Category: News
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Journalists are dying to the tell truth
The general disdain for journalists is well known – in fact it’s a common trope used in the humour of media circles. However the recent threats made on two journalists’ lives following last week’s shootings in North Dublin have quieted the typically acerbic wit…
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It’s time to reconsider your social media accounts – privacy is extinct in the digital age
The bus I was on had that horrendous familiarity; an elderly woman sat next to me, scanning The Herald — one eye on the paper, the other eye inquisitively purveying me while I texted; my knees were being impaled by the reclining chair…
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#Grammys2016 – What you missed
Last night the 58th Annual Grammy Awards rewarded the many talents of the music industry at the Staple Centre in Los Angeles. The Grammy show was full of energy and surprises with an over-the-top David Bowie tribute by Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar’s…
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#GE16 -How did the leaders fare in round 2?
The second leaders’ debate of the 2016 general election was broadcast last night on RTÉ in front of a live studio audience at the University of Limerick. Enda Kenny, Michéal Martin, Joan Burton and Gerry Adams were joined by Stephen Donnelly of the…
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Questions raised over UCD College Tribune article
The UCD College Tribune’s published article about a Facebook group chat has become discredited. The university started an investigation after the story was published. UCD’s panel was chaired by Professor Mark Rogers, Registrar and Deputy President. Rogers wrote: ‘I find that the…
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Australian conservationist hunger strikes for shark rights
A marine conservationist in Australia is eight days into a hunger strike in a fight to see shark nets and drum lines removed from along coastal waters. Nicole McLachlan, 25, is calling on the Queensland government to invest in non-lethal methods of shark…
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GE 16- 7 things we learned from the leaders’ debate
The first leaders’ debate of the 2016 general election saw Enda Kenny, Joan Burton, Micheál Martin and Gerry Adams engage in what was a lively, passionate, and often chaotic event. Moderators Pat Kenny and Colette Fitzpatrick sometimes struggled to maintain a hold on…
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GE16 — The War of the Words
The 2016 general election is barely a week old, but already there are election posters suspended on nearly every lamp-post across the country and home-owners are well used to answering their doors to canvassers. With 26 February looming large, the political elites are…
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Following the Primaries: Complicated Caucuses
The US primaries are now in full swing with both Iowa and New Hampshire already having their say, and the Nevada Democratic caucus scheduled for next Saturday week. In last week’s article I explained how caucuses and primary elections differ but how they…
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UCD200’s ‘lad culture’ incites questions about society and technology
Last week, UCD’s newspaper, The College Tribune, reported about the UCD200, which has sparked a national conversation among the public on what we refer to as ‘lad culture’. This issue is ongoing and ever present in our society, and most certainly not confined…
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