CeleBRAYtions: First Person with Down Syndrome Elected to an Irish Political Party
At the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, Fintan Bray made history as the first person with Down syndrome to be elected to a senior position in an Irish political party. The…
Not on a Student Budget: Government Fails to Address Key Issue
Budget Day, always one of unparalleled importance within the Irish political calendar, although this year’s budget will endure a heightened sense of meaning. No matter what path the Minister for…
The End of an Era – Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96
Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday afternoon at her Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands. Aged 96, she was Britain’s longest serving monarch, with her reign spanning over eight…
The Race to be UK’s Next Prime Minister – Why Irish People Should Care
The controversial Boris Johnson will finally relinquish his position as the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister at the beginning of September. The news, which came after several high-ranking members of Johnson’s…
New Bill to Amend Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking Laws
Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, announces government approval to publish the General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022. The Bill forms part of McEntee’s third…
Refugee Visa-Free Travel Suspension Raises Concern
As of July 19th, Ireland has suspended visa-free entry for those with refugee status traveling to Ireland from 20 European countries. The government makes the decision based on a move…
American Democracy on its Knees: Roe v Wade Reversed
Regardless of which state you live in, women in the United States collectively wept on 24 June. The Supreme Court stripped a civil right by a vote of 6-3 simply…
The Gentrification of UCD
“It is clear to see how UCD is fast becoming a place less welcoming to a certain cohort of students” UCD is Ireland’s biggest university, with over 32,000 students. Given…
Minimum Unit Pricing, Minimum Government Effort
On the 4th of January, this year minimum alcohol pricing was brought into effect in Ireland. Commonly called Minimum Unit Pricing, this type of legislation sets a base price that…
Our Silence is Hurting Our Women
“How much longer will we see the terms ‘femicide’ and ‘gender violence’ in headlines before we forget again?” In 1996, at the UN’s Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, it…
Biden’s First Year Fails to Impress
After four years of arguably the most dangerously divisive presidency of all time, the United States welcomed back a familiar figure into the Oval Office, Joe Biden, with the hope…
The Anti-Social Network
In the month where Facebook rebranded to ‘Meta’, infamous founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, was once again making global headlines for all the wrong reasons. Already tarnished by previous scandals,…