Minister for Further and Higher education, Simon Harris announced this plan on the 13th of October. This occured as a result of increasing sexual violence and harassment figures across third level education. Based on figures Read more…
Last month, Minister of State for land use, Pippa Hackett launched a vision for Ireland’s trees, woods and forests until 2050. The new plan outlines promising guidelines for “the right trees in the right places Read more…
Before she was Marylin Monroe, she was simply Norma Jean Mortensosn. Though not many understood it or could fathom it at the time, the blonde bombshell endured many forms of abuse. She dealt with it Read more…
On the 16th of October, Transport for Ireland launched the fourth phase of its BusConnects plan. This includes two more 24-hour bus routes the G1 and the G2. This brings the total number of bus Read more…
An Post have attempted to rework the convenience of sending a letter or envelope by introducing a digital stamp service, that can only be purchased through the established company app. This digital stamp auxiliary will Read more…
Rishi Sunak has replaced Liz Truss as the UK’s Prime Minister, ending the shortest tenure of a Prime Minister ever. So many things went wrong for Liz Truss, from the moment she stepped into Number Read more…
Spooky season is here! Halloween is quickly approaching and Halloween wouldn’t be halloween without the movies that come with it! I’m sure many of us have memories of dressing up, grabbing some popcorn and candy, Read more…
This follows from DCU being placed 113th in the Young University Rankings and among the top 10 universities in the world for reducing inequality. The university’s teaching, research, citation impact, and international impact scores all Read more…
Students of Maynooth University walked out of lectures in protest yesterday for the second time this month, due to a halt in construction of their Student Union (SU) building, which is funded through an annual Read more…
Survey findings released today have shown that over one-third of students say they have seriously considered withdrawing from their third-level course. The Irish Survey of Student Engagement consisted of responses from 42,852 undergraduate and postgraduate Read more…
Dublin City University reported 99 cases of plagiarism or cheating in the university between 2019 and 2021. Out of these cases, 73 of them were upheld with four students being stopped from re-registering for their course. Read more…
The project to build a new Student Union (SU) building due to be complete by July 2023 was funded through an annual student levy of €150 since 2015. Students organised a ‘walkout’ of lectures which Read more…
On September 25th Italians went to the polls, and to the shock and horror of many onlookers, it was the far-right ‘Brothers of Italy’ party who came on top. Their controversial leader, Giorgia Meloni, was Read more…
The battle of Pub vs Club continues to rage on in the heads of twenty to thirty year olds across the country. I only refrain from writing, “across the world”, as I presume the French Read more…
With the fourth week of the semester just coming through, many students might find themselves struggling to make time to cook or find affordable, relatively healthy options on campus – no, chicken goujons do not Read more…
With the release of Netflix’s true crime series ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ has come infinite backlash, alongside concomitant praise. While the families of victims of the Milwaukee Monster’s heinous acts of murder, necrophilia, paedophilia Read more…
The decision by the coalition to halt the increase in the pension age will further constrain young people’s spending power. Ireland is increasingly becoming a country for old people. The boomer – 1964-65 – generation Read more…
Fresher’s flu, the painful phenomenon that takes over your body and reminds you that four nights ofconsecutive drinking has consequences, but it was worth it because you got the shift in Ryan’s. I’m genuinely convinced Read more…
In the latest change to the MCU’s line-up, it has just been announced that Marvel’s ‘Armor Wars’ will be moving from a Disney+ series to a feature film. Read more…
Coming up to the new academic year, a lot of students take up residency in student accommodations to conveniently live closer to college/ university. Though the rooms are efficiently designed for our comfort, it can Read more…
Movie critics are praising Ol Parker’s ‘Ticket to Paradise’ for bringing the romantic comedy genre back to the top of the hypothetical movie pedestal. The film, starring rom-com veterans Julia Roberts and George Clooney, has Read more…
“Ah come on Ref, are you blind? That was clearly in!”, yelled the coach while attending an under 9’s game of soccer. A format of the game where there is no offside, no red cards, Read more…
The Don’ts to make your interrailing trip a success Interrailing, while it may not seem like it, is actually a pretty significant commitment, and seeing as how I am now an interrailing expert (I’ve done Read more…
With the UK electing their new King very recently, there’s been a lot of buzz about the Royal Family and who the next heir to the throne will be. Instead of going through family trees Read more…
The percentage of Leaving Cert students who continued to third level education last year rose to 66.1%. However, according to figures from The Times, one in every six college students are dropping out in their Read more…