Category: News
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UCD students react to high repeat fees
It’s exam time in most colleges, and in UCD the thoughts of repeat exams may cause students a slight panic. This is because UCD have the highest repeat fees in the country. The City reporter, Ronan Smyth, investigated repeat fees in colleges earlier…
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Irish film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
A new Irish feature film ‘Mammal’ starring Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning actress Rachel Griffiths is to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month. The Sundance Film Festival which takes place in Park City, Utah is one of the world’s…
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Amnesty Ireland to hold vigil in Dublin tomorrow to show support for Ibrahim Halawa
Amnesty Ireland will be holding a vigil in the city centre tomorrow evening to highlight the case of Ibrahim Halawa, who is currently imprisoned in Egypt. In total, Amnesty Ireland are expecting upwards of 100 people to take part in the short vigil,…
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What will Ireland be like in 10 years?
A survey has revealed what Irish workers and job seekers believe working in Ireland will be like ten years from now. The survey, which was conducted by IrishJobs.ie, gauged the views of over 2,500 Irish workers and found that 71pc are optimistic for the…
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Bressie talks mental health with students in DCU
Last Friday morning, Niall ‘Bressie’ Breslin held a talk in DCU about mental health. A talk by the singer, who is perhaps best known for being the former lead singer of ‘The Blizzards’ or as a coach for ‘The Voice of Ireland’, was organised by…
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Luas accidents down in 2015
Luas accidents have decreased this year as Gardaí have targeted drivers breaking red lights. To date in 2015, 14 incidents of Luas trams colliding with cars have been recorded. Some five collisions between pedestrians and Luas trams also took place. The vast majority of these incidents have…
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Get your Copper Face Jocks
For students living outside Dublin, it is second to none as the best place to experience Dublin city nightlife for the first time. It’s where all Dublin-based stag parties end up. Famous for celebrating national sporting events thanks to the Dublin Gaelic football team…
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Drug decriminalisation could see fall in overdose related deaths
The Minister in charge of the National Drugs Strategy, Aodhán Ó Riordáin TD, announced plans earlier this month which could see the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use being decriminalised. The Labour TD outlined a plan which will see the possession…
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Chef shortages leading to restaurant closures
A shortage of chefs will result in the closure of restaurants, according to the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI). The RAI says that 5,000 chefs are required by 2016 to fill the thousands of vacancies in the industry. The RAI is calling for the re-establishment…
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UCD the most expensive college in the country to repeat an exam
UCD students pay up to €230 to re-sit supplemental exams – higher than any other college in the country. Most of the universities listed above operate a capping system, whereby students are limited in how much they will have to pay. NUI Galway, even…
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