2023 DCU Students’ Union USI Hustings – Live Updates
Books
Bukowski: Lessons from “A laureate of American low life”
What separates Bukowski from the ranks of other famous poets is that his language is comprehensible and sadly simple. There is no room for rhyme, alliteration or onomatopoeia in his 1500 collected poems, so how can he even be considered a poet? What makes this cynical alcoholic a poet is that he evokes genuine feelings from the reader. Read more…
Lead Story
Ógra Fianna Fáil call on Leo Varadkar to resign following “Merrion-gate”
Ógra Fianna Fáil has called on the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, to resign for “undermining the integrity of public institutions” by attending an event at the Merrion Hotel in July. Read more…
National News
Former Welfare Officer stuck in welfare queue
The number of Irish people claiming social welfare is now 332,801 according to the Live Register on October 2nd 2015. Of this figure 45,173 claimants are under 25 years of age.
Graduate unemployment was highlighted again in recent weeks, when former DCU Welfare Officer Eve Kerton published an article in The Irish Times documenting her struggle with joblessness. Read more…