Category: Current Affairs
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Dublin’s bus services pay heavy fines
Go-Ahead Ireland has reached their Minimum Performance Standard (MPS) regarding punctuality in just one period in the first half of this year. New data obtained via a Freedom of Information request shows that Go-Ahead Ireland reached their MPS of 80% in the first…
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Biden administration pushes to grant Mohammed Bin Salman sovereign immunity: democrats split over the decision
Mohammed Bin Salman in 2019 with Bolsonaro(not pictured) Photo: Alan Santos/PR The decision from the Joe Biden administration to push for immunity in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has led to a split between lawmakers in the U.S. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said,…
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A 5-hour daily trip to college: Students commuting long distances on the rise
Hannah Cahill’s morning alarm sounds at the ripe time of 6 am. She hastily showers and gathers her belongings. Every morning Hannah comes from Ballybrophy – a small village just outside of Portlaoise – to Dublin. As commuter trains do not run every…
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East Wall Protests sparks controversy online
Many residents of East Wall took to the streets on Saturday night to protest the arrival of a busload of male asylum seekers into the old ESB building in East Wall the night before. The news, which first broke via a video on…
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Rising Trolley Numbers and Falling Staff Levels: A Healthcare Workers Average Monday
By Emily Byrne The latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) daily trolley watch reveal that 560 patients are without beds, 22 of which are under 16 (November 7th). Figures from mid-November last year show similarly high numbers, with 409…
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Fixing or Worsening the Student Housing Crisis?
Finding an affordable room or accommodation in Dublin is an additional challenge for students living away from home. Third-level students in Dublin are facing difficulties with finding accommodation as excessive demand for living in Dublin City has led to a price spike.
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Recent report on the impact of the 2015 Marriage Referendum
Emily Goss Guildea A recent social media poll was created to survey 57 people on whether they knew any same sex couples who have gotten married since the referendum. The results were as follows; 25% voted yes, they do know same sex couples…
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Dublin City lights up for Christmas
With another Covid Christmas ahead, Leigha O’Reilly Hughes, Jane Byrne and Shay Galon capture the uplifting spirits in Dublin City.
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HSE launches new ‘If You Go, Go Slow’ drug campaign
As the concerns for the escalating club drug use in Ireland increased, Shay Galon reports on the HSE’s new campaign urging people who choose to take drugs to do it safely.
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Stepping Stone Forests aims to get rid of ‘green desert’
Shay Galon reports on the Stepping Stone Forests in the Sean Walsh Park, Tallaght, allowing future generations to interact with the biodiversity that exists in a forest.
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