January 2022 – The College View

50 Years in The EU: A Changed Ireland

January 31, 2022

2023 will mark Ireland’s fiftieth year in the European Union. A significant milestone for an island country once so reserved and destitute. As the union’s future is being subjected to continued scrutiny from rising rates

‘Corona Lisa’: UCD student nurse raises money with pandemic artwork

January 30, 2022

Jamie Mc Carron

‘Bystander intervention’ training introduced across universities

January 25, 2022

Universities across Ireland have launched a series of workshops to highlight the danger of abusive behaviour and “inform and empower students to better understand their capacity to safely intervene”. The ‘Bystander Intervention’ course can be

The year of the woman in Irish sports

January 24, 2022

Teneo Managing Director, Kellie O’Keefe said that we will look back on 2021 as the year women’s sport made the big breakthrough after years of knocking on the door.

Why we’ve been desensitised to Covid-19, and why that’s not a bad thing

January 24, 2022

During the nine o’clock news, on Thursday March 5th 2020, my mam sent me a text: “7 more cases.” At the time, this was the most cases the country had seen. Community transmissions had started

DCU’s second years reflect on their first year on campus

January 24, 2022

ar. Online learning was challenging for many, especially due to the fact that they couldn’t meet up with friends, couldn’t partake in social events in person or enjoy the “dream college experience”.

Return of the noughties

January 24, 2022

The chokehold that the nineties, noughties and even 2010 fashion trends have on us is going to be echoed well into 2022.

“I gcroílár gnóthaí laethúla na hEorpa; i gcroílár an tsaoil sa Bhaile.”

January 23, 2022

Do Ghaeil na hÉireann, ba í an bhliain 2022 i bhfad níos tabhachtaí ná aon bhliain caitheadh. Dúinne, ba í seo an bhliain a fhaightear Lánstádas na Gaeilge den Aontais Eorpach.

How light therapy can help fight against winter depression

January 23, 2022

While traditional options such as counselling and medication hold obvious merit in treating SAD, another valid treatment has become more mainstream in recent years: the practice of light or phototherapy.

Ugandan schools reopen after over a year of closure

January 23, 2022

Schools in Uganda have reopened to students this week, ending the longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic anywhere in the world.

Rún na hAthbhliana 2022

January 23, 2022

Le bliain fada eile thart, tá go leor againne ag súil go mbeidh 2022 níos fearr agus go mbeidh muid in ann spriocanna ar leith a bhaint amach tar éis tuilleadh am caite ag déanamh machnamh ar ár tsaoil féin.

Why It’s Okay not to Watch Euphoria

January 22, 2022

When you think back on your formative years, do you think editorial eyewear, cinematic realism and couture school outfits? Yeah, me neither. However, this does not mean the entirety of Euphoria should be up for quick dismissal.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Review – In a word… Amazing

January 22, 2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home is a celebration of the wallcrawler’s entire cinematic history. Catering to old and new Spidey fans alike, it respects what came before whilst also going in its own new direction.

Is ‘Emily in Paris’ Culturally Insensitive and Cliché?

January 22, 2022

Season two of ‘Emily in Paris’ dropped last month. I must say I like the show because it’s something you can put on to relax, it is quite cringey sometimes but can be quite funny.

Encanto Movie Review: Young People’s representation through La Familia Madrigal

January 22, 2022

The magic and music of Disney’s stories transport us back to our childhood. Disney’s unforgettable tales made us feel like we were the main characters in our own life stories as we grew up.

Students union launches survey as support grows for ‘hybrid’ Leaving Cert

January 22, 2022

Since the last issue of The College View was released before Christmas, a lot has changed. As a result, a new campaign has started to change the way the state examinations are conducted, for the third year in a row.

New EU report says red meat causes cancer.

January 21, 2022

EU policy for 2022 encourages a shift to a more plant-based diet due to red meat causing cancer. Research from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that when haem (a natural chemical found in meat)

Subsidised Households are most likely to be “driven into poverty.”

January 21, 2022

55.9% of subsidised households are currently living under the poverty line after housing costs, a new report by Social Justice Ireland (SJI) confirms. The report by SJI, entitled Housing and Poverty 2022 was published on

Ireland should care about hair.

January 21, 2022

South Korean politician, Lee Jae-Myung proposed at the beginning of the month for public health insurance to include hair loss treatments. This caused a huge divide in the public. Opponents say this is populism, but

What new Covid regulations have been introduced on campus?

January 21, 2022

After a full academic year, DCU returned to on campus teaching. In Semester one, there was a cap on how many could stay in a room, there was limited amount of night time events,windows had

A sober reflection on Minimum Unit Pricing

January 21, 2022

The retail price of alcohol rose significantly last week as a government decision that a minimum price of 10 cent per gram of alcohol must be introduced in all off-licenses and supermarkets. Since the law

To be disabled in Ireland is quite political.

January 21, 2022

You are assessed, spoken about, and decisions are made for you, largely by non-disabled people who you may never meet. To say I am disabled is political, too. I am disabled by legislation, policy, attitudes,

Bodywhys expresses concern over Operation Transformation return

January 5, 2022

The Eating Disorder Association of Ireland, Bodywhys, said in a statement this week that it recognises the “great deal of correspondence and concerns” that it has received since the announcement of the RTÉ staple’s return, adding that the programme is “triggering” for viewers, in particular those who live with an eating disorder.