blood tests to diagnose cancer has been awarded a major funding boost through the Irish Government’s Shared Island initiative. Academics from Trinity College in Dublin and ...

02 Mar 2022 at 10:36

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Student accommodation will be offered to Ukrainian refugees, Harris confirms

Student accommodation will be made available for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland, Simon Harris has said. The Higher Education Minister said today (Monday March 21) that Irish colleges and universities will make ...

21 Mar 2022 at 15:23

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Sinn Féin's willingness to appoint advisors with criminal convictions 'astonishing' - says Harris

Simon Harris has said the fact that Sinn Féin might allow people with criminal convictions to serve as government advisers is “astonishing”. Earlier this week, Sinn Fein TD Matt Carthy indicated that any ban on ...

17 Feb 2022 at 17:07

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'Lifelong learning is essential' - Over 10,000 free places on Springboard courses open

Availability of over 10,000 places on further and higher education courses under the Springboard Plus (Springboard+) initiative has been announced. The news came today (Wednesday May 25) from the Minister for ...

25 May 2022 at 13:01

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