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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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What would injecting centres in Dublin look like?
Minister for Drugs Aodhán Ó’Riordáin has pledged that the first medically supervised injection centres (MSICs) will be open in Ireland next year. The centres form part of his radical strategy to change the drug landscape in Ireland, a strategy that has garnered coverage…
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Minecraft Convention comes to Baldoyle
The second annual Minecraft Convention will take place in Baldoyle Community Hall this coming Saturday, the 14th of November from 10am to 3pm. There are additions to the event this year with Animatronics and Five Nights at Freddy’s themes. Breaking and placing blocks is…
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Dublin Fire Brigade to fight fire with drones
Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) are set to use drones to fight fires by the end of the year. The project, announced last August, has since seen six personnel at DFB trained to operate the flying devices. Operation guidelines are currently being formulated surrounding…
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DIT graduate proposes rainbow-coloured pedestrian crossings to Dublin City Council
A former Young Fine Gael President has called on Dublin City Council to install rainbow coloured pedestrian crossings around Dublin’s city centre. DIT graduate Dale McDermott has outlined three specific locations where the Rainbow Walks could be installed, in the hope of increasing tourism,…
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