Full coverage: Education

UCC has been looking for a buyer for the IMI after splitting the business educational organisation from its Dublin campus property.

Jerry Kennelly co-founded the Junior Entrepreneur Programme in the dark days of 2010 to promote entrepreneurship. A decade and a half on, the lessons taught on the programme are more relevant and prescient than ever before.

Justyn Randall and Ronan Corrigan previously founded and sold a medical recruitment business for £37m to a London-listed company. Now they are back with an education start-up they believe can disrupt a multi-billion market.

Third-level education is in the news, and not for the right reasons. It also mirrors the Ireland Simon Harris is going to lead. 

IDEATE is a unique competition for students who want to be entrepreneurs. Conor Killeen, the chairman of Key Capital, explains why his firm is backing it and how the State could make it easier for young people to become shareholders in Irish companies.

There is a severe shortage of money for policy initiatives in Northern Ireland despite the billions flowing from London. One of the options for the DUP is to put the past behind it and reach out to Dublin.

The story of a grand convent in the West of Ireland is the story of Irish education. In 1950, the building owned by the Ursuline nuns became the first college of Domestic Science in the country. Last week, it became an integral part of the State’s third-level structure.

Upskilling does not have to be daunting. You can do it on your terms, at your own pace, and it can build your confidence. You may decide to explore subjects on a deeper level; you may look to learn a little about a few things; the choice is yours.

Should a couple on €200,000 get a rebate on their children's college fees? It is is a big question and goes to the heart of what we decide being wealthy is.

Coding is to the 21st century as reading was to the 18th century – a relative advantage that is coming to an end. To win the next race, we need a revolution in teaching.