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16 OCT

Lack of party politics on campus is all too evident

Despite current student activism evidenced in numerous campaigns, Aidan Carolan finds that party politics are all but dead on campus

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“It’s clear that there will be no significant progress until the day comes when new ideas, not just new suits, are voted in.”

Maybe it was fate that on Monday of Freshers’ Week, when I was at my most wide-eyed …

October 16, 2016Tagged: Aidan Carolan, apathetic voter, Culture, disenchantment, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Party politics, political engagement, student activism, student politicsLeave a commentEditor October 16, 2016

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