Ellen Fitzpatrick Archives – The College View

NUIG students take the plunge for Movember

December 12, 2018

Six NUIG students jumped off the Blackrock diving board in Salthill, Galway in aid of Movember, as none had the ability to grow a moustache.

DCU nurses want the same support the SU are giving teachers

December 2, 2018

While a national campaign for better working conditions for nurses in Ireland continues, student nurses in DCU are looking to DCUSU for support.

DCUSU don’t believe consent classes should be mandatory

November 14, 2018

DCU SU Vice President for welfare and equality does not believe in making consent workshops mandatory as it goes against the meaning of consent.

DCU rolls out all the stops on the new Monopoly board

November 14, 2018

DCU has made it onto the Dublin Edition of the Monopoly board, the only university in Dublin to do so.

DCUSU held a Nurses Appreciation Day during reading week

November 14, 2018

DCUSU held a Nurses Appreciation Day on the Thursday of reading week as part of their aims to make reading week easier on those who don’t get one.

Universities across Ireland call on the government to tackle funding crisis

October 31, 2018

Seven universities in Ireland are turning to the public to put pressure on the government for more funding, Ireland have the second highest fees in Europe and are looking to the government for a way to tackle the funding crisis in fear of a serious drop in university quality.

Dickson sails to U-23 World Title

October 31, 2018

Ellen Fitzpatrick of The College View speaks to Robert Dickson after he won gold in the U23 Sailing World Championships in France in the 49er class.

Up to 30 schools close in Dublin over structural problems

October 31, 2018

Schools across the country have been subject to closures due to structural problems after safety checks were conducted since 2015.

Breaking Brexit- breaking barriers

October 17, 2018

Brexit. That one word that everybody questions. Regardless of how Brexit is viewed, the impacts of it affect mostly the UK and Ireland, especially those who travel either to or from the UK for a

Michael D Higgins: Presidential Candidate

October 17, 2018

A dive into the presidential campaign led by Michael D. Higgins.

Dublin Uploaded: What to do this weekend

October 17, 2018

There is an abundance of things to do in Dublin at the weekend, Ellen Fitzpatrick gives us the key to the city’s best activities.

Majority of women agree to assist in smear test review

October 17, 2018

Over 1,300 letters have been sent out by the HSE to ask if women will consent to a review of smear tests following the CervicalCheck scandal.

The government aim to bring sexual consent classes to all universities

October 17, 2018

Sexual offences have risen by 10.2 per cent, according the Crime Statistics released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

BUDGET 2019: Wages, Tax and VAT

October 9, 2018

Minimum wage will increase to €9.80 per hour, with USC reducing in the third rate from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent.

BUDGET 2019: Health

October 9, 2018

Mental health funding will see the total funding increase to €1 billion, an increase of 9 per cent.

BUDGET 2019: Housing

October 9, 2018

The Budget 2019 has allocated €2.3 billion towards the housing programme next year, announced the minister for finance, Paschal Donohoe at the Dáil today.