November 2016 – Page 5 of 5

Bullying is more than just temporary pain

November 16, 2016

It is estimated that 30 percent of young people in Ireland will experience bullying in their lives, which unfortunately often continues into the workplace as an adult.

Institutes of Technology under pressure due to funding short fall

November 16, 2016

There are major concerns over the future of up to 10 of the country’s 14 institutes of technology due to financial deficits and dwindling cash reserves, according to a major review of the sector.

Teachers say they need better pay

November 16, 2016

As two further days of strike action took place in secondary schools across the country last week, teachers and students returned to school on Wednesday as the strike by the Association of Secondary School Teachers

Many students face the crude nude feud

November 16, 2016

Revenge porn has become an epidemic in Ireland and affects mainly the student population resulting in depression and in some cases suicide, yet it is still to be decriminalised. The exact definition of the term

The daunting dangers of dating online

November 16, 2016

Last month, a woman fell to her death in Australia while trying to escape from a man she met on Tinder. Warriena Wright fell from her date, Gable Tostee’s, 14th floor apartment balcony after an

Alan Smeaton and the wonders of data analytics

November 16, 2016

ProfessorAlan Smeaton was not expected to be an innovator, or an academic. As a young man, he did well in school but his family background didn’t indicate that a university education would be his path.

Joshua Homme – 25 Bliain ag cruthú Ceoil

November 16, 2016

Palm Desert, California 1973 cuireadh Joshua Homme ar an saol. Ní fios ansin go mbeadh sé mar dhuine de na hamhránaithe is tábhachtaí i seánra rac-cheoil “stoner” le linn na nóchaidí agus as sin ar

KENZO x H&M

November 16, 2016

A jungle inspired collection with bright vivid colours and elaborate animal prints molded into motifs and ruffles is something most people would find peculiar to wear in November. However, this wasn’t the case for the

Mental health spending to increase despite rumours

November 16, 2016

Mental Health spending is set to increase in 2017 by €24.7m, despite popular belief that spending is to be cut from the sector in the 2017 budget.

Men’s Health, Mental Health, and Movember

November 16, 2016

After almost two years with a beard, last Monday night I decided to root out the old razorblade and reveal the baby face hidden beneath the rugged and manly exterior that so many people have

Black Friday Bargains

November 16, 2016

Black Friday is almost upon us, and although primarily an American tradition, it remains one of the biggest dates on the calendar for Irish shoppers. Rachel Farrell takes us through some of this year’s best

Khloe Kardashian meets Good American Denim

November 16, 2016

Reality star Khloe Kardashian and fashion executive Emma Grede launched their new denim collaboration ‘Good American Denim’ last month, alongside their Good American (GA) squad. Good American is a designer jean line created to fit

New system sees a rise in SUSI grants

November 16, 2016

SUSI has awarded 14,000 extra grants to students compared to last year

Conflict at CRC over constitutional change

November 16, 2016

Last Wednesday’s CRC saw a heated debate over the proposed changes to the Students’ Union constitution.

15% of DCU graduates finished with a first in 2016

November 16, 2016

Of the 1,800 students who graduated in November, 15 per cent obtained first class honours, according to data supplied by DCU’s Quality Promotion Office.

Review: Sleaford Mods at Vicar Street

November 5, 2016

Close to 1,000 spent their Thursday night at Vicar Street being hypnotised by a 45 year old ex-social welfare adviser repeatedly slapping his own head and unloading half a century of inequality, class division and

Sussed: Metropolis 2016

November 3, 2016

Ireland’s biggest winter festival returns to the RDS after a stellar debut outing. Chic, Hot Chip and Le Galaxie were the highlights of a serious couple of days’ dancing in Donnybrook last year – but