Minister Mitchell O’Connor Launches two Innovative Initiatives in STEM Education in Ireland
Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, today launched two important initiatives for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education in Ireland. The first is DCU’s ‘A World of Opportunities’; a landmark STEM careers… Read More
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor addressed the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC) National Conference 2018 in DCU
Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, with special responsibility for Higher Education has this morning (20 October 2018) addressed the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC) National Conference 2018 in… Read More
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor welcomes Oireachtas approval of the draft order to establish Ireland’s first Technological University
Following the granting on 17 July 2018 by the Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, T.D., of the application for technological university status made under the Technological Universities Act 2018 by Dublin Institute of Technology, Institute of… Read More
Minister Mitchell O’Connor Underlines 20% Increase in Investment Levels in Higher Education in Three Years
Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, speaking this morning in Maynooth University highlighted her role in securing agreement in the recent Budget for the €300m multiannual Human Capital Initiative… Read More
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor announces further €0.8 million funding allocation to support higher education landscape restructuring
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., today (12th October 2018) announced a further €0.8 million in funding to four Institutes of Technology as the final element of the HEA 2018 call for funding… Read More
BUDGET 2019 for Higher Education
Budget 2019 will deliver for Higher Education. Across current and capital spending new programmes and initiatives will make a major difference to our third level landscape. Share:
Speech to National Workshop on Consent and Tackling Sexual Violence in Third Level Education
Good morning. Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan, Distinguished guests, Members of An Garda Síochána, students, representatives from higher education, leaders in the area of consent and sexual welfare of our students. Thank you for being here…. Read More
Minister Mitchell O’Connor convened a major higher education workshop on consent and tackling sexual violence
Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, with special responsibility for Higher Education has today (4th October 2018) brought together higher education representatives, students unions and other stakeholders for a workshop… Read More
Further €6.8m funding allocation to support Technological University development and other higher education landscape restructuring
Following on from the announcement made on 17 July at an event held at the Grangegorman campus of Dublin Institute of Technology in the presence of An Taoiseach, of a significant 2018 funding allocation of €4.4 million to… Read More
Last Updated: November 14, 2018 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor
Ministers Madigan & Mitchell O’Connor announce co-funding of re-development of Royal Irish Academy of Music on Westland Row
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., together with the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan T.D., today (25th October 2018) announced joint funding of €9 million for the Royal… Read More