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Simon Harris confirms college grant increases for thousands of students

Third level students in receipt of SUSI maintenance grants will see their monthly payments increase between January and May, Simon Harris said.

Irish Mirror

Major boost for technological universities in Dublin as three new buildings to be built

The project would increase student capacity at TUD Tallaght, TUD Blanchardstown and Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

Dublin Live

Parish priest in Rathkeale appeals for Christmas peace after feud violence rocks town

Minister for Justice Simon Harris walked the streets with gardaí on Tuesday

Irish Mirror

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Minister for Justice walks streets of Rathkeale amid feud violence and armed garda patrols

Mr Harris said Monday’s violence was “abhorrent and utterly unacceptable, and will not be tolerated by An Garda Siochana”.

Irish Mirror

State will go beyond target of helping construct 4,500 student beds, says Higher Education Minister Simon Harris

'We’re going to hit the 4,500 target and we’re going to go beyond that and I’ll tell you how'

Irish Mirror

End of CAO points race that caused college misery for students hailed as 'game changer'

Higher Education Minister Simon Harris is opening up new avenues to graduation, with funding for tertiary education and colleges of further education being specifically ringfenced for the first time ever

Irish Mirror

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells Irish students to 'take care of your freedom'

He also said that he was grateful to Ireland for its 'incredible warmth' in taking in 63,000 Ukrainian refugees

Irish Mirror

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Take care of your freedom, Zelensky says in address to Irish students

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said it was a momentous occasion and an ‘important and historic day’.

The Independent UK

UCD scraps plans for 1,200 student beds due to 'spiralling' construction costs

The university had sought a contractor to build the extra campus accommodation, but the prices received by bidders were all too high

Dublin Live

‘I’ve had hundreds of death threats, hundreds of violent assaults’: Peter Tatchell on homophobia, hope and Qatar

The veteran LGBT+ and human rights activist took a stand in Qatar last week - and was swiftly told to leave the country. He talks about his many critics, his evangelical Christian mother and what drives him to keep putting himself in danger

The Guardian - UK

Parents paying for children's college rent to receive €500 tax credit

On Tuesday, Finance Minister Pascal Donohoe and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris extended the rental tax credit to include parents paying for their children's college rent

Dublin Live

Budget 2023: Scenes in Dail saw scoffs at speeches and beaming ministers as package officially revealed

With most of the major budgetary measures already reported, moments of shock from the opposition benches were few and far between

Irish Mirror

Volodymyr Zelensky to make a special address to every college in Ireland soon

Minister Harris said the Ukrainian president will also take questions from Irish students

Irish Mirror

Dublin students considering dropping out of college because there's nowhere to live

The stress that comes with the hunt for accommodation is having a negative impact on studies for almost four out of five, 77%, of college students

Dublin Live

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College fees could be reduced by €1,000 under new plans

Minister for Higher and Further Education Simon Harris has published a paper on making education more accessible

The Independent UK

Dublin ‘murders’: Vigil held for eight year-old twins and teenage sister killed in ‘violent incident’

Man appears in court charged with three counts of murder after the bodies were discovered at house in Tallaght, Dublin

The Independent UK

Crowd mourns loss of three siblings who died in violent Tallaght incident - OLD

Balloons were released and candles were lit along the wall outside the house in Tallaght at a vigil on Monday.

Irish Mirror

Simon Harris says CervicalCheck chief's comments were 'inappropriate, unfortunate, insensitive'

Dr Noirin Russell claimed some women 'know in their heart and soul that they haven’t been wronged'

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Dublin Live

Simon Harris 'extremely concerned' over DBS social care course and says refunds 'have to be on the table'

Around 80 students remain in limbo after spending thousands on fees for the private college

Dublin Live

Simon Harris 'extremely concerned' after Dublin social care students left with 'useless' degree

Students in DBS' Applied Social Care courses have said they feel "grossly misled" and left thousands out of pocket

Dublin Live

Budget 2023: Cost of living measures could see college fees drop by up to €250 a year

There are calls for a more universal cut across the board which could see the change go to the overall fee

The Independent UK

Leading figures across the UK and Ireland pay tribute to Lord Trimble

David Trimble died on Monday at the age of 77.

Dublin Live

Ukrainian refugees to be moved out of student accommodation by September

The already constrained rental housing supply in Dublin is expected to become a lot worse when students return in their droves to the capital to study

Daily Record

Dad takes kids on 125-mile drive to TikTok famous chippy - only to find it's closed

Simon Harris took his four children Luke, seven, Emma, five, James, four and Thomas, one, on a trip to visit the Binley Mega Chippy, which has been made famous by TikTok.

Daily Mirror

Dad takes his four kids on 128-mile drive to Binley Mega Chippy only to find it’s closed

Simon Harris took his four children, seven-year-old Luke, five-year-old Emma, four-year-old James and one-year-old Thomas, on a trip to visit the Binley Mega Chippy in Coventry

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