Comment & Analysis

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Editorial

Too Few Solutions for Colleges and Students in Government Accommodation Plan

It makes the right noises, but the plan comes too late for a sector that has learnt to cope without state help.
By The Editorial Board
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Contribution

Limiting Choice Isn’t “Extremist”. We Want to Protect All Lives Equally

Three Trinity students argue that pro-life views are consistent with a progressive approach to human rights.
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Tá Fasach Áisféiseach ann anois le hUmhlaíocht an Rialtais i leith na bhFostóirí de bharr an Tobhaigh Pinsin

Ní bhonn é méadú íseal ar thobhach reatha do chinéal lútáil, rud a chiallaíonn go mbeadh tionchar ollmhór ag na fostóirí ar thodchaí an oideachais in Éirinn.
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Leis na Míthapaí a bhí ag Páirtí an Lucht Oibre ó thaobh an tArdoideachais de, is Mór an Crá atá i gceist le rún an Pháirtí sa tSeanad

Tar éis cúig bliana mar chuid den rialtas, ní dhéanann rún éadóchasach an phairtí sa tSeanad mórán chun aspalóid a fháil dóibh ina bpeacaí.
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Editorial

Government’s Kowtowing to Employers in Response to Education Levy Sets a Risible Precedent

A minor increase in an already-existing levy is no justification for a kind of pandering that could see employers have a great degree of influence on the future of education in Ireland.
By The Editorial Board
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Editorial

Labour’s Higher Education Failings Make Seanad Motion More Than a Little Infuriating

After five years in government, Labour’s doomed-to-fail exercise in the Seanad does little to atone for the party’s past sins.
By The Editorial Board
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Ireland’s Universities Could Reap Brexit’s Benefits, if they Seize its Opportunities

Neale Richmond, who chairs the Seanad Brexit Committee, argues that Irish higher education is uniquely placed to benefit from Brexit.
By Neale Richmond
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Calling All Senators: Vote Today to Reject Loans and Support Free Education

Senator Ivana Bacik argues that the Seanad must vote today to return higher education to something that's free for all students.
By Ivana Bacik
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Editorial

For the Pro-Choice Movement, Success will Come with Fully Understanding the Other Side

Unless pro-choice supporters make efforts to understand the pro-life movement, a referendum might not be successful.
By The Editorial Board
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Tá Uaillmhian ag an gCampas Teicneolaíochta, Ach Beidh Ádh ag Teastáil Uathu

Beidh ar an gcampas dul i ngleic le tionchar seachtrach Breatimeachta agus Trump.