“Well it’s not about water, is it?” was Enda Kenny’s response to a question about the Irish Water protest in which Joan Burton’s car was blocked and she was struck by something that was fired at her by an angry …
Editorial
Stop treating international students as cash cows
Cash cow: a business, investment, or product that provides a steady income or profit. Irish universities have long sought high tuition fees from international students. But the commercialisation of higher education, along with financial pressures as a result of state …
Not being able to hold his hand
It is integral that all citizens of a republic feel security and safety in their lives.
I’m a gay man in a long term relationship. I’ve always been open about my sexuality and my relationships to friends and family. I came out when I was a still a student in my Christian Brother secondary school and …
The importance of the right to water rally
The problems the Irish public have with the introduction of Irish Water are varied. From questions about the awarding of contracts to the government’s own report which suggests future privatisation and “competition in water” and the direction from the body …
Witnessing the demise of Irish party politics
The two by-elections that took place last week delivered a shock to the Irish political scene. In the Dublin South-West constituency, Paul Murphy of the Socialist Party won the seat vacated by Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes, who was elected to …
Return of student solidarity with staff is to be welcomed
The Irish student movement has come a long way since December 2010, when the leadership of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) first called for the renegotiation of the Croke Park deal. The union’s signing of a new agreement …
Representatives call on students to attend pre-budget rally
Too often, students restrict ourselves to opposing specific decisions. Too rarely are we given the opportunity to alter the perspective from which decisions are made.
Recent decisions denote a way of thinking that has gone unchecked in the higher education …
Student media must not lose its edge
In October 2005, details of the first documented instance of US-funded military research in an Irish university were uncovered by an Irish newspaper. Between 2002 and 2004, it was revealed, College had received funding from the US Air Force for …
Fail, succeed, try again
Disregard all advice that is directed to you as a “student”. It’s a trap. Being a “student” does not make you someone different from who you were in sixth year or who you’ll be after you’ve gotten a degree.
“Student” …
Let your voice be heard
Think back to that sunny day in August that has led almost all of you to be here clambering around the society stands, figuring out where the Academic Registry is and generally having a ball. On results day, the media …