Calum Atkinson Archives – The College View

Review of the season for Collingwood Cup squad

April 15, 2020

It was a big year for DCU Soccer as the Collingwood Cup squad was named team of the year at the Clubs and Societies awards last week. The team’s coaches, Johnny McDonnell and Declan Roche

Sunderland Til I Die captures a club and city trying to stay afloat

April 13, 2020

While Sunderland’s exploits on the pitch in recent years have been utterly depressing, the first season of the show was captivating.

Nine Irish colleges join online system to report sexual assault

March 4, 2020

Trinity College Dublin, NUI Galway, Maynooth and the University of Limerick are among the colleges that have entered the €80,000 scheme, which is funded by the Department of Education.

Health crisis is more than just numbers, patients are suffering

March 3, 2020

The election exit poll showed that when people were asked what issue was most important in deciding how they voted, 32 percent of people said health.

Young voters know about the past but are more concerned about the present

February 18, 2020

Everything has changed, changed utterly. For the first time in the history of the state, neither Fianna Fáil nor Fine Gael are leading talks to form a new government.

Brexit puts Erasmus programme at risk

February 5, 2020

In early January an amendment failed in Westminster that would have compelled the UK government to seek full involvement in the Erasmus+ programme when they were negotiating their future relationship with the EU.

Will there ever be a left-wing alliance in Ireland?

February 5, 2020

The 2016 general election was the first time in history that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael failed to combine for over 50 percent of the vote.

The poppy now feels like a symbol of military glorification

November 27, 2019

Tranmere’s Prenton Park was the venue for an event that almost broke the internet. Before the FA Cup first round game could kick off, a giant poppy mascot waddled out of the tunnel to stand in the centre circle. The mascot stood solemnly and respectfully as a minute of silence was held for fallen soldiers.