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Explainer: The Upcoming Seanad Election

With around 140 candidates seeking election, what exactly can we expect from this upcoming Seanad election?

The looming Seanad election may have been overshadowed by the country’s recent general election, however the upper House of the Oireachtas plays an important role in sustaining Ireland’s democratic process.

Here is what we can expect from this upcoming election.…

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Cad atá le rá ag na páirtithe polaitiúla fén nGaelainn?

Treoraí gearr ar na bpolasaithe atá ag na páirtithe polaitiúla a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge

Agus an t-olltoghchán ag teannadh linn, is mór an réimse ábhair atáthar ag plé, ach is annamh a phléitear cúrsaí Gaelainne le linn fheachtas olltoghcháin. De dheasca san, chuireamar an t-alt so le chéile ionas chun polasaithe Gaelainne atá ag

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USI walkout 2024: Two years on, how will the act differ?

Though a powerful symbolic gesture in 2022, today’s walkout will need significant follow-up to remotely achieve its aims

Considering that little to no change followed the Union of Student’s in Ireland’s (USI) national walkout in 2022, today’s planned repeat of the move has much to prove. 

With a general election on the horizon, the upcoming walkout offers another

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News Analysis: “I can fix [my grade]” – Ireland’s toxic relationship with shadow education.

Subject grinds have become a core feature of the secondary school experience; begging the question of why and how they have grown to such prominence

Easter revision courses, secondary school additions, a students’ side business. Ultra concentrated, distilled versions of coursework, further detail than the classroom can provide. The prevalence of subject grinds – referred to as “shadow education” – is only increasing year on …

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Explainer: Why the Residential Tenancies Board deemed Trinity’s overnight guest policy “unenforceable”

The state body found College policy to have interfered with resident’s right to peaceful and exclusive occupation of their dwelling

The Residential Tenancy Board’s (RTB) recent adjudication of the college’s overnight guest policy as “unenforceable” prompted celebration from TCD Renter’s Solidarity Network, and an appeal of the decision from the College. The group, alongside Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU),

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Analysis: Zurich “Cost of Education Survey” reveals the scale of third level cost increase

New data about the rising costs of accommodation are a stark reminder of student’s position in the cost of living crisis

There is no doubt that third level education is a privilege – and an expensive one at that. As a nation that prides itself on its highly educated workforce, Ireland’s universities, institutes of technology, and other third level institutions form …

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Analysis: What is in store for the mobile phone ban?

With Ireland gearing up to regulate the use of mobile phones in schools, one must ask: what prompted the move, what can we expect, and what does international precedent say?

The use of mobile phones in secondary schools across Ireland varies from door to door, from teacher to teacher. With many schools already having a strict no phone policy in place, the post-primary ban on phone use during school isn’t …

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“Bliain líon lán le fasaigh”: A mbeidh ar súil ag d’Oifigeach Gaeilge.

Déanann Emily Sheehan agallamh le Oifigeach Gaeilge Aontas na Mac Léinn, Pádraig Mac Brádaigh

Tá aois nua don Ghaeilge i réim i gColáiste na Tríonóide – agus leasuithe móra i leith na teanga curtha i bhfeidhm i mbunreacht Choláiste na Tríonóide.

Mar sin féin, ní dhéanfaidh na polasaithe ná na postanna nua seo a …

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Explainer: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2024

Any lease or licence offer made for student-specific accommodation will no longer exceed 41 weeks

On July 12 of this year, approximately 20 years on from the enactment of the ground-breaking Residential Tenancies Act 2004, the Government enacted the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2024, a piece of legislation aimed at targeting some of the key

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Explainer: Trinity College’s Senate Seat

Following the resignation of Senator David Norris, Trinity College’s Senate seat has seen increased attention – raising the question as to why it exists in the first place

Trinity College’s history often seems to bleed from the cobbles of Front Square; blending with the university’s modern day influence to form a distinct reputation.

However, in addition to its educational influence, the university also holds its own personalised political