“Recently there’s been an exchange in the Irish media about the decline of intellectuals in universities and calling into question whether universities are still fit for purpose given their funding and management structures. The fundamental question seems to me to be far deeper …” (more)
[SimonDobson.org, 8 May]
“Natasha McShane, the Northern Irish student who was viciously attacked as she walked home from a Chicago bar a number of weeks ago, has come out of her coma in Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital and has exhibited signs of limited brain activity …” (more)
[Cork Student News, 8 May]
“… As the university struggles with the question of what to do with between 1,500 and 2,000 feral rabbits – which are chewing and digging their way through the campus grounds – emotions are running high, fuelled by accusations of misinformation from both sides …” (more, video)
[Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing, 8 May]
“Madam, – Like Tom Garvin (Opinion, May 1st) I have been dismayed by the politically driven revolution transforming Irish universities over the past decade. Prof Garvin is, famously, one of the most hard-nosed as well as most sophisticated political writers on the island, making the charge that he is simply nostalgic for a lost ‘golden age’ a foolish as well as a weak defence …” (more)
[Tom Dunne, Irish Times, 8 May]
“UCD student Natasha McShane who suffered serious head injuries in an attack by a mugger wielding a baseball bat last month is out of a coma, her parents have said …” (more)
[Pamela Newenham, Irish Times, 8 May]
“So then, after all the excitement of Tom Garvin’s piece in the Irish Times last week, along comes Kevin Myers in the Irish Independent to lend some support. But his support is I think a little off message …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 8 May]
“UCD taught Bray a real lesson as they climbed to fourth with a record Premier Division win. The good times rolled for Martin Russell’s young guns as they extended their unbeaten run to five games. Leading 1-0 at half-time, UCD rattled in five goals after the break as Wanderers slumped to their sixth straight home defeat …” (more)
[Independent, 8 May]
