The more you impeach him, the more they’ll come out and vote. Which is why I think he’ll be re-elected. – Emphasise Dr. Vittorio Buffacchi is a senior lecturer of political philosophy at UCC, researching the political philosophy of issues such as social justice, inequality, and democracy. However, Dr. Buffacchi is also a prolific writer, writing for…
Quite a lot of people assume I’m studying English, or perhaps politics, as the news editor of the Express. If you care to get into student media, you find that most do arts. And it doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that arts students tend to be more enthusiastic, better writers. Not that SEFS students are less literate…
Hundreds of UCC students and staff met at the quad at 11:30 on Friday 20 September, listening to a speech by UCC’s deputy president John O’Halloran before joining the school climate strike on Grand Parade. Last week’s strike for climate, which saw an estimated 15,000 people march through Cork City, called on more direct action from the government…
According to a survey run by the Bank of Ireland, about 36% of students rely on their parents to cover their student contribution fee. About 65% live at home with their parents while at univeristy, with 24% of students needing parents to pay for transport. Held in August 2019 with 550 respondents, the Bank of Ireland commissioned…
Jim Miley, Director General of the Irish Universities Association (IUA), urged the Oireachtas Committee for Budgetry Oversight that the lack of funding in Irish universities needs to be addressed in the next budget. With growing numbers of students and an increasing demand from employers, the funding situation is only set to become “considerably worse” without a funding increase, he…
Over the summer, a friend of mine asked me probably one of the most complicated questions you can ask: “I’;ve tried, but I don’t understand Irish politics at all. Can you explain it?” It’s easy, if you’re into politics and discourse, to forget quite how many people don’t think about those things, especially if you…
Rugby player Paddy Jackson was excluded from the London Irish squad for a friendly pre- season against the Munster team, allegedly for reasons of team organisation, according to manager Declan Kidney. However, many suspect the real reason is because of planned protests against the arrival of Paddy Jackson, who was acquitted of rape in the…
Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament has been ruled unlawful by Scotland’s highest court, which Johnson plans to appeal next week. The UK’s Supreme Court will be debating the appeal, on which the opening of parliament rides— and on that rides the deal that the UK will be leaving the EU on. The last week…
Two workshops for incoming LGBT students, one on coming out as homosexual or bisexual, and one on gender identity, were held at this year’s Fáilte Fest, as part of an ongoing initiative to increase advocacy for LGBT+ students. “The whole idea behind the workshop is to make students feel welcome when they start at UCC,…
School Strikes for Climate have announced their plans for Ireland’s participation in the Global Climate Strike, set to take place on Friday 20th September. The times and meet-up locations for ten marches, including one in Cork, have been announced for young people and their families to strike out of school and protest under the slogan,…