EDIT – 22:12 06/03/2018: Headline changed from “#UCCVotes – Why you should vote to re-affiliate with USI” to “#UCCVotes – Why you should vote to stay affiliated with USI” in response to a request from USI We asked Michael Kerrigan, USI President, to tell us why he feels UCC students should vote to stay affiliated…
Early in 2017 the then-Taoiseach Enda Kenny, speaking in Philadelphia, announced a referendum on whether to grant citizens abroad the right to vote in presidential elections. Here we consider the arguments For: Lucas Brun There are practical reasons why citizens abroad should be entitled to vote. Some say that these people will not be affected…
Context: On 1 October, a disputed referendum was held in Catalonia, asking whether the region should be an independent state. Spanish police forcefully closed many polling stations, with photos of voters, beaten & bloody, frequently appearing in the media. This vote was suspended by Spain’s Constitutional Court, which later declared the result – which organisers…
For context, read our news stories on the topic. The views expressed here are those of its authors, and do not reflect the views of the Express or its staff. In favour of impeachment: First of all, she should be impeached on the grounds that she went above her mandate, given that the UCD students…