National News Archives – The College View

ASAI receive over 100 complaints about Instagram content

March 20, 2019

A number of wellness bloggers and influencers have been making sponsored posts about products such as vitamin and gut-health supplements in Ireland and abroad. There have been few complaints made about influencers and health supplements to the ASAI so far.

Future Jobs Ireland launches aiming for long-term economic development

March 20, 2019

Government has launched Future Jobs Ireland to answer the future needs of our businesses and workers.

Number of drug related deaths shows need for injection facilities, says minister

March 20, 2019

Ireland needs supervised injection facilities to reduce deaths and drug overdoses, said Minister for Health Promotion and the National Drugs Strategy Catherine Byrne, on March 8th.

Bus Éireann wants more women in the driver’s seat

March 20, 2019

Bus Éireann are holding open days to actively encourage more women drivers to apply for roles that are available nationwide.

Unions on both sides of the border campaign for NI abortion rights

March 20, 2019

Since the Eight Amendment was repealed in the Republic of Ireland at the beginning of this year, focus has shifted to Northern Ireland where abortion remains illegal.

New plan to reduce waiting list times labelled as “knee-jerk” reaction

March 20, 2019

The Scheduled Care Access Plan (SCAP) was published by Minister for Health Simon Harris to reduce waiting list times for patients waiting for more than six months.

Non-academic students enjoy school more, research shows

March 20, 2019

The study which found that pupils who enjoyed physical education and the arts engaged more in school life and activities.

Employment and healthcare costs among challenges faced by those living with neurological conditions

March 20, 2019

In Ireland, there are 800,000 thousand people living with neurological conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease as well as rare and genetic conditions.

Measles outbreak reported in North Dublin

March 20, 2019

A reported outbreak of measles in North Dublin this March contributes to the 244 per cent increase in measles in Ireland according to UNICEF.

Irish student’s strike with others around the world over climate change

March 20, 2019

Irish students joined their fellow classmates across the lobe in soldarity and went on strike over how the climate crisis is being handled.

Big firms pull ads from YouTube due to harmful content

March 6, 2019

Huge international companies have suspended their ads on YouTube due to offensive content.

Unions warn Teacher Sharing Scheme is ‘sticking plaster’ measure

March 6, 2019

The new Teaching Sharing Scheme has been described by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) as another “sticking plaster” measure for recruitment and retention issues in the sector.

RSA criticised for cracking down on unaccompanied learner drivers

March 6, 2019

The Road Traffic Amendment Act 2018, also known as the ‘Clancy Amendment’ strengthened penalties for car owners who allow learners to drive their vehicles unaccompanied.

Should Irish people be fearful of terrorism?

March 6, 2019

We have a bit more of a cultural fear because we have been living in a post 9/11 age

Dublin Bus driver questions passenger’s disability

March 6, 2019

Dublin Bus has recently come into controversy online after a person with cystic fibrosis tweeted that she was questioned on her disability pass by a Dublin Bus driver.

Campaigners call on government to include Fibromyalgia on Long Term Illness List

March 6, 2019

The comments come in light of a conference held in Dublin last week whereby people living with fibromyalgia gathered to call on the government to recognise the condition as a long-term illness.

President Michael D. Higgins celebrated the arts on St. Pats

March 6, 2019

President Michael D. Higgins clebrated the 40th anniversary of the Benson report which was a changemaker in how the arts are taught in schools.

MyTaxi are changing to FREE NOW by end of the year

March 6, 2019

MyTaxi have announced that they are changing their name to FREE NOW

Money will not solve the Irish nurse’s problem, says DCU Professor

March 6, 2019

Professor Anthony Staines of DCU states the practices of the nursing profession need to be examined in order to fix the job inequality problem.

Applegreen join forces with fuelService to help fuel disabled drivers

March 6, 2019

In the United Kingdom, 2,000 stores use the app which is now rolling out throughout Ireland starting with Applegreen while Supermac’s motorways services have signed up and will begin the service within a few weeks.

Huawei ban could stop progression to 5G for 5 years

March 6, 2019

The ban of Huawei products in countries across the world could slow the progression of the
implementation of a 5G network in Ireland over the next 5 year.

Minister encourages STEM entries for Scifest 2019

February 20, 2019

Minister for Education encourages more STEM related entries for the Scifest 2019.

Migrants and tech workers team up for start up businesses

February 20, 2019

Migrants are working alongside tech companies to develop ideas for start up businesses.

INMO consider recommendations from the Labour Court

February 20, 2019

Nurses and midwives will suspend industrial action while they consider the reccomendations given by the Labour Court to solve the dispute over pay parity.

Kinzen app from ex-Storyful chiefs and DCU alumni goes live

February 20, 2019

The app pairs personalisation with an ad-free model powered by artificial intelligence and community curators in return for a monthly fee.