Features Archives – The College View

Should we all be feeling eco-anxiety?

July 28, 2019

This wave of eco-anxiety has occurred undoubtedly due to climate change itself but also due to the lack of response and action from those in power.

The risks and rewards of driving with an ‘L’ plate

July 23, 2019

“councillors in rural areas believe laws surrounding learner drivers are leaving young people struggling in areas with little to no public transport.”

Time to grieve

June 21, 2019

In May, Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh announced new provisions which would be provided during the June state examinations to students who suffer a close family bereavement during their exams to allow them time to grieve.

Makeup for all skin types

April 17, 2019

The never-ending cycle of having a reaction to new makeup products and then covering up with more makeup can be tiresome and leave you feeling like makeup just isn’t made for you and that brands just don’t consider your skin type.

The failure of global prison systems

April 15, 2019

‘’Imprisonment has become an almost automatic response rather than a last resort. Furthermore, the penitentiary system in most countries is no longer aimed at the reformation and social rehabilitation of convicts, but simply aims to punish by locking offenders away.”

Ireland’s mistaken disease

April 15, 2019

IBD specialist nurse, Angela Mullen who works in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin is one of fourteen IBD nurses in Ireland said, “we definitely need more IBD nurses, the patient’s with IBD need access to care and unfortunately in some practices they don’t have that”.

The secret life of a mature student

April 15, 2019

“Many mature students enter a system where they are surrounded by people young enough to be their children”

The ‘inspiration porn’ phenomenon

April 15, 2019

We are aided by everyday usage, where ‘porn’… does not refer to actual porn”

What lies behind the service with a smile

April 15, 2019

“Waiters, waitresses and bar staff are often shouted, spat at and even physically attacked by their customers throughout their shift.”

Exam season: studying, libraries and performance enhancing drugs

April 15, 2019

“The dark web has given people access to a variety of drugs that previous generations couldn’t imagine.”

The good, the bad and the ugly of student internships

April 15, 2019

“One of the main difficulties for students can be switching from the lecture hall to a work environment.”

Increase in young people diagnosed with an STI

April 5, 2019

More young people are being diagnosed with sexually transmitted illnesses, especially chlamydia, gonorrhea and herpes, according to recent figures.

Risky business: the agenda

April 3, 2019

As the sun sets on a frozen Saturday in November, the Cobblestone Pub in Smithfield is bustling.

Mistrust, lies and stigma for the addicted in Ireland’s travelling community

April 3, 2019

There is a belief that you will receive better care if a support worker thinks you are part of the settled community

Ireland’s success and struggles in the Special Olympics

April 3, 2019

I always felt that there were skills that suited different events in mainstream athletics that weren’t being offered

Doctors are not getting paid for overtime hours

April 3, 2019

Doctors are not getting paid for overtime and extra shift hours it has emerged.

A banging headache and a fuzzy memory

April 3, 2019

My confidence is much higher without alcohol and there just seems to be less anxiety

Dublin’s neglected cemetery

April 3, 2019

The last 10 years saw our budgets drastically cut

Study links psychosis with use of cannabis

April 3, 2019

Another study suggests a strong link between psychosis and use of cannabis. This comes as unsurprising news for some people.

Shooting reality stars face a crisis on the way down

April 3, 2019

there’s always stories being generated by the public

Push for organ donation information to be accessible to healthcare workers

April 3, 2019

Fianna Fáil have stated that more needs to be done when it comes to healthcare professionals accessing organ donation inofrmation.

HSE waiting over two years for new medicines to be approved

March 20, 2019

The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association which represents companies investing in the research and development of new drugs have concerns about the length of time is takes for medicine to get approved.

Youtube, the architect of its own downfall

March 20, 2019

Scandals are once again threatening to swamp the world’s most popular video platform as critics circle and a backlash from advertisers and content creators grows. Will a second so-called ‘adpocalypse’ lead to a clear out

Living on a prayer

March 20, 2019

Chapel is a haven for young people who believe in God, but don’t want to associate themselves with the Catholic church.

Finding love: the cunning craft of matchmaking

March 20, 2019

When you touch Ireland’s last traditional matchmaker’s 160-year-old matchmaking book with one hand and close your eyes for seven seconds, envisaging love, legend has it that you will fall in love within six months.