One night at the end of their graduation, Emma and Dexter meet for the first time, in Edinburgh, 1988. The book One Day, while illustrating a coming-of-age story between the two protagonists, is told through Read more…
Earlier this year, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) along with the Department of Transport rolled out a new scheme to lower speed limits across local and rural roads. This was to help reduce the speed Read more…
Friday’s thrilling encounter at Tallaght Stadium saw Shamrock Rovers’ near inevitable title celebrations put on hold by a defiant Shelbourne. The two clubs with Ringsend origins will soon look again east across the docklands to Read more…
Activism in academic settings has long been a tradition, and Ireland is no stranger to student-led protests. Yet in Israel’s destruction of Palestinian universities, there lies a central question: what does academia stand for? Beyond Read more…
The anti-apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela recognised education as a “powerful weapon” to change the world and it is, indeed, a political weapon in 2025 to fight the illegal immigrant issue suffered by developed countries, deciding Read more…
The definition of an internship is ‘the position of a student or trainee who works in an organisation, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.’ They offer Read more…
Ireland has no shortage of remarkable women in literature. Writers like Sally Rooney, NaoiseDolan, Anne Enright, Claire Keegan, Marian Keyes and many more have topped bestsellerlists, been nominated for prestigious awards and won some along Read more…
In the wake of storm Éowyn, should Ireland wake up too? Writing from a laptop charged by one very sketchy car battery and drinking coffee heated on my living room stove, I feel oddly well-suited Read more…
When you hear the word existentialism, what comes to mind? Hopelessness? Dread? Despair? What if I told you that’s not really what it’s all about? In fact, it can actually offer some valuable insights on Read more…
In September 2024 the cabinet agreed to ban the sale of disposable vapes, as well as a reduction of flavours available on the Irish market. It’s quite a straightforward move to make as a government, Read more…
On the night of October 9th Hurricane Milton made landfall, hitting Florida’s coast relentlessly. 24 fatalities have been reported and over 160 billion dollars in damages to homes, businesses, and key infrastructure. This fast-hitting disaster Read more…
Imagine you’re a doctor during a shift in the A&E department. Your next patient is presented to you. The patient has a pain in their chest that came on suddenly at dinner and hasn’t gone Read more…
The people are fighting. The ballot boxes are on fire. The politicians are lobbing insults. The news desks are debating their news slant. The executives are using their power to shift the democratic process. All Read more…
Music has become an integral part of young people’s life. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that many students would feel deeply irritated at the thought of forgetting their AirPods at home. Many people Read more…
Protests serve as the pulse of a society, beating to the rhythm of outrage and the demand for justice. In the country I once called home, marching for change was treated as a rebellious act, Read more…
You can’t really say you sat your Leaving Cert if you didn’t also sit through, or partake in, countless objections against having to learn Gaeilge. It’s not uncommon to hear assertions to the language’s inutility, Read more…
With another academic year lying in wait, reports of the student accommodation crisis come rolling in. Many students will rent with families, staying for five days a week and returning home on the weekends. This Read more…
I still remember my first interview that I ever conducted. It was back in the depths of Ireland’s second lockdown during Autumn 2020. I interviewed Alicia O’Sullivan, the then-Education Officer of the Irish Second Level Read more…
Recently France has been rocked by nationwide large-scale protests against the proposal by President Emmanuel Macron to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65 without approval from parliament. The French, never being shy to Read more…
While the threats of artificial intelligence (AI) have been illustrated and proposed primarily through fictional media and literature, the fast development of artifices like chatbots, voice cloning, and fabricated images and videos, also known as Read more…
In September 1961 President John F. Kennedy spoke to the United Nations warning of the danger posed by nuclear weaponry. “Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the Read more…
A final few words by Deputy Editor Muiris O’Cearbhaill about his time in The College View Read more…
The eviction ban imposed in Ireland last October will finally be lifted on April 1, 2023. However, with this ban being lifted, there are far more complications and consequences set to occur, consequences that are Read more…
The proposals for a ‘content’ levy by the government and various Irish entertainment groups are intent on increasing funding for the Irish film and television industry through collecting funds from already existing international streaming providers. This Read more…
Pornography, or ‘porn’ as it is more commonly referred to, is defined as ‘the depiction of erotic behaviour (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement.’ That being said, one may argue a Read more…