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  • Violence in video games has always been a contentious issue, but until recently, the debate has been largely one-sided. As part of the recent film Video Games: The Movie, leading industry figures discussed the issue of violence in video games and what effect it has on the children and adults consuming them. In a scathing review of…

  • Due to the vast controversy surrounding the nomination of Vladimir Putin for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, the question of “who deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?” was put to the general public. The vast majority of people all had differing opinions on who would make a deserving winner. Only Malala Yousafzai received more than one public…

  • After a vicious campaign denouncing and undermining Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi just last week shocked the world by opting for an official vote of confidence in his political rival. The move came as a surprise to many, considering Berlusconi’s previously very vocal criticisms of Letta and his party, the…

  • Ryanair has finally accepted their website is AWFUL. Speaking on RTE’s Prime Time, Chief Executive Michael O’Leary accepted that the site is “the source of most complaints [from customers]”. O’Leary described the site as “clunky” and “very frustrating”, echoing the user experience of… everyone. But we’re in luck, O’Leary has promised a rollout of developments in the…

  • A joint Oireachtas Committee, chaired by Mr. Jerry Buttimer, has called for a change in the way Irish citizens are asked to donate our organs, in the hope more organs will be donated. An opt-out system, instead of an opt-in system, would increase the number of organ donors, according to Mr. Buttimer. In this way,…

  • Electric Ireland and Airtricity, two of the leading electricity suppliers in the country, have both released statements declaring price hikes for residential customers. Electric Ireland sets to increase prices by 1.7% starting January 1 2014. This, on top of the recently approved public service mandate (PSO) amounts to an extra €35 a year for an…