Published 08/12/2010 in Science Insider The Irish government has increased its funding for research in 2011 by 12.5% despite being forced to make €6 billion in cuts following its recent bailout. The budget, which passed in the Dáil yesterday by a margin of four votes, came following an €85 billion International Monetary Fund-E.U. rescue package announced [...]
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24 Sep
Dublin’s long-lost Viking rival located in Louth
The Vikings first began their raiding into Ireland in 795, before deciding to ‘overwinter’ here in two locations in 841, according to the Annals of Ulster, an account of medieval Ireland written in the 15th century. One of the overwinter locations famously became Dúbh Linn, or Dublin, while the other Linn Duachaill, was lost in [...]
16 Jul
Ireland Keeps Light Shining on Science With New Spending
DUBLIN—In a surprise move, the Irish government (which is tottering on the brink of bankruptcy) announced today that it would inject €359 million into research. It’s the largest single investment in the country’s history and a vote of confidence by the government, which in December will need to impose a third straight year of drastic [...]
15 Jul
Ireland cuts back on Ph.D. and Postdoc support
Ireland is to shed nearly 1000 Ph.D. and postdoctoral posts in 2010 and 2011 as a result of severe government budget cuts. This runs counter to the government’s stated policy of doubling the number of people who have Ph.D.s. Cuts in funding to Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the public body responsible for investment in scientific [...]
15 Dec
Disquiet follows Irish science cut and policy shift
Ireland’s funding allocation for science, technology, and innovation (STI) is to be cut by 4.4% in 2010. And in a major change of policy, a single stream of funding—under the control of the government department responsible for job creation—is to replace the existing arrangement for which a wide range of bodies provide research funding. To [...]
7 Aug
Science’s Celtic Tiger tries to keep roaring
Once a place that ambitious scientists couldn’t wait to get away from, Ireland was transformed at the start of this decade into a place where world-class research was happening. The financial crisis means the Irish government is now struggling to keep that momentum going. Click here to read the blog (published 26th March, Science Insider)
7 Aug
Irish scientists hit by budget cuts
The precipitous fall off in funding for universities and institutes of technology – following an ‘Emergency Budget’ – will impact on researchers based in Ireland, a group that have also seen their real ‘take home’ salaries hit. Click here to read the blog (published, 8th April ’09, Science Insider)
