UCD has awarded the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste an Honorary Doctor of Laws. Dr. José Ramos-Horta was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 along with Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo for “their work towards a just …
As costs rise, colleges digitalise
The past few years of university-level education have been marked by numerous student protests against tuition increases. With the unrest caused by the most recent protests in California still fresh in educator’s minds, some experts are turning to technology for …
Tuition protests raise the question of racial equality
Tens of thousands united on March 4 during the “Strike and Day of Action to defend Education”. Although some UC Berkeley students were turned off by the riots the week before, the day of passionate protest against education funding cuts …
Hospital oversight
Lack of thorough examination in x-rays leads to severe criticism of hospital administration.
It has recently emerged that nearly 58,000 x-rays of adult patients were never read by a consultant radiologist at Tallaght Hospital over a five-year period. This inaction …
Local bookshops face huge struggle
The recent demise of Hughes & Hughes represents another blow to struggling independent booksellers in Ireland. As powerful online and supermarket retailers continue to demand larger discounts and higher margins from publishers, the outlook is grim for this once-vibrant industry. …
Indian bill reserves seats for women
A new bill would mandate that one-third of Indian lawmakers be women, but how much would India’s female population actually benefit?
Affirmative action always tends to be a tricky issue, but it tends to be even more complicated when it …
Playing follow the reader at Dublin Book festival
The Dublin Book Festival offered an opportunity for writers to discuss their work and, more importantly, each other’s works. Kevin Breathnach was on hand to witness the witticisms.
Once, I saw polemicist Christopher Hitchens eviscerate self-styled contrarian John Waters in …
Irish students: the eternal adolescents
It’s not just about missing lectures – Conor Dempsey on how our lazy generation are putting our futures in danger.
While searching for exam clues on the feedback thread for one of my maths courses I came across a bleak …
It’s all coming up Roses with Suas
Volunteering with Suas is a life-changing experience. Current Rose of Tralee Charmaine Kenny describes how her visit to Kolkata opened her eyes to the plight of India’s poor.
It has been seven years since I first volunteered with Suas Educational …
Democracy is not a popularity contest. Yet.
The arachaic use of the electoral college in US politics has to be replaced by a popular vote for real democracy, argues Conor Dempsey.
As the Democrats attempt to pass a bill to reform healthcare the spotlight is fixed on …