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– UL student Úna Roddy writes about the shocking level of judgement and unprofessionalism she experienced when trying to get a prescription for ‘The Pill’ from her family doctor. Picture a doctor in your mind. For most people it’s a blank, but friendly, face you can throw your symptoms at
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– Finding a decent place to live with housemates you don’t want to kill by the end of the year can be surprisingly difficult! Here, Anna Ryan from UCD shares her hard-earned wisdom in the field of house-hunting. Thou shalt choose your housemates wisely. It’s said that you never
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Padraig McCarrick gives us the lowdown on the new depths to which JobBridge is plummeting to… Last week we saw the JobBridge National Internship Scheme post an ad for a 9 month ‘internship’ for a primary school teacher. The advertisement goes to say that ‘interns’ (read as exploited teacher) will
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Tomás Heneghan, a student from UL and member of Galway Pro-Choice shares his experience of the march on Youth Defence’s office…..originally posted here. I’m thinking I’ll take a break from writing about my holiday and instead write a tad about Dublin Pride weekend this year. Details
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Cruss T. Anarcho Mc Professional Protester gives us a review of a new indie film dealing with the topic of so-called ‘eco-terrorism’ Title: The East Director: Zal Batmanglij; Screenwriters: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling; Starring: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell; Running time: 116 mins; I’m still not
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I’m paying just €17 a semester to the University of Vienna to participate in a Masters programme, writes Liam Duffy Originally posted here. In 2011, the final year of my degree in public and social policy, my class had a seminar on funding third level education led by a
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The impact of immigration and multiculturalism on Irish society has brought about some unforeseen challenges that need to be addressed, writes Méadbh Ní Dhuinn. The OECD Reviews of Migrant Education Ireland (2009, p. 9) describes how “Immigration is a relatively new phenomenon in Ireland. Between 8 and 10% of students
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Alán Camilo Cienfuegos discusses the true legacy of the bizarrely beloved JFK. It is 50 years since John F. Kennedy, then president of the US, visited Ireland, in 1963. And now, just as then, the media both here and in the US is replete with praise and admiration for the
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Alán Camilo Cienfuegos writes about Obama’s latest appointment…. Barack Obama’s nomination of Irish-born academic and writer Samantha Power to the post of US Ambassador to the UN is yet another example of the increasing trend toward ‘humanitarian’ war by the US government’s hawks in sheep’s clothing.
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The surge of precarious and part-time employment, unpaid internships and false starts expose Ireland’s bad attitude to young peoples’ future, writes Ronan Burtenshaw. Originally posted here. IN 1913, thousands of Dublin workers found themselves locked out of their workplaces for demanding recognition. As we remember the centenary of that
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A long time ago if someone was beginning to draw conclusions that all was not right with the world they might have bought a pamphlet or gone to a meeting, or debated with people down the pub or at work. Today unfortunately the path of least resistance for many people
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James Falconer on the Butcher’s Apron, originally posted here – http://jimmyfalc.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/the-union-jack-is-everywhere/ If one were to travel extensively one would see the British flag on many different objects throughout the world. These range from items of clothing, phone covers, wallets, bed sheets, bags/suitcases,