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Women keeping safe in winter

October 13, 2021

As winter approaches, it is important to remember that the shorter and darker evenings can prove to be very scary if you are a woman. Winter evenings can cause the fear of you, or

Ireland’s Mental Health Crisis has Escalated to an Emergency Due to the Impact of Covid-19

October 13, 2021

Covid-19 arrived on Irish soil in early March 2020 and we are still living with the long-term effects of the pandemic 19 months later.

The challenges facing young people in Direct Provision accessing 3rd level education

October 13, 2021

Starting 3rd level education is challenging enough for the average student. Sorting out accommodation, transport, tuition fees, books and clothes is not so easy, especially in Ireland where tuition fees are the 2nd highest in

Brexit’s Latest Crisis: What is in Store For the UK Going Forward?

October 13, 2021

The UK is experiencing widespread depletions of fuel and supermarket stock as a shortage of HGV drivers transpires as one of their first major post-Brexit problems- perhaps the first of many.

Abstinence is Not Sex Education

September 29, 2021

The way in which Irish school’s talk about sex is in great need of reform after a study from NUI Galway showed that 20% of men and just 15% of women admitted to being content

Human rights organisations express fear for Afghan women’s rights under the Taliban-run government.

September 29, 2021

Since the end of the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in 2001, women had begun to regain their rights. Since they resumed their position of power in 2021, women’s basic human rights are at stake. Under

There are many barriers preventing women accessing abortion in Ireland in 2021

September 29, 2021

On May 25th, 2018, Ireland repealed the 8th Amendment with a progressive landslide victory, with 66.4% of the electorate voting for the legislation of safe medical abortions. 64.5% of the electorate voted, which was one of the

Daire Keogh – A year in DCU

April 21, 2021

When asked about the trials and tribulations of his first year as president of DCU during a global pandemic, Keogh jokes: “There’s the famous line in the movie Airplane!, ‘What a time to give up the cigarettes’.

Frontline workers abandoned in the newly scheduled vaccine rollout.

April 14, 2021

Teachers, SNAs and the Gardaí will continue to lobby the government in their fight for frontline vaccination priority.

The pandemic has become the Government’s scapegoat for accountability on situations in Direct Provision centres.

April 14, 2021

The publication of the White Paper acts as an ambitious diversion strategy to the ongoing, daily issues faced by asylum seekers and refugees.

The rise of student podcasts and how they are made

April 14, 2021

“If you just keep going, eventually you’ll get somewhere.”

Gluten; Don’t grain on my parade

April 12, 2021

A recent survey conducted by Safefood revealed that 92 per cent of consumers of gluten products did not have a gluten related disorder or coeliac disease.

The true cost of Graduate Entry Medicine

March 27, 2021

“I received top marks in the Christmas exams and having to drop out due to something as arbitrary as money infuriates me.”

Students look back on one year of online learning

March 24, 2021

This month marks a year since students across Ireland began online learning. We all thought we were getting two weeks off college; little did we realise that if we fast forward to 2021, we would still be in the same situation.

Face masks, pods and nappies – The life of an essential early years educator

February 10, 2021

93 per cent of Early Years educators say they will leave the sector in five years’ time if things don’t improve.

The women of Irish university politics

February 10, 2021

The University experience for Irish women has progressed drastically over the past century.

A look back on Ireland’s response to Covid-19

January 27, 2021

We are almost one month into 2021, and Ireland’s relationship with Covid-19 has been nothing short of tumultuous.

Dark days and dark minds – Gym owners protest closures under Level 5

November 11, 2020

With a 6-week lockdown in Ireland, gyms have shut to many owner’s and participant’s disapproval.

Why it really is a dog’s life during lockdown

November 11, 2020

While the pandemic has affected almost every aspect of human life imaginable, the impact it may have had on our furry friends is less obvious.

Online charity shop launched by former DCU student

November 11, 2020

Former DCU student, Rónán Ó Dálaigh developed the idea for the company Thriftify when he found a book he needed for college in a charity shop for €1.

200 Plus 2 Days: The Young Activists Fighting for Workers’ Rights

October 28, 2020

“It’s weird to say the energy in a loading bay on Parnell Street, on a cold October night is kind of electric.” This is the bold claim made by Seán Powney, a DCU graduate and

Goujons taste just as good in takeaway boxes

October 28, 2020

It’s a Tuesday night in October, students are enjoying cans of Jack Slatts (with dash of course) after a long day of online lectures. This is not the NuBar from six months ago. Then again,

‘Home sweet home’ is not the case for all students

April 14, 2020

Since the decision to close all institutes of education came into effect last month, many students have had to make the difficult decision to leave their college lifestyles and return home.

How Ireland’s sex education system has failed us

November 13, 2019

At age 15, Jack Cooley sat in a transition year sex education workshop and felt like a sexual pervert.

The protesters against direct provision

November 13, 2019

For a country that uses the slogan of “100,000 welcomes” to visitors, recent events of arson and protests would lead you to think that Ireland is not as welcoming and friendly as it claims to