Through My Eyes Archives – The College View

Give blood: even with anemia or haemochromatosis

October 28, 2015

Tapping feet, twiddling thumbs and the all too familiar rattling of cheese and onion Tayto packets are just three of the various components of a blood donation clinic. I’ve been a donor for over two

Living with Cerebral Palsy

September 30, 2015

Having had Cerebral Palsy (CP) from birth, I aim to give an honest account of the effect it can have on your life and how it may affect you on a daily basis.

Behind the scenes at the Aviva

March 11, 2015

Working in the Presidential suite isn’t as glamorous as you’d think

Trials and Tribulations of a Retail Worker

February 25, 2015

Jade O’Leary speaks about the hardships endured by retail workers on a daily basis.

Weight Loss Diary Week 1: An Introduction

February 20, 2015

In the first of a series of articles, Ross Dooner opens up to us about his war against weight.

Homeless at Christmas

December 18, 2013

While most of us are getting ready to head home for the Christmas holidays, The College View speaks to some homeless people who’ll be spending the festive season on the cold streets.

Are you in or out? The issue of opt-out organ donation

November 20, 2013

Should opt-out organ donation be legislated for in Ireland?

Three minutes from death: how blood donation saved one person’s life

November 6, 2013

The difference between life and death? Potentially three minutes. A look at blood donation, and how it saved the life of one lucky student.

Fishing for the truth

October 23, 2013

One student talks about their run in with catfishing, where anonymous users online pretend to be someone else entirely.

Through My Eyes: Home away from home

October 9, 2013

As more and more graduates flock abroad, one former student talks about why she had to leave her family to emigrate

Through My Eyes – The Beginning of the End

April 24, 2013

A final year student looks back on her college experience.

Through My Eyes: The crash

March 28, 2013

Two days before Christmas I wake up to this Facebook message from my boyfriend’s sister: “Have you heard?” These words caused the bottom of my world to drop off. It was one of those things

Through My Eyes – Growing Stronger

March 6, 2013

For most people, getting into college is a great achievement – the culmination of years of hard work and study. For me it was a big achievement, not just because of the effort I put

Through My Eyes – Finding the strength to carry on

February 20, 2013

I am not ok, but I will be. Now that I have been saved, now that this is no longer a burden I am bearing alone, I know this is a battle I will win.

Through My Eyes: The Loss of a Beautiful Life

December 12, 2012

My aunt died from cancer at the age of 37 on Monday November 19, in Morocco, surrounded by her five older siblings. When I last saw Naziha in a Belgian hospital in September, she was

Through My Eyes: Double-life boyfriend

November 28, 2012

Claire* is a gorgeous, intelligent and witty girl with a degree under her belt. She has a steady job and until recently, a steady boyfriend named Barry*. In the time that they were together, this

Through My Eyes – Discovering Diabetes

November 14, 2012

Does anyone remember the Leaving Certificate? It seems so insignificant now, doesn’t it? The stress, trials and tribulations to get the points just fade into the present day struggle to get that assignment in on

The big move… back home

October 17, 2012

My current greatest fear in life is attending my 20 year school reunion. Unlike many of the women who will attend, it’s not the few extra pounds I’m carrying that puts the fear of God

The Scenic Route: College, and dropping out of it

October 3, 2012

Dropping out of college is not something to take lightly. It takes a lot of thinking before you can really make the decision, but I can remember the decision as if I had just made