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DIT director gets injunction over disciplinary action
“A senior academic at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) today secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing it from bringing disciplinary proceedings against him …” (more) [Tim Healy,...
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Injunction granted to DIT academic
“A senior academic at the Dublin Institution of Technology (DIT) has secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing it bringing disciplinary proceedings against him …” (more) [Irish Times, 15...
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Students take legal action after cancellation of course
“The High Court is hearing a legal challenge taken by two students from Athlone Institute of Technology over the cancellation of their course …” (more) [BreakingNews.ie, 20 August]
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Athlone IT says its ‘hands are tied’ as students go to court
“… Two audiology students have taken a legal challenge against the college after they were told it would not be continuing next month. Over half of those studying the degree in audiology at Athlone IT...
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High Court hears Athlone IT was warned not to set up cancelled course
“The High Court has heard how Athlone IT was told not to proceed with a new course in audiology that has been scrapped after just one year …” (more) [BreakingNews.ie, 20 August]
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Students take legal action over closure of audiology course at Athlone IT
“The decision to cancel the country’s first undergraduate course in audiology has been described as a ‘fiasco’, the High Court has heard …” (more) [Aodhan Ó Faolain and Ray Managh, Irish Examiner, 21...
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Audiology students left in ‘academic limbo’ to return to studies
“A class of audiology students, who were left in ‘academic limbo’ after their course was axed, will return to their studies next month. A settlement has been reached in the High Court between Athlone...
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Deal sees Athlone students resume audiology studies
“Twenty-one students at Athlone Institute of Technology, who had been told in July last that their BSc degree programme in audiology had been cancelled, will now be able to complete the course …”...
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Academic alleges lack of promotion was gender discrimination
“A senior female academic has alleged a failure to promote her to the rank of professor in the School of Law and Business in University College Dublin amounted to gender discrimination …” (more) [Mary...
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Academic accuses UCD of sexism
“A senior female academic has alleged a failure to promote her to the rank of professor in the School of Law and Business in University College Dublin, amounted to gender discrimination …” (more) [Tim...
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College told to set aside €100k for student services after audiology course...
“The college that went ahead with a degree in audiology in 2012 without proper funding or approval has been told to set aside €100,000 of its budget for student services …” (more) [Niall Murray, Irish...
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UCC forces ESB to give up flood documents
“The university suing the ESB for €18m in damages following the devastating floods of 2009 has won a key legal argument securing access to crucial documents which the power company had refused to...
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NUIG president fails to agree to 3 conditions and informs women that the...
“On the morning of Dec 16th the petition and the signatories up till that date were presented to the governing body of NUI Galway. It seems they had an extended discussion on the matter of gender...
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Meanwhile, In The High Court
“‘High Court has declared new Dept of Justice regulations for language schools illegal. Rules would have forced closure of many schools.’ Two English language schools in Dublin, Academic Bridge and the...
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Language schools succeed in legal challenge to new regulations
“Two English language schools catering for non-EU students have succeeded in their legal challenge against new Government accreditation requirements …” (more) [Aodhan O’Faolain, Irish Times, 13 January]
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State may face damages claim over English language school register
“The State may face a claim for damages from English language schools which failed to secure accreditation under a new register after the High Court ruled it had acted beyond its powers in setting up...
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Fassi v. Dublin City University [2015] IEHC 38
“The applicant was a PhD student at the respondent University during the academic year 2012/2013. In May 2013, his academic supervisors issued a report deeming him unsuitable to continue his studies as...
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UCC and State set for High Court battle
“The disagreement between UCC and the Irish government over an €8.3m pension liability is set to be resolved in the High Court this summer after a member of staff took a case which lists the university...
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Four female lecturers push forward with High Court case against NUIG
“Four female lecturers have taken the first steps in a High Court case against NUI Galway. The four are challenging their lack of promotion at the university and have today submitted papers to the high...
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Unions back female NUIG lecturers in court actions over promotions
“Four female lecturers at NUI Galway (NUIG) have secured trade union backing for two court challenges which they are pursuing over lack of promotion. The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT)...
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