National News Archives – The College View

DCU student home safe after surviving fire in Greece

July 28, 2018

DCU student Séan Davis spoke to The College View about how he and his girlfriend, Chloe Sugrue, survived the fire

GPs call for medical card holders to be charged for their services

April 18, 2018

GPs speaking at the annual IMO meeting, have called for medical card holders to be charged for their services due to financial constraints faced by doctors.

Eight out of ten companies pay men more than women

April 18, 2018

78 per cent of companies are paying men more than women, according to data belonging to 10,000 firms submitted last week.

Ireland falls behind on UN Sustainable Development Goals

April 18, 2018

A recent report by Social Justice Ireland shows Ireland’s poor performance in reaching the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

A bill in the Dáil is to separate sex education from religion

April 18, 2018

The government have announced a bill to bring in sex education in schools, but don’t want it to be associated with religion.

Explainer: The Eighth Amendment

April 18, 2018

A referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment will be a historical event for Irish society whether the Ireland votes yes or no.

High amount of rugby injuries spark concern among medical staff

April 18, 2018

There are more injuries in rugby than one might assume and physiotherapists are saying that there is a need for more concern and fear to be placed on injuries in the sport.

USI Vote to Support Boycott Campaign Against Israel

April 18, 2018

The USI have voted to support the boycott against Israel in their occupation of Palestine and failure to obide by UN law.

The Metro Hotel must pick up “more of the slack” says local Councillor.

April 18, 2018

Payment to the victims of the Metro Hotel Fire in Ballymun are coming to an end.

Significant increase in illegal online purchasing of cannabis

April 4, 2018

There has been a significant increase in the illegal purchase of cannabis online, especially among third level students internationally, a researcher has found.

Dublin tech company offers to freeze eggs for female employees

April 4, 2018

A Dublin technology company is offering female employees in its Dublin office the chance to have their eggs frozen as part of their salary package. HubSpot, is thought to be the first company in Ireland

Campaign launched for warning labels on takeaways

April 4, 2018

Chinese takeaways and ready meals should carry health warning labels on their packaging and menus for high salt content, according to health campaign group Action on Salt.

Applications for apprenticeships by school leavers rises by almost 25 per cent

April 4, 2018

The number of school-leavers going on to apprenticeships in Ireland rose by 24 per cent last year. Solas figures revealed that Irish apprenticeships increased from 10,445 in 2016 to 12,849 last year.

New metro poses risk to local GAA club

April 4, 2018

Glasnevin GAA club Na Fianna are set to lose some of their facilities after the National Transport Authority (NTA) recently announced the preferred route for the new Metrolink project. The NTA and Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Number of girls getting HPV vaccine rises

April 4, 2018

There was an increase in the uptake of girls getting the HPV vaccine this year, according to the latest figures released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) on March 22nd .

€7.6 million mental health fund aims to help over 8,000

March 21, 2018

The EU has funded €7.6 million in an effort to improve mental health support across the country, the HSE announced on March 9th.

Free contraceptive pill could be introduced

March 21, 2018

The Irish Government are drawing up proposals to examine the possibility of introducing free contraceptive pill for Irish women.

No phising here

March 13, 2018

EU regulations for the control of data security, which come into force in May, are a long way from compliance rates, according a cyber-security expert. “Ahead of the GDPR regulations which come into effect on

PE to be offered as Leaving Cert exam subject

March 7, 2018

PE will be implemented as a Leaving Cert exam subject in 80 schools across Ireland from September.

DCU partner with I Wish to promote women in STEM

March 7, 2018

Over 5,000 students attended two workshops in Dublin and in Cork hosted by the I Wish initiative to encourage female secondary school students to choose careers in fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

Secondary level students now allowed to “opt-out” of religion classes

March 7, 2018

Second Level students in Ireland are given the opportunity to officially ‘opt-out’ of religion classes, after a circular was issued to schools by the Department of Education on the 19th of February 2018.

Digitising tax system called counterproductive by DCU Students

March 7, 2018

Shifts towards digitising the PAYE tax system in Ireland have been described as “futile” and “counterproductive” by DCU students.

Alternative lecturer offered after Trinity professor’s remarks on FGM

March 7, 2018

A new lecturer will be provided for Trinity students offended by their lecturer’s remarks on Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM).

90% of primary teaching trainees identify as Catholic

February 21, 2018

Influence on state run primary schools by the Catholic church is clearly represented in research by the School of Education at NUI Galway.

Irish Rail tackle on board issues

February 21, 2018

Customer service officers will now be on board intercity train services, according to Irish Rail.