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Students Turn to SVP To Bridge Gaps in Government College Funding
Students receiving Government grants are still turning to charitable assistance to meet the costs of university, with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) reporting that its education bursaries support over 2,000 students. SVP said its Education and Training bursary fund had…
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Why is the 28-year-old Drumcree conflict on Garvaghy Road an issue again?
During the 1990s, the Drumcree Conflict on Garvaghy Road was one of the biggest conflicts in Northern Ireland, so why is it back in the news almost three decades later? What is the Drumcree Conflict? Garvaghy Road, based in a predominantly Catholic area…
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Health Minister nationwide ban on supermarket loyalty schemes on alcohol
The Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, has moved to ban loyalty card discounts on alcohol across all Irish supermarkets to curb excessive consumption. While previous legislation, which took effect in 2023, banned loyalty card points from being used on alcohol, many supermarkets…
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Understanding Public Spending in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
PublicPurse.ie is a brand-new independent transparency project that collects and organises information about government spending. Built by William Kennedy, the project aims to answer the question: “Where is Ireland’s public money actually going?” The site aggregates spending data already published by public bodies,…
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Over 5,000 Arrested During Student Protests in France
Protests in France over poor school conditions, limited resources and staff shortages have been getting worse over the past number of days with roughly 5,000 arrests made. The protests are ongoing with thousands of high school and university students gathering in cities across France…
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From JP McManus to Mark Zuckerberg: when billionaires back the GAA
For more than a century, GAA clubs across Ireland have been built on local fundraising, volunteer hours and communities dipping into their own pockets. But every so often, a considerably bigger cheque lands on the table. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and…
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Local Response Following Citywest High Speed Chase
A high speed chase and roadside brawl outside of Citywest Shopping Centre, was captured and posted onto social media on Sunday the 13th of September. As the incident is added to an expanding list of chaotic incidents that have shocked the community,…
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Cost of Living: the Student burden
one major issue: the cost of living. Students up and down the country have began college over the last few weeks a lot of whom share a common burden about the cost of everyday necessities like food and drink. Students that have to…
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Protesting the Palestinian Visa Refusals: The Department of Justice vs Public Opinion
More than 100 Palestinian students have been denied visas to study in Ireland by the Department of Justice, with only 39 being granted this year. This is in stark contrast to the previous year, when 122 were accepted compared to only 22 refusals.…
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Trinity Lecturer: “Resisting and Refusing AI is Essential to a Human and Humane Future for All”
A Trinity College lecturer has stated she avoids generative AI entirely, and opposes its use in universities. Dr Clare Kelly, associate professor in the School of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, says using tools like ChatGPT “undermines the…
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