emma nevin Archives – The College View

Third level education must be a top priority for the new government

July 21, 2020

The third level education sector is facing a 500 million euro loss in funding this year according to a May report released by the Higher Education Authority, and with each passing day it seems unlikely

Report finds that violence against women services are lacking in Europe

April 15, 2020

Services that address sexual violence and other forms of violence against women often are lacking, according to a new report from the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO).

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the stark weaknesses of capitalism

April 14, 2020

During the housing crisis, we didn’t need our leaders’ “thoughts and sympathies” for people living on streets or dying on trolleys. We needed them to abandon their ineffective and classist capitalist policy.

Trinity to allow students who meet specific criteria to remain in accommodation until end of September

April 1, 2020

The email, sent to all Trinity students, told residents that ” from 8pm tomorrow (March 17), all students living in Ireland must return home within Ireland and stay at home until notified otherwise. Students with a home overseas should aim to have left their Trinity accommodation by 5pm Wednesday on March 18.”

Female students are represented in student governments, despite worldwide biases

March 18, 2020

Almost 90 per cent of the world’s population is biased against women according to a United Nations Gender Social Norms Index released March 6th.

The question on everyone’s mind, is Trump really going to win again?

February 18, 2020

It is fair to say from a foreigners perspective that the Trump presidency has been a diplomatic disaster, as predicted by many pundits on this side of the Atlantic.

Have the American people just simply gotten used to Trump?

November 27, 2019

Trump’s statement that “I had a perfect phone call with the President of Ukraine” is just one of over 13,000 false claims the President has made since taking office, according to the Washington Post.

Irish Rail encourage commuters to stagger their journeys

October 2, 2019

Irish rail is encouraging travellers to make changes to their daily commute times in an attempt to ease overcrowding on the Dart during rush hour.

NCRC research in neuroblastoma awarded for technology innovation

February 20, 2019

NCRC research in neuroblastoma awarded for technological innovation.

Hundreds of UL students may have received wrong exam results

February 6, 2019

Hundreds of University of Limerick students may have received inaccurate exam results that could have impacted their degrees, the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard on January 24th.

Changes to Leaving Cert appeals process to positively impact access to higher education

November 14, 2018

Students appealing their Leaving Certificate examination results will no longer have to defer their higher education offer for a year due to the length of the appeals process, said on November 1st.

Protesters are refusing to vacate an unsafe and unoccupied Dublin property

October 17, 2018

The illegal occupation of a vacant Dublin property, that first started on September 8th as part of a protest to highlight Ireland’s housing crisis, is still in progress.