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1. Use of ‘prefab’ to describe modern building methods should be avoided due to ‘historic stigma’

   Participants in research recalled ‘poor-quality prefab classrooms’ and other portable structures, associating with impermanence or lower standards

2. How to finance your postgraduate degree

   Financial supports are in place for recent graduates and mature students alike

3. Career changers: The Irish professionals who have gone back to college

   Changing direction at any stage of your working life can be challenging but highly rewarding

4. Council taken to Labour Court over use of contractors to maintain Shamrock Rovers pitch amid overwatering investigation

   Three staff suspended after Rovers match called off due to waterlogged pitch

5. ‘Sort out The Parrot, will ye’ – Ireland fans arrive in Prague with tickets thin on ground

   Tourists in Czech capital marvel at chanting Irish supporters as World Cup hopes build

6. Irish consumers face rising costs as war in Iran threatens to escalate

   ESRI and Central Bank issue concerning data in wake of fuel price rise

7. Gardaí play waiting game for Martina and Ammi Burke with no sign of mother and daughter in Castlebar

   Intelligence being sought about location of two women whose whereabouts largely unknown since High Court judge ordered jailing

8. Ex-prisoner uses jail experience to challenge offenders’ views of ‘masculinity’

   During incarceration Robert Cullen got clean, faced his issues and leaned into education, which sparked a transformation

9. Thinking of doing an EMBA? ‘My advice is simple: grab the opportunity with both hands’

   In a mid-management role, I saw the Executive MBA as the perfect accelerator to a senior position

10. Ireland’s neutrality a ‘difficult path’ to follow, senior official says

    Department of Defence secretary general Jacqui McCrum spoke at French defence conference