Trinity College Dublin Trinity celebrated the 425 year anniversary of its founding recently, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar giving the opening address. University College Dublin The petition to impeach UCD’s Student Union President, Katie Ascough, has been rejected by the Union’s Returning Officer because of the absence of a signature section. The petitioner’s organisers have regrouped,…
I’m in final year now, and with that comes intense and steadily occurring bouts of the Final Year Fear. The all too regularly crippling truth is, I don’t know what I want to do with the rest of my life. There are still so, so many roads open to me at the age of 20,…
In the first large-scale demonstration since a timeframe for an abortion referendum was announced, approximately 40,000 people gathered in the streets of Dublin as part of a march organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) on Saturday October 1st to demand the repeal of Ireland’s controversial Eighth Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann. The timescale set…
October 4th saw a national demonstration take place in Dublin, imploring the Irish government to take a positive stance on third level education funding in the long-term. Organised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), the event hoped to compel the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills to invest in the higher-level education…
It’s Thursday evening, I’m tired, and irritable, and I’m trying to think of something to say in this editorial- anything to say. In theory, I have the freedom to say almost anything I want. I can force you to hear about my Fresher’s Flu, which I find tragic and have endless time to complain about,…
Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, have voiced strong concerns over letters sent from the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), a subsidiary of the Department of Justice, telling certain asylum seekers that they must leave direct provision. Fiona Hurley, Legal Services Manager of Nasc, which is based here in Cork, specified that the letters were…
Year after year there are three constants in any UCC student’s life: Fresher’s Week, RAG week, and the annual conflict the two events cause between students and residents living in the area. Common concerns of residents include noise from house parties, late night/early morning drinking on the streets, and litter, particularly broken glass, which can…
The USI last week announced plans to campaign for improved placement conditions for student teachers, in conjunction with various trade unions including the INTO and ASTI. The unions are calling for student teachers to be paid while on placement to cover the expenses associated with it, including travel, accommodation, and materials. Dramatic increases in the…
In late August the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) announced they had been successful in their bid to secure further funding for the Student Assistance Fund. The USI ensured €3 million would be added to the fund over the course of three years for students in part-time third-level education, with a further €7.5 million…
September is the New Years of college life. New semester, new me. Each and every year without fail, students make far-fetched promises to themselves about how this year is going to be their year. Golden weeks will abound, they’ll be in the library every night of the week, and the Mardyke staff will know them…