Features
Ireland’s Mental Health Crisis has Escalated to an Emergency Due to the Impact of Covid-19
Covid-19 arrived on Irish soil in early March 2020 and we are still living with the long-term effects of the pandemic 19 months later.
Covid-19
Lifestyle
Caring for your pair is vital this Breast Cancer Awareness month
This pandemic-led hesitation is reflected in the number of mammograms carried out by the HSE’s BreastCheck screening programme falling by more than two-thirds in 2020, leading to the detection of 600 fewer breast cancers. Read more…
DCU News
Covid-19 testing research is being carried out at four Irish universities
A clinical study named UniCoV will explore rapid testing in students and staff across four Irish universities to monitor and develop early warning systems of Covid-19 cases. Read more…
News
English language teaching schools warn of severe job losses due to restrictions
English language teaching schools have called on the government to loosen restrictions on the recruitment of students or risk the loss of 8,000 teaching jobs in the sector. Read more…
Lifestyle
Adjusting back to the ‘old normal’ might be easy for some, but not for all
While we craved all the hallmarks of our normal lives with its foreign holidays and weekend getaways for 18 months, now that we can gradually reintroduce those aspects to our lives, many will experience what has been termed as post-pandemic anxiety. Read more…
DCU News
DCU launch Ireland’s first course on ‘Long Covid’
A new ‘Post Covid Syndrome Rehabiliation’ course is being launched in DCU with the aim of helping medical professionals identify and treat ‘long Covid’ symptoms. It is the first course of its kind in Ireland Read more…
DCU News
DCU announce reopening plans as college presidents urge students to get vaccinated
This week Dublin City University announced their reopening plans to incoming and continuing undergraduate and master students. Read more…
Lead Story
Ógra Fianna Fáil call on Leo Varadkar to resign following “Merrion-gate”
Ógra Fianna Fáil has called on the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, to resign for “undermining the integrity of public institutions” by attending an event at the Merrion Hotel in July. Read more…
National News
Mixed emotions in political youth wings and hospitality following turbulent week of Covid announcements
This past week has undoubtedly been one of the most hectic weeks in this Covid-19 pandemic, following announcements about indoor hospitality and vaccinating younger people. First, on Monday, speaking in a lunch-time address to the Read more…
Articles
Academic and non-academic life expected to resume on campus next year
Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, said last week that he expects that both staff and students will be back on campus for the next academic year. Read more…
Features
Daire Keogh – A year in DCU
When asked about the trials and tribulations of his first year as president of DCU during a global pandemic, Keogh jokes: “There’s the famous line in the movie Airplane!, ‘What a time to give up the cigarettes’. Read more…
Features
To travel or not to travel, that is the question
“The plane was the normal standard of not clean. Bathrooms as per usual weren’t clean.” Read more…
Features
In a world of uncertainty- a call for unity rings clear.
“This was poignant for me when I met people from Ireland and we discussed a bit of Northern Ireland’s turbulent story so far.” Read more…
Features
Frontline workers abandoned in the newly scheduled vaccine rollout.
Teachers, SNAs and the Gardaí will continue to lobby the government in their fight for frontline vaccination priority.
Features
The pandemic has become the Government’s scapegoat for accountability on situations in Direct Provision centres.
The publication of the White Paper acts as an ambitious diversion strategy to the ongoing, daily issues faced by asylum seekers and refugees. Read more…
Features
“It’s a Brothel. I’ll end you.”
“Ireland has a long negative history when it comes to sex, sexuality, the body, and women.” Read more…
Lifestyle
The rise of hiking culture and a guide to joining in
With a new wave of national restrictions recently eased, a wealth of hiking opportunities becomes available. Take it as your informal invitation to explore the trails, walks and routes you’ve ‘been meaning to get around to’. Read more…
Lead Story
Rapid antigen testing may be used to allow for on-campus learning
Minister Simon Harris announced last week that rapid antigen Covid-19 testing will be trialed at 4 universities and could enable a return to third-level education in autumn. Read more…
Features
Empty houses, isolation and guilt: the reality for student nurses during Covid-19
Jamie Mc Carron speaks to the pandemic’s student nurses, struggling with troubling memories, isolation and a constant fear of infection. Read more…
News
Students who refuse the vaccine will be banned from clinical placements
The HSE has made the decision that students who refuse to be vaccinated will not be allowed to take up clinical placement. Read more…
Features
From part time job to front-line position
In unprecedented and often scary times, the bravery of ordinary members of our society has become a source of light and hope in a world dominated by bleak news bulletins and stark health warnings.
Lifestyle
I took the plunge, will you?
Record numbers in Ireland took up the activity in 2020, and the popularity of sea swimming continues to grow. So, what do you need to know about sea swimming? Read more…
News
College students working as essential workers want to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccines
College students who have been working as essential workers during the pandemic believe all essential workers should be moved up on the list of priority to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more…
Opinion
College students are left behind by Living with Covid plan
Although the Government cannot answer and accommodate for every single matter, it is imperative that they ensure that every student is looked after, is happy and is not suffering during this hard time. Read more…
Features
Students look back on one year of online learning
This month marks a year since students across Ireland began online learning. We all thought we were getting two weeks off college; little did we realise that if we fast forward to 2021, we would still be in the same situation. Read more…