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On Journalism, Networked Advocacy and Post-Truth

January 5, 2017

[dropcap]Digital[/dropcap] technologies and the pervasiveness and wide accessibility of the internet have fundamentally transformed the way journalists and advocates function. Because of the speed at which technology is advancing – and therefore the nature of Read more…

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Free Speech frees the mind

November 30, 2016

[dropcap]In[/dropcap] our ever-polarising political climate, it is now more important than ever to turn the focus on an open and educated discussion between people from all walks of life. This, more than anything, was the tone Read more…

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Minority groups and modern media: a war of its own

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] political turmoil between Western society and Islamic culture has fundamentally – and permanently – redefined modern journalistic practices, with every one of our well-favoured news outlets equally responsible for contributing to the European epidemic Read more…

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Teachers say they need better pay

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]As[/dropcap] two further days of strike action took place in secondary schools across the country last week, teachers and students returned to school on Wednesday as the strike by the Association of Secondary School Teachers Read more…

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The importance of donating blood

October 12, 2016

[dropcap]One[/dropcap] in four of us will need a blood transfusion in our lifetime. Yet the number of new blood donors coming forward is decreasing while the average donor age is increasing, according to worrying statistics Read more…

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How to save a life

October 12, 2016

[dropcap]Humanity[/dropcap] is not the perfect species, there is no promise of healthy perfect babies, but few people become pregnant with the expectation of having a child with a life altering disease. Cystic Fibrosis is a Read more…

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Every age is welcome at DCU

October 12, 2016

[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap] is known as a campus for enterprise, but what you might not know is that DCU is also now considered an Age Friendly University.

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Student nurses have empty purses

October 12, 2016

[dropcap]They [/dropcap]wear a uniform and their feet pound the same floors each and every day. They comfort patients, provide them with the care that every person deserves. They look after your mother, brother, father and Read more…

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DCU creates more fuss around the bus

September 28, 2016

[dropcap]Stranded[/dropcap] students, missed lectures and having to endure plenty of cycling and walking. This is the reality many students face because of the bus strikes. DCU has tried to help the students in their commute Read more…

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How to make the most out of university

September 28, 2016

[dropcap]Walking[/dropcap] onto campus for your first year at DCU, you might feel nervous, excited and unsure of what to expect. With so many opportunities at your fingertips, it can be overwhelming figuring out how to Read more…

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Cost of campus accommodation hits the roof

September 28, 2016

[dropcap]Students[/dropcap] lining the pathways, queues for the delicatessen in Spar and the endless cups of caffeine. The smell of new books, the vibrancy of new stationary, the heavy backpacks slumped on the shoulders of hungover Read more…

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The pros and cons of commuting to college

September 28, 2016

[dropcap]Coming[/dropcap] up to the start of college, everyone will tell you to enjoy yourself. It’s the time of your life, the place where you’ll meet your future bridesmaids and create award winning hangover cures. Your college Read more…

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Literature has not lost its allure

May 11, 2016

Featured on The Irish Times. [dropcap]With[/dropcap] the recession still a prevalent memory in students’ minds, arts degrees are receiving less applicants while science, business and IT soar in numbers. People have an innate love for Read more…

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Living with disablement

April 20, 2016

My little sister Grace is 10 years old. She can’t walk or talk. She knows basic sign language. She gets around in a wheelchair. She couldn’t eat for years. She can only do for herself Read more…

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To make a mother

April 20, 2016

Calls for a review of the judicial system and sentencing laws have been heard too often in cases of rape, manslaughter, and sexual abuse. Examples where the level of the sentence does not appear to Read more…