Comment & Analysis

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Contribution

Mytaxi’s Charge Poses Problems for Students

The recently added €2 booking charge may encourage the practice of students walking home after a night out drinking.
By Marcus Kelly
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Analysis

Resignation, not Frustration, as Higher Education Assesses Budget 2018

The government is approaching a time when it will have no choice but to decide on a funding model.
By Róisín Power
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Analysis

Space Week Reminded us that Ireland Should Look to the Stars

In this era of technology, Ireland shoudn't forget it's historic prowess in the world of astronomy.
By Cormac Larkin
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A Student Loan System is Far From the Monster it is Often Depicted As

With student groups calling for so-called "free fees", Simon Foy argues that the narrative surrounding a student loan system is too simplistic.
By Simon Foy
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Patrick Geoghegan: Putting the Theory of Political Rhetoric into Practice

Edmund Heaphy profiles Patrick Geoghegan, an acclaimed Trinity historian who is now Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s speechwriter.
By Edmund Heaphy
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Editorial

The Government is Making All the Right Sounds on Third-Level Funding

There may be signs of government consensus on funding, but clever rhetoric from a taoiseach in his honeymoon period will get old fast.
By The Editorial Board
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Níl Bonn Tuillte ag Farage ach Ba Chóir go dTabharfaí Cuireadh Dó

Má chuireann siad an cuireadh ar ceal, cuirfidh sé sin leis an insint nach bhfuil mic léinn in ann glacadh le tuairimí conspóideacha.
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Editorial

No, Farage Should Not Get a Medal. But He Should Be Invited to Speak

Completely rescinding the invitation to Nigel Farage would only play into the narrative that students can’t cope with hearing incendiary views.
By The Editorial Board
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Editorial Notebook

CSC’s Curious DUGES Stance, Inflated March Figure, Students Against Fees

By The Editorial Board
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In the Years Ahead, Student Activists Need to Stay Mobilised and Engaged

Philip McGuinness argues that Irish students must look beyond repeal or once-a-year marches and work for sustained change.
By Philip McGuinness