Film
RTÉ commemorates 100 years since Bloody Sunday with new documentary
Last week RTÉ broadcast a documentary, Bloody Sunday 1920, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the tragedy. And it was lovely. Read more…
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National News
Anti-LGBT+ bullying StandUp Awareness week takes to Irish secondary schools
StandUp Awareness week is running this week in a number of schools across Ireland. Organised by BeLonG To Youth Service, the charity for young LGBTI+ people, the initiative has been going on for 11 years and gives second level schools a chance to stand up against LGBTI+ related bullying. Read more…
News
Student accommodation to be used as short term stay for tourists and other renters
Some 1,600 student accommodation in Dublin City Centre will be used by tourists and other renters for short-stay rental, after a deal was struck with Dublin City Council. Read more…
Articles
Holidate is another cringe fest of a love story
In a nutshell: yes, it is. But that’s not always a bad thing. If you love to watch two very attractive white people fall in love over the course of an hour and 45 minutes, going through the motions of “will they/won’t they” while also experiencing close to every cliché ever, then this is the movie for you. Read more…
DCU News
DCU to examine nurse-led Covid-19 interventions
DCU are leading new research to examine Covid-19 care among people who are homeless. The research is headed by Dr Briege Casey of DCU’s School, Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, and will examine the characteristics of a number of nurse-led Covid-19 interventions. Read more…
Film
The Social Dilemma shows the unsocial aspects to our digital lives
The new docu-drama on Netflix, The Social Dilemma, doesn’t tell us anything new: social media is bad. We knew this and we’ve known it for a while. But what it does reveal, is why we don’t stop. Read more…
National News
USI Sexual Experience Survey defaced on live online conference
The Sexual Experience Survey (SES) 2020 publication was hacked by an unknown person yesterday, resulting in vandalism of the slides presenting the survey’s findings.
DCU News
DCUSU will continue to support BLM into the coming academic year
The DCU Students Union (DCUSU) has said it will continue to work with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement with students.
The Hype
“A Gay and a Non Gay Podcast” tackles the tough topics at live show
A Gay and a Non Gay Podcast Live Show combined the light and the dark, humour and solemnity and, of course, gayness and non-gayness.
News
Government announced €14.25 million in funding to higher level Institutions
Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor announced the funding on Friday the 18thof October.
National News
Technology model to launch in three Dublin secondary schools
P-TECH, a new pilot programme is being launched in three Dublin secondary schools to give access to higher education. Read more…
National News
Court ruled student filmed snorting sugar be allowed to return to school
The two Leaving Certificate student facing expulsion after a video was taken of one of them snorting a white substance that turned out to be standard table sugar have been allowed back to school by High Court ruling. Read more…