Why is Ireland Not Meeting its Climate Targets?
As a country, Ireland seems to contribute little to the carbon emissions and pollution of the earth’s atmosphere compared to other nations. However, when you narrow this down to how…
Zipp Continue Upward Curve
Zipp Mobility, the Irish e-scooter mobility start-up based in NovaUCD has announced that over 1,000 journeys have already been made on their scooters in the company’s first full week of…
Over-dependence on Multinationals Leaves Ireland Playing with Fire
Ireland has been the success story of globalism but must stand on her own two feet. Ireland is one of the most globalised countries in the world. This model has…
Defamation, Media, and Mental Health; What is defamation?
With the focus on men’s mental health this November, there really is no better time to consider the negative effects of online comments on mental health and the law that…
Revenge Porn Leaks: What are the Legal Implications?
This week the nation’s attention was brought to the unconsented release of well over 100,000 intimate photos of Irish women, in what is certainly the most widespread instance of image-based…
Senator Hoey: Student Nurses “Can’t Live on Applause and Platitudes”.
There have been renewed calls for Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and the HSE to end the practice of unpaid work by student nurses in hospitals across Ireland. The Labour Party’s…
Juggling International Rugby with an Online Freshers Year | Beibhinn Parsons
Irish international sensation, Beibhinn Parsons has been taking the challenge of online lectures in her stride while simultaneously playing Six Nations rugby. The 19-year-old from Ballinasloe spoke with The College…
Revenge Porn Leaks: What happened, what’s being done, what’s next?
An online protest is provisionally organised for November 28th to demand the Government to bring in laws which will protect victims of image-based sexual abuse – incidents where sexually explicit…
UCD Launches Diversity Screen to Track Equality Progress
The voluntary scheme asks staff members to report their gender, sexuality, date of birth, ethnicity, nationality, religion, civil status, family status and disability.
Why We Don’t Report It | Student stories
Trigger warning : Sexual assault & Harassment. The threat of sexual harassment and assault seems to be constant in women’s lives. Many times women put up with harassment or address…
Five UCD Faculty Among World’s Most Influential Researchers.
Five UCD researchers have placed in the top 1% most cited scientific researchers in the world, according to the 2020 “Highly Cited Researchers” report conducted by Clarivate Analytics. In total,…
Aged 45 and no way to get a mortgage on a house – The Precarious Working Conditions of Irish Academics Investigated.
Noteworthy, in conjunction with Journal.ie, has released an extensive investigative report into the precarious working conditions of many Irish academics. It indicates that a significant proportion of academics fall victim…