Every week Roisin Peddle takes a look at ten stories making the headlines here at Studenty.me. One of the silliest ads around at the moment is the one where the skydive instructor tells his bewildered skydivers to pull on the sheep clock which release their rubber duck and he’ll see them on the cupcake. In this spirit, I present a wide, diverse and even disparate group of articles for your edification this Sunday. (Can they tell I’ve ran out of ideas yet? Well, not if you don’t tell them- Ed). 1. [...]
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Studenty Sunday: Book-Learnin’ Edition
Every week Roisin Peddle takes a look at the stories that made the headlines here at Studenty.me this week… We put on our mortar-boards here at Studenty Towers this week, which means only one thing… It’s coming towards the end of another academic year and all that much nearer exams. Here are ten to make you laugh and think this Sunday. 1. Speaking of exams, they can’t be avoided. (Unless you’re an Arts student, boom boom). Jane Kearns arms you with the A to Z of exams. 2. Ever get [...]
What the hell is a ‘fiscal compact’?
Nearly two weeks ago, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced the date for the upcoming referendum on the EU fiscal compact treaty. It’ll be May 31, a Thursday, always an inconvenient day for students. It’s fair to say that most of the talk around the referendum is like double-dutch to those of us without degrees in economics. So what exactly are we voting on next month? What is a ‘fiscal compact’? Good question. The fiscal compact is basically a name for the treaty which was signed by all EU nations apart [...]
USI Annual Congress: Day Three
Student representatives at the USI Annual Congress have voted in favour of the renegotiation of the Croke Park Agreement, to defer the vote on the Union’s policy on third level fees, and elected John Logue (UCDSU) as President Gary Redmond’s successor. Yesterday, students voted 126 to 34 in favour of the renegotiation of the Croke Park Agreement. The Agreement was introduced in 2010 and amongst its implications is that public servants shall suffer no further pay reductions until 2014. Because of this, up to 80% of third level funding is [...]
Studenty Sunday: ALL THE THINGS Edition
Every week Roisin Peddle takes a look at the top ten stories making the headlines at Studenty.me through the week. My limited imagination struggled with a title for this week’s Studenty Sunday, which covers stories ranging from chuggers in Dublin to kidnapping in Darfur. Well, as someone once said, “The easiest way to become popular is to leech off the popularity of others.” In that spirit, I present a meme-inspired Studenty Sunday! 1. *Sucess baby* 2012 looks to be another great year for gaming, and Darran Goggin previews five games [...]
Studenty Sunday: Life Lessons Edition
Every Sunday Roisin Peddle takes a look at the top ten stories that made the headlines this week on Studenty. 2012 might be ancient at this stage but it doesn’t mean that we here in Studenty have forgotten about New Year self-improvement. Among our top ten stories are nuggets of golden, crispy wisdom… 1. The actress Maria Doyle Kennedy and Kevin Kennedy recently played a gig in Kinsale. Tom McCarthy found it an almost religious experience… 2. Ireland lost one of its most impassioned campaigners recently with the death of [...]
Studenty Sunday: The Lurve Edition 12-2-12
Every week Roisin Peddle takes a look at the top ten stories making the headlines here at Studenty Towers. And what an eventful week it was: 1. There was once a time when devoted music fans rushed down to a dusty record store to get their paws on the latest vinyl album by the Cure. In the second part of a two-part interview (part one here) Garry Brooks talks to author Graham Jones about the death of the record shop. 2. Epilepsy is one of the most misunderstood conditions [...]
FAS : Experts at wasting €700m of your money!
Over the past few years, several highly critical reports have been published about FAS. One recent report contained evidence that job seekers were significantly more likely to find employment by avoiding FAS. The lastest report, based on analysis carried out by the independent Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the €360m a year Community Employment scheme. In total, more than half of Fas’s €1.2 billion national training fund was spent on training courses with a poor record of returning people to employment. Despite [...]
Studenty Sunday: Superbowl Edition 5-2-12
In the first of a new Sunday column, Roisin Peddle will be taking a look at the top ten stories making the news here in Studenty.me Towers this week. 1. “This is not football. This is war.” Soccer riots in Egypt this week saw 74 people die and trouble spill onto the streets. Cork’s Shane Hurley examined the tragedy from a sporting point of view 2. Tragedy was also close at home this week as the body of UL student Tony Crowley was found in Galway. Limerick’s Sharon Welton reported on [...]
A Crystal Ball For the Oscars
Katy Quinn dusts off her crystal ball and predicts the big winners in this year’s Oscars… For most, February can be a dull time of year, but for Hollywood this month can only mean one thing: The 84th Annual Academy Awards. Hollywood is alive with the sound of names and films that can only hope to achieve the coveted Golden man. For me, who plans on following every second of the ceremony, I am often disappointed about who loses out, what picture gets ignored and what fashion disasters occur. Not [...]
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