Opinion
Your Students’ Union: An entity for real change
Lifestyle Editor, Amy Lawlor, takes a look at the different changes the DCU SU have implemented over the past two years in a comprehensive review of the DCU SU. Read more…
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Repeal the 8th: the deep-rooted issue of women’s rights in Ireland
Following the Strike4Repeal demonstrations around the country on International Women’s Day earlier this month, Opinion Editor Shirley Donlon takes a look back at some other issues that have faced women in Ireland throughout the years. Read more…
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Parties versus profession: The story of a Student’s Union president
The SU elections often carry a stigma of a popularity contest with little purpose in the real world. Michelle Martin talks to former DCU SU presidents Kenneth Browne and Kim Sweeney to find out how the role affected them in their careers. Read more…
Opinion
Unlocking a hidden Ireland one travesty at a time
Bríon Hoban discusses the wrong doing in Ireland that we, as a society, accept. Focusing on the recent discovery of the mass grave at Tuam, Galway, Bríon argues that we must face up to the issues facing our society today, rather than ignoring them in the hope that they become forgotten. Read more…
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Opinion: Is RAG week damaging our reputation as students?
Emer Handly discusses the purpose of RAG week and argues that, perhaps, students are embracing the incorrect meaning of ‘raising and giving’ week. Read more…
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Opinion: Students say ‘no’ to consent classes
Consent classes in University College Dublin (UCD) have been cancelled due to a lack of interest but this does not mean that the classes are not absolutely vital for students. Emily Crowley discusses. Read more…
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Opinion: Limited mental health services leaves students suffering
Lucy Mangan looks into mental health services provided by primary and secondary schools, arguing that there are not enough resources available for those seeking help. Read more…
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Opinion: College identity is a self-defeating concept
Following the incorporation of St Patrick’s College, Mater Dei Institute of Education and Church of Ireland College of Education with DCU, Bríon Hoban discusses the aftermath of the incorporation from a St. Pat’s perspective. Read more…
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Opinion: Nurses strike exposes HSE incompetence
The nurses and midwives of Ireland plan industrial action on the seventh of March after the HSE failed to agree terms with the INMO regarding a dispute over working conditions Read more…
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Opinion: Injection facilities: a proactive movement for Ireland’s drug problem
Following the approval of legislation allowing for the introduction of safe injection centres in Ireland, opinion editor Shirley Donlon discusses the benefit of the incentive. Read more…
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Opinion: Equality in education: breaking the glass ceiling
Amy Lawlor discusses how far we have come with women in education and stresses the importance of appreciating our opportunities to learn in a safe environment. Read more…
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Opinion: DCU’s efforts show signs of hope for refugee crisis
Andrew Ralph discusses DCU’s new title as Ireland’s first university of sanctuary and stresses the individual effort needed to help to combat the refugee crisis. Read more…
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Opinion: Has feminism taken a turn for the worse?
Lucy Mangan argues that although feminism has advanced in society in recent years, perhaps is has taken a turn for the worst in its aim to promote the equal rights of both men and women.
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Opinion: Trump’s first week leaves the U.S. in turmoil
Donald Trump’s first week in office signified the beginning of an era best described as an era of horror, writes Brion Hoban Read more…
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Government shamed as Apollo House recaptures spirits of 1916
Sometimes doing a little can mean a lot. While one person cannot put the world to rights they can still make a positive impact, writes Bríon Hoban regarding the recent Apollo House contraversy. Read more…
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Political correctness is as backward as Donald Trump
Enda Coll looks into political correctness and discusses how the new US president, Donald Trump, will affect the people of the US. Read more…
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Please, mind the gap year
The amount of students taking a gap year before college is increasing and taking the year out seems to be becoming very successful, writes Emily Crowley.
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How far have we come with youth politics?
Michelle Martin discusses the younger generation’s involvement in politics in recent years from BREXIT to the US Presidential Election and the Repeal the Eighth campaign. Read more…
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DCU’s indifference to student addiction
Bríon Hoban takes a look into DCU’s attitude towards drugs and its strict anti-drug policy and wonders that perhaps DCU doesn’t prioritise the helping of students suffering from drug addiction.
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Haters will hate, but can Twitter stop them tweeting?
Ciara Del Grosso bates discusses the recent deactivation of Twitter accounts in an attempt to combat hate speech. Read more…
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Absent voters sacrifice their voice
Following last week’s US presidential election, Bríon Hoban believes that if more young Americans had voted, the outcome would have been different. Read more…
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Understanding consent: it is okay to say no
Following the broadcast of author Louise O’Neill’s documentary ‘Asking for it’, opinion editor Shirley Donlon discusses the definition of consent and why it is so important to understand it. Read more…
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The college that cried ‘fire’
The excessive use of fire drills in universities is making students less reactive to actual fires, writes Laura Horan. Read more…
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Enda Kenny vs porn
In a year so focused on repealing the Eighth Amendment, Bronwyn O’Neill believes that Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny, is prioritising the issue of porn instead. Read more…
Articles
Cigarette deterrent going up in smoke
An increase in the price of cigarettes will not be enough to stop students smoking, writes Emily Crowley. Read more…