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Ireland’s Asylum System – New Direction for Asylum Centres

April 17, 2019

Are Irish prisons working? Is Ireland’s asylum system fit for purpose? Final-year DCU journalism students conducted in-depth investigations into these two major questions in Irish public life. Working with School of Communications Journalist-in-Residence, Ursula Halligan, and Chair of the BA in Journalism, Declan Fahy, students worked in teams to produce a set of original multi-media articles on these pressing, but under-reported, public affairs topics.

Potentially life changing drug given the green light for patients of rare disease

April 15, 2019

The HSE have granted approval for the use of a drug that is widely available across the rest of Europe to treat the rare-illness Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Ireland’s first ecovillage pioneers a self-sustaining community unlike any other

April 15, 2019

The idea for Ireland’s first ecovillage, Cloughjordan, was born in 1999 with the establishment of educational charity Sustainable Projects Ireland.

Study shows rising levels of psychiatric issues in Irish teenagers

April 3, 2019

A recent study on hospital emergencies in Irish teenagers (aged 14-15) has shown that psychiatric issues, intentional overdoses, deliberate self-harm and intoxication are highly common in this age group.

Climate case hears that the National Mitigation plan violates human rights

February 6, 2019

During the landmark case, now known as Climate Case, Friends of the Irish Environment stated the 2017 National Mitigation Plan violates human rights.

Irish artists to look out for: Kevin Smith aka Kojaque

April 18, 2018

This approach to hip-hop goes against all the stereotypical misogyny and seemingly emotionless bravado that has come with the genre in the past.

Number of girls getting HPV vaccine rises

April 4, 2018

There was an increase in the uptake of girls getting the HPV vaccine this year, according to the latest figures released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) on March 22nd .