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…
Americans will cast their vote on November 5, and it’s apparent that the anticipated election is more important than deciding if the US will have its first female president or a second Donald Trump term. 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…
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…
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…
The EU has voted to approve a bill that essentially bans the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles going forward. With 340 votes to 279, with 21 abstentions, the Strasbourg Parliament has approved this impending Read more…
In addition to going to the polls to vote in the Student Union election this Tuesday and Wednesday, DCU students will also have to decide on whether or not the Student Union will continue its Read more…
This Tuesday and Wednesday, DCU students will be asked whether the DCU Students Union should remain members of the wider Union of Students Ireland (USI). Those in support of DCUSU remaining as members of the Read more…
You can take the bus, the Luas, or even the train and believe that you are not being recorded, but you are. CCTV cameras have been installed for public safety, yet, there isn’t any recording Read more…
The shortage of taxis in Ireland is an issue that has profoundly been discussed and debated, but no real meaningful or productive improvement has been accomplished as of yet. While many taxi drivers have Read more…
When different rates of the minimum wage were introduced in correlation with working age, the justification was that young people had fewer responsibilities than older people in the working industry. At the moment, workers under Read more…
The desperate plight of refugees and migrants requires rethinking our current system Over 12,000 people applied for asylum in Ireland last year. This represents an over 400 per cent year-on-year increase according to the Department Read more…
Recently British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced his intention to introduce new anti-trade union and strike legislation. The new law seeks to impose “minimum service levels” for key public sector jobs such as in Read more…
Like everyone, I regressed over the last number of years by revisiting some of my favourite films and television shows from my younger years. Although far from perfect, they were a comfort during a strange Read more…
Recent tech layoffs provide indigenous industry an opportunity to flourish. Following the pandemic world leaders of every stripe and colour had one message: ‘Build Back Better’. This pledge pervaded the airwaves of various governmental bodies Read more…
The European Union have announced a new regulation for all mobile devices to adopt the same charging cable by 2024. This new EU law will make it mandatory for all technology companies to provide a Read more…
In the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the bandsman Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) amazed audiences. In one of Infant Sorrow’s songs, Snow encourages listeners to ‘do something’… anything really. While the lead singer does not specify what Read more…
An Post have attempted to rework the convenience of sending a letter or envelope by introducing a digital stamp service, that can only be purchased through the established company app. This digital stamp auxiliary will Read more…
With the release of Netflix’s true crime series ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ has come infinite backlash, alongside concomitant praise. While the families of victims of the Milwaukee Monster’s heinous acts of murder, necrophilia, paedophilia Read more…
The decision by the coalition to halt the increase in the pension age will further constrain young people’s spending power. Ireland is increasingly becoming a country for old people. The boomer – 1964-65 – generation Read more…
Inheritance tax has been in the news recently, with an advisory government tax commission proposing a reduction in the tax-free threshold of €335,000, from which point inheritance is taxed at 33%. This proposal was quickly Read more…
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