National News
Go-Ahead take over four Dublin Bus routes
Rachel Power writes about the private company Go- Ahead taking control of four Dublin Bus routes. Read more…
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National News
Joan Freeman: Presidential Candidate
She continued, “As President, I will include young people on the Council of State… We need to listen to young people and that’s why I want to give them a voice in shaping the Presidency for the next seven years. Read more…
DCU News
DCU and the Irish Heart Foundation team up to introduce a new physical activity programme
DCU and the Irish Heart Foundation team up to move 200,000 teens to the right path. Read more…
National News
Families pay up to €28,000 for private autism care
Families are paying €28,000 per child on private autism care services, some of these being lone parent families. Read more…
News
UCC awarded gold award for excellence in sustainability
University College Cork (UCC) is the first university outside the US to receive a sustainability award for their effort in environmental progress. Read more…
National News
Majority of women agree to assist in smear test review
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. Read more…
National News
The government aim to bring sexual consent classes to all universities
Sexual offences have risen by 10.2 per cent, according the Crime Statistics released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Read more…
National News
Ireland endeavours to lead Europe’s data economy
Irish data centre’s thrive to be “best in Europe.” Read more…
News
Two people crushed in Maynooth nightclub
Two people crushed in nightclub in Maynooth Read more…
News
Sligo IT hackers lead hackathon on the Wild Atlantic Way
Hckers try to recruit students to attend IT Sligo during Hackathon. Read more…
Clubs and Socs
Society suspended following inappropriate conduct
The Accounting & Finance (A&F) society are suspended from social activities for semester one after inappropriate conduct during their Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Review
Budget 2019 has been criticized as being an ‘election budget’ by Labour TD Joan Burton, after Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe’s speech on October 9th.
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Education
Higher Education, Further Education & Training, and Research will receive an investment of €150 million, said Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe in his Budget 2019 speech on October 9th.
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Wages, Tax and VAT
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. Read more…
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Environment and Agriculture
A planned 50 per cent increase was expected for carbon tax. This would have increased carbon tax from the current amount of €20 to €30 per tonne. The rate has remained unaltered since May 2014. Read more…
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Transport, Tourism and Sport
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport was allocated €1.26 billion from the Budget 2019. €40 million of this will go towards fixing potholes. Read more…
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Health
Mental health funding will see the total funding increase to €1 billion, an increase of 9 per cent. Read more…
Budget 2019
BUDGET 2019: Housing
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. Read more…
DCU News
DCU student pleads guilty to possession of €4,000 worth of narcotics
A DCU student has pleaded guilty to charges of possession of €4,000 worth of narcotics with intent to supply.
DCU News
DCU Enactus prepare for World Cup
DCU’s Enactus team are through to the World Cup in Silicon Valley. Read more…
DCU News
DCU seeks more freedom from government regulation
DCU is one of the universities across Ireland which is seeking more freedom from state regulation in order to hire more lecturers. Read more…
News
UCD staff divided over €14m staff club
Divisions have emerged in UCD between staff and students about the building of a private staff club costing €14 million, with confusion over funding. Read more…
News
Trinity now a tabacco-free campus
TCD previously had tobacco free areas introduced in 2016 which, according to Trinity News caused an “81 per cent drop in smoking in the zones from July 2016 to April 2017”. Read more…
National News
Almost €7m in funding announced for new Dublin Technological University
A further €4.5 million will be put towards the merging of three Institute of Technologies in Dublin. Read more…
National News
UCD and RCSI launch new medical campus in Malaysia
UCD and the RCSI launched the first accredited medical school in Malaysia, last week Read more…