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USI calls for student grant to remain untouched in budget 2014
USI President, Laura Harmon, has called on the government to maintain the current level of financial aid available to students. John Casey reports. Read more…
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Cannabis users less likely to finish college
A recent study undertaken by medical journal, The Lancet, has found regular cannabis users are more likely to drop out of univerity. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
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Increase in reports of eating disorders among males
DCU’s Health Promotion Officer advises students to see their GP at home or on campus and combat eating disorders. Read more…
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DCU students want offensive RTÉ comedy taken off air
DCU’s LGBTA Society Trans* Officer speaks out about RTÉ’s ‘offensive’ new comedy series ‘The Centre’ Read more…
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Call for smoking ban on entire campus grounds
As the tenth anniversary of the smoking ban looms, colleges around Ireland have been urged to ban smoking on campus grounds. Read more…
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NUIG students pass marriage equality motion after protest
Students have voted to support equal marraige, following a sit-in protest against actions of the university’s Christian Union society. Read more…
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DIT campus construction to create over 5,000 jobs
Construction of the new Grangegorman campus of Dublin Institute of Technology is expected to create almost 6,000 jobs. Read more…
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New Queens President to receive more pay than UK Prime Minister
Concerns have been raised as a new President of Queens University Belfast has been instated on a higher pay scale than the UK Prime Minister. Sharron Lynskey reports. Read more…
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State hopes to take in €900m from international students next year
The Foreign Affairs Minister has included educational services in Ireland’s international trade policy, hoping to take in €900m next year. Read more…
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UCD considering remodel of Students’ Union
UCD Students Union are keen to remodel and follow the example of UK SUs, which campaign for better student services on campus. Read more…
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Irish students flee the country to raise vital charity funds
Students from across the country competed to make it to the furthest-flung corners of the globe for charity, as part of the recent ‘Jailbreak14’ event. Read more…
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USI organise first national conference on gender
The Union of Students in Ireland organised the first ever National Conference on Gender recently, featuring modules on reproductive rights and transgender rights. Read more…
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Controversy as Trinity scholars refuse to salute British monarchy
Trinity scholars have refused to salute British monarchy during daily meals, as has been a long-term tradition in the university. Eimear Ní Mhuircheartaigh reports. Read more…
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Students encouraged to open up after death of DCU student
DCU Students’ Union and the chaplains of the Interfaith Centre are encouraging students to open up about their grief as DCU student is laid to rest. Read more…
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Students three times as likely to drop out of ITs as universities
New research from the Higher Education Authority has revealed that students are three times as likely to drop-out from ITs than universities, as Laura Colgan reports. Read more…
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Cork students bid to break ‘selfie’ record
A group of students from Cork Institute of Technology are bidding to become the largest group to have ever ‘mass-selfied’, as Chaitanya Brady reports. Read more…
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The search for a new voice in science communication
Students are urged to enter a competition which could win young scientists expert mentoring and kick-start their careers. Read more…
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Universities want higher fees if there’s no more funding
Irish universities have called on Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to hike student fees if he won’t allocate further exchequer funding to third-level. Read more…
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ITs to merge and receive university status
Ireland’s newest universities to be established since 1989 may be created soon, thanks to recently proposed legislation from the Education Minister. Read more…
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UCD hosts inaugural Student Legal Convention
The inaugural Student Legal Convention held at UCD last Thursday heard from Government Ministers, a Supreme Court judge and the Data Protection Commissioner, amongst others. Read more…
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Archdiocese offers DIT funding to have ‘Catholic place of worship’
The Dublin Archdiocese recently offered Dublin Institute of Technology a large payout to ensure a ‘Catholic place of worship’ on the new Grangegorman campus. Read more…
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USI awareness week sees 45,000 SHAG packs delivered
The Union of Students in Ireland last week distributed over 45,000 packs including condoms and lube as part of their Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week. Read more…
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Academics oppose Trinity College name change
Plans to alter the name of Trinity College Dublin have met with opposition from academics who feel it may damage the university’s reputation. Read more…
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Youth groups call for sacking of JobBridge scheme
A number of youth organisations have called for the scrapping of the government’s Job Bridge internship scheme, which they feel is exploiting workers. Read more…
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Venue launches Dublin, Differently
The Venue recently played host to the launch of an exciting new website which allows tourists to the capital to see Dublin differently. Rebecca Marie O’Connor reports. Read more…