Opinion Archives – The College View

Is The Concept of Inheritance Tax Fair?

September 28, 2022

Inheritance tax has been in the news recently, with an advisory government tax commission proposing a reduction in the tax-free threshold of €335,000, from which point inheritance is taxed at 33%. This proposal was quickly

Instagram is testing end-to-end encryption for its direct messaging service. Is this proposal good for privacy or bad for online safety?

September 28, 2022

As social media companies continue to expand, governments are looking to challenge encryption features with tighter online regulations. Meta the parent company to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram continues to operate with enormous market and

Is the hybrid work model the new way forward?

September 28, 2022

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone around the world had to alter their daily routines. That ranged from online shopping to online teaching and people were forced to work from home. While

The new and old British Prime Ministers are too similar

September 28, 2022

Boris Johnson’s resignation after three years of being prime minister saw his successor Liz Truss take matters into her hands. The new prime minister displays a dream to the public. As Britain faces a cold

Netflix Have Proposed an Extra Charge for Password Sharing

April 13, 2022

The rise of streaming services and the variety of content to enjoy in one’s spare time has changed how modern audiences watch movies and television. Instead of needing a DVD player or a TV guide,

Should we pay more for flights to improve climate change, as Ciarán Cuffe MEP suggested?

April 13, 2022

Nearly everyone in Ireland has availed of a cheap flight, offered by Ryanair. One can take a flight to Spain, Romania, Croatia, etc. for less than €20, which excludes if people want to add extra

Watch the Eurovision this year. Trust me, you need it.

April 13, 2022

You might look at the title and see the word ‘Eurovision’ and instantly want to turn all your devices off and remove yourself from society. But for this once, please don’t. I didn’t think that

The Climate Crisis: Let’s talk about solutions not just the impacts

March 23, 2022

According to the latest IPCC report it is not too late to help the climate change crisis but it will be too late if we don’t start taking action.

The government must act fast on Ireland’s need for a energy security plan

March 23, 2022

Currently Europe’s focus is on the horror unfolding in Ukraine, with rapid aid having to be sent to those in need and tackling the refugee crisis, they have little time to be thinking about the

Should parents send their children to Irish speaking schools to try keep the language alive?

March 23, 2022

Irish/Gaeilge is a beautiful language. It is unique and belongs to all of us. Irish is part of our culture but it is because of colonialism that everyone in Ireland is not speaking Irish as

It’s time wages for hospitality work are increased.

March 22, 2022

Finding staff is the biggest threat that the hospitality sector will face this year. Paul Kelly, CEO of Failte Ireland said “After the incredibly difficult long closure period, tourism businesses were delighted to be able

The governments temporary measures are not doing enough to tackle inflation

March 9, 2022

Are the governments short-term assistant schemes able to tackle a long-term problem?

Non-EU doctors working in Ireland deserve greater equality as employees of the healthcare system

March 9, 2022

With non-EU doctors making up nearly half of the Irish health system, they deserve to receive equality to EU born doctors.

Russian’s invasion on Ukraine should spark questions about Ireland’s security needs

March 9, 2022

The Irish Defence Forces have said that they are not adequately equipped to defend the country against an attack.

Eir does not deserve awards

February 16, 2022

On February 1st Eir was awarded the Excellence in Customer Service Management award by the Public Sector Magazine. The public is not happy. Over recent years Eir’s customer service has been a nightmare to deal

The leaving cert will go ahead as normal this year. Is this fair?

February 16, 2022

Is the return to exams and the rejection of a hybrid Leaving Cert fair? While this is totality subjective, the argument can be made for the accredited grades to remain this year because of Covid-19

Should Ireland remain neutral?

February 2, 2022

Russia about to conduct naval exercises off the coast of Cork, we must remind ourselves that Ireland’s stance on using neutrality as a means of security, will not work when faced with global conflict. For

“Is it ever wrong to socially distance even if they say we don’t need to?”

February 2, 2022

The pandemic has really taken a toll on us all. We have done so much since March 2020, when we’d be glued to the daily press briefings at 5:30 pm to find out how many

Rural homelessness remains a hidden problem.

February 2, 2022

Less prominent counties seem to be struggling the most with homelessness. This is mainly due to insufficient services outside of cities. Homelessness rates in cities and towns remain high, for example, according to Focus Ireland,

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

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,

COP26 is not Listening to Irish Farmers.

November 24, 2021

Why Irish farmers feel as though they have been treated unfairly by COP26.

Can we trust landlord TDs to vote for the people and not the paycheck?

November 24, 2021

How can the public trust TD’s to make the right decisions on the housing crisis when many TD’s are landlords themselves?

Can we trust landlord TDs to vote for the people and not the paycheck?

November 18, 2021

The country has been in an unprecedented housing crisis for the better part of a decade now. Directly where Padraic Pearse stood outside the GPO and read that the nation of Ireland would “cherish all

Should we be crying over spilled milk?

November 10, 2021

The growing hype in alternative milk, and the stigma developing around dairy consumption. Talk about whether dairy is all that bad!