Social media is a wonderful thing. It has broken down so many communication barriers that it can be seen as a purely positive invention. However, problems caused by social media have come under the spotlight in recent times. These Read more…
There is no way that we can ever understand what Marie Fleming and her family are going through. We can never know what it is like, unless, heaven forbid, we are thrust into such a Read more…
Something I hear all the time is that DCU is special because of its sense of community. There’s a subtle energy about the place, as if anything could happen and everything is possible. Feeling like Read more…
The 12th of October was a cold and windy autumn day in Dublin. It was the day when I and my Irish and German friends headed to the Aviva Stadium to watch a football match Read more…
More often than I care to admit, people claim secularism has negative connotations. Many misunderstand the term and see it as a concept for the eradication of religion or as an anti-religious tool. However, if Read more…
Ever since the Food Safety Authority Ireland revealed on January 15th that certain frozen beef products contained pork or equine meat, the scandal has exploded internationally. In my opinion, I don’t think the general public Read more…
As a second year nursing student, I felt it is in my best interests and also in the interests of my colleagues to voice my opinions on the recent appalling proposition from the HSE to Read more…
“Taking a scalpel to newly qualified nurse’s pay” As a first year nursing student and active Fianna Fail member, I must admit that upon hearing the details of the government’s new ‘nursing graduate scheme’ I Read more…
“Emigrate or work in a fast food outlet.” That is the extraordinary threat made to graduate nurses by Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly. It is aimed at those who do not wish to accept Read more…
This intends to, perhaps as a contradiction in terms, set out how the free fees system has failed in its intention but also argues for a return to the free fees system again one day. During the Read more…
This year’s budget will undoubtedly be tough for many to swallow. Property taxes, cuts to child benefit and PRSI increases will hit people hard. When we approach the issue of funding for third level education, Read more…
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