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  • 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 of small quantities of drugs like cannabis, heroin and cocaine being decriminalised…

  • As Christmas preparation is in full swing across the city, retailers are expecting the biggest Christmas splurge since 2008. We hit Dublin’s busiest streets to find out what the city thinks on the countdown to Christmas.   Follow us on twitter at @NiamhHaskins, @MichelleDardis_ and @StephenFLarkin   By Niamh Haskins, Stephen Larkin and Michelle Dardis

  • The number of Irish youths who have fallen victim to cyberbullying has amounted to one in every four teenagers, a new survey has revealed. The study, conducted by YouGov on behalf of Vodafone, has found that the number of Irish teenagers being bullied is higher than any other of the 11 countries surveyed during the…

  • In mid-September, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) launched its #AskConsent campaign in conjunction with the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the White Ribbon Campaign. Funded by Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, the three week educational campaign aimed to help people understand that sex without…

  • 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 of ‘CERT’, which is a former State Training Agency for Tourism in…

  • 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 though they are the second most expensive, charge a flat fee so…