With all this talk of recession, and the inevitable nostalgia for easier and more prosperous times, it is easy to forget that for many people the ‘business cycle’ is just an empty phrase. Not everyone shares in the wealth generated …
Social partnership is dead
There is a clear link between our dire financial situation and the growth in the cost of the public sector, and its roots are to be found in social partnership. The original thinking behind the partnership formed in 1987 was …
The Iraq War Hurdle
The Iraq War Hurdle: Disappointing War, Disappointing Films
This holiday season, Katherine Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker will be released on DVD. Those who have seen the film will know its striking depiction of the day-to-day lives of US soldiers stationed
Mark Dutchi Lye interviews Laura Izibor
Miss Laura Izibor, or should I say ‘The Irish Princess of Soul’; on meeting her on a typically cloudy day in Dublin, I am struck by her radiance. She’s glowing with contentment and satisfaction despite the inevitable jetlag. Here is
DUBES study week well spent
The Dublin University Business and Economics Society returned from their Study Week trip to Galway on Sunday. The annual trip habitually results in extreme japes, and this year was no exception: eight people were ejected from the hostel for smoking …
Smythe presents Discworld to College
Sir Terry Pratchett accompanied his literary agent, and College honorand, Colin Smythe, on a visit to the College last week to help present Smythes’ donation of the complete back-catalogue of the author’s works.
The catalogue, presented in all 33 of …
Schols deadline extended as larger numbers apply
Despite the elimination of exemptions from the annual Scholarship exams, the number of students who have registered has surpassed previous years.
The college has received 792 applications, of which 740 were received by the original deadline. Last year the College …
Uptake poor on Class Rep spots
Almost one third of Students’ Union Class Rep positions are unfilled and four out of twenty four School Convenor positions are lying vacant.
According to the Union’s own figures, there are a nominal 428 Class Rep positions available, spread through …
Super Drug to fight against leukaemia
A group of Trinity researchers have announced details of a novel treatment for leukaemia. The drug, called PBOX-15, works by causing leukaemia cells to die. The new research is particularly significant because the drug appears to be effective on cancerous …
Bake sale because “DUCAC won’t give us any money”
DU Ultimate Frisbee Club (DUUFC) were forced to hold a bake sale the week before last “because DUCAC won’t give us any money”. The fundraiser, held November 5 in the Arts block and Hamilton, raised 530 Euro to subsidise basic …