Yes – Olly Donnelly, contributing writer
The European Commission’s decision to make the Irish government claim the tax that we, as Irish taxpayers, are owed by Apple is a positive step towards reclaiming control of our economy, and towards making …
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What refugees? I don’t see any
A critical look at Ireland’s response to the refugee crisis
Ireland to date has only managed to meet 7.8% of its promised refugee resettlement quota. The Irish Refugee Protection Programmes (IRPP) was established in September 2015 in response to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe.
The Department of Justice and …
The Key is Turned on our Uncertainty
A Newry native reflects on what is was to be European
Iúr Cinn Trá; the yew tree at the head of the strand. If my town, Newry, is the head, then the EU was the neck and backbone that gave it support in harder times. The head of the strand, the …
Leave Hillary alone
“It would be unconscionable to judge a male presidential candidate based on his qualifications and political stances, however it is apparently fair to judge a women on any mythical aura one seems to feel through their television. “
Arguably the biggest problem that women face in terms of political representation is that women don’t support women. I understand that as women, we have a tendency to deny this emphatically. But given that women still aren’t adequately represented at …
The key to understanding the future of economics lies in the past
Patrick McDonagh argues that economic teaching needs a change in direction to avoid another crash
Almost a decade has passed since the onset of the great recession which caused enormous damage to the world economy, both in its initial onslaught, and from ill-considered policy responses which have often proved to be nothing short of folly. …
Trinity’s QS Ranking Underlines the Desperate Need for Funding
In the wake of Trinity’s substantial drop in the QS rankings, Rory O’Sullivan highlights low funding provided to Irish universities as a pivotal issue.
The news that Trinity has dropped 20 places, from 78th to 98th, in the QS world university rankings, isn’t a Trinity story; it’s an Irish one. Of the 8 ranked Irish universities, 7 fell in this year’s rankings; only NUI …
Controversial Burkini Ban highlights wider debate on Muslim women
Orlaith Darling explores the context behind the contentious measure
While the French secularisation policy of laïcité has been, of late, seen as an attack on Islam, it was, in fact, enshrined into French law in 1905 following a feud with the Catholic Church. In recent years this policy has …
Universal basic income: an alternative to social welfare?
“The purpose of welfare is not to make us thralls to the state; rather it is to provide a safety net that catches us when we fall and helps us get back up again”
Last month, Switzerland voted on a proposal that would give every adult citizen and permanent resident of that country a monthly salary of 2,500 Swiss francs (about €2300), with an added 625 Swiss francs (€575) per child – a universal …
How to find a summer job
Andrew Connolly suggests that finding a summer job is not as impossible as it seems, you just need to know the tricks of the trade
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One of the most monotonous, energy-draining, and straight-up boring tasks a modern college student will face each summer is the search for a job.
At present, 15.3% of Irish people between the ages of 15 and 24 …
The coup against Corbyn is a necessary evil to save the Labour party and British politics
Martin O’Donnell argues that while Corbyn’s views are popular among members of the Labour Party, he lacks the necessary qualities to be a capable leader.
The decision by the British people to leave the European Union was a seismic one, the consequences of which are beginning to be felt already, in spite of the fact that it will be at least two years until the …