‘People think we go out killing stuff for taxidermy. It couldn’t be further from the truth’
Donal Mulcahy pursued his passion for taxidermy from a young age, eventually turning his hobby into his vocation
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‘I didn’t want to talk about Syria while waiting for the bus or having a haircut’
In an extract from her memoir, I Don’t Want to Talk About Home, data scientist Suad Aldarra recalls her early days in Galway, where she and her husband settled after fleeing the war in Syria
Ireland’s new technological education sector
Technological Universities have a focus on science and technology programmes
Technological Universities: Popular areas of study
Technological Universities are being created, but what types of courses will they offer?
Cross-Border research projects to get €37m funding
Government higher education initiative aims to deliver all-island approaches to innovation
Carton House welcomes chef Mark Moriarty and Angel Delight is cool again
Food news: Camile Thai's nutty new dish, love-themed cocktails, cookbook with a difference and free grow-it kits for schools
Another Life: Humble sprat key to safeguarding inshore ecosystem
Michael Viney: Western and southern bays being plundered by ocean-going Irish trawlers
Ireland’s newest university formally established
Third-level institution established from merger of Limerick IT and Athlone IT
‘We touch a lot of lives, and with that comes a lot of responsibility’
Interview: Bernard Birkett, West Pharmaceutical Services
New technological university for the Midlands is named
Third level institution is to be established from merger of Limerick IT and Athlone IT
Lack of detail on how to clear asylum backlog tempers welcome to plan
Concerns voiced about segregation and lack of provision for independent living
Three new technological universities may be established by next year
Harris says new bodies likely in Mid-West, North-West and South-East
‘The chef walked out, so I took over. I was 28, and we got a Michelin star in six months’
Mayo-born chef Andrew Walsh is bringing a taste of Ireland to his adopted home of Singapore
Covid-19 has accelerated demands for a greater skilled workforce. Are you ready?
Thousands of part-time upskilling courses are available and many are free or subsidised
Sperm whales one of most abundant whale species off Ireland, study finds
Study estimates a population of 380 sperm whales off west coast
Another Life: Here comes the sunfish
Michael Viney: Mola mola, with its appetite for jellyfish, are in warmer Irish waters
Students in accommodation limbo as many lectures go online
With less time spent on campus, some are wondering if it’s worth paying high rents
Drones could be used to test water from hundreds of remote lakes
Inaccessibility is limiting how many lakes can be tested, as required by EU water directive
Making and selling of products containing microbeads banned
Harmful plastics founds in some toothpastes, body wash, face scrubs, sunscreen, medicines
Killer whales stranded on Irish shores had ‘very high’ pollutants
Whales found to have toxicity levels that may have caused significant health effects
Your guide to open days at the institutes of technology
What Ireland’s IoTs have to offer, when open days take place and more
Shellfish tracing system may ease customers’ safety fears
Tracing advances could see ‘stigma of shellfish’ start to disappear, says restaurateur
Leaving Cert students in direct provision face barriers to college
Asylum seekers must pay international fees to go on to third level in Ireland
GMIT confirms president Dr Fergal Barry has resigned
President has been on sick leave from the institute since last summer
‘Everyone thinks guards and teachers can retire but no one else’
Gerry Concannon stepped back from the day-to-day running of Mayo software business CBE but he remains as busy as ever
London restaurant named for Myrtle Allen set to open
Food File: Tallaght chef inspired by Ballymaloe great, plus anniversary bites and winning students
How to turn a backpacker visa into a $20m company
Wild Geese: Roscommon man Andrew Harte runs four firms in Australia
UCD engineer made first president of Ireland’s newest university
Prof David FitzPatrick to head Technological University Dublin
Rare Beluga whale, mainly an Arctic species, found off Irish coast
Survey gives first insights into illusive species in deep waters of Irish Atlantic Margin
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s institutes of technology
Life on campus: here is what the country’s IoTs have to offer
GMIT is ‘functioning as normal’ although president on sick leave
Perceived differences over direction college taking said to be at heart of ‘dispute’
National broadband plan still ‘on track’ - Humphreys
Minister says Government is ‘absolutely committed’ to providing rural broadband
A lot to digest: are nanoplastics bad for human health?
Microplastics can break down into nanoplastics, which can permeate human cells
Drones to monitor water quality in west
Galway-Mayo IT will use unmanned devices in water project backed by EPA
Link discovered between microplastics in rivers and wastewater treatment plants
EPA says the impact of microplastics on people’s health has not been fully assessed
Galway Capital of Culture: first the euphoria, now the questions
First Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being asked
‘If there is anything that is any good of me, don’t throw it in the ground’
When Aisling Davis died suddenly from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 40, her family donated her organs
Organ donation: ‘There were never any doubts – we just said go ahead’
The Powell family had to make a quick decision when they lost their daughter
How much would you pay for cleaner beaches and safer water?
Another Life: Michael Viney on the cash value of Ireland’s coastal ecosystem
Maynooth University cancels students’ visit to Leuven institute
Concerns arose over role of Malachy Vallely, who was convicted after fatal 2014 fire
‘Safe app’ aims to reduce drownings in Galway city
GPS technology offers support to people in exposed area of Corrib riverbank at night
Institutes of Technology: All you need to know about open days
ITs around the country offer a diverse range of course options for students
West coast escapes worst of Storm Ophelia
ESB Networks say it could be 10 days before power is fully restored in more isolated areas
Why US college students are flocking to Connemara
Community initiative seeks to build a €2.5m education centre to boost visitor numbers
Head of Leuven Irish college where girls died in fire was law unto himself
Institute director Vallely, a friend of many of Ireland's great and good, was accused in court of being a 'slum landlord' due to state of student accommodation
Director and Leuven Institute guilty over fire which killed two Irish students
Lawyers for the families welcome verdict but say ‘unfortunately a lot of questions remain’
Research Lives: ‘I really enjoy the trips to collect samples’
La Daana Kanhai on the Doctoral Programme in Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation
Public health at risk from rising use of microbeads, says EPA
Study coincides with UK engineers’ discovery of biodegradable alternative to microplastics
Is Galway worthy of its Green Leaf award?
It has been designated Europe’s most environmentally friendly small city, but campaigners say worrying developments are a threat to some of its most valued habitats
Plastic on the menu as marine pollution spreads
Tonnes of plastic waste being dumped into the oceans affecting bird and marine species
Institutes of technology face threat due to funding shortfalls
Higher Education Authority review shows six face immediate sustainability challenges
‘Managed decline’ at institutes of technology
The scale of the impact of funding cuts and fewer resources highlighted in a new report
Environmentalism on campus: ‘Students don’t want to be told to turn the lights off’
But set up fun events about vintage clothes and food waste and you can turn them into activists, according to a new wave of green organisers
Taste sensations: The Irish chef cooking up a storm in Singapore
Mayo chef Andrew Walsh owns of one of the city’s top restaurants, Cure
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