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Editorial

A Miserly Placement Grant Proposal That Added Insult to Injury

Student representatives from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation were left frustrated and disappointed after a grant proposal pledged them €100 per week.
By The Editorial Board
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Editorial

Mitigation Measures Are A Win For Students, But Communication Came Too Late

College this week announced a raft of mitigation measures for the upcoming exam period.
By The Editorial Board
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Sally Rooney, Naoise Dolan, and Niamh Campbell Have Founded the ‘Trinity School’

Like Trinity campus itself, the writing in these novels can often take place deep within its own microcosm and rarely reflects reality, writes Barry Pierce.
By Barry Pierce
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COVID Shows How Hard it is to Fight Climate Change. We Can Do More to Help

Students can feel helpless in the face of climate change, but there is plenty we can do to help, writes Ross McCann.
By Ross McCann
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After Leaving Ógra Fianna Fáil, I Expected Pushback – But Not Vitriol

I’ve received bitter abuse over my decision to quit the party, but I have not given up on politics, writes Niko Kawonczyk.
By Niko Kawonczyk
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Christmas is a Time of the Year When Your Life is Put On Stage

Christmas for me is about the face you’d make at someone when you’ve given them something you knew they’d really like, writes Robert Quinn
By Robert Quinn
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How Staying on Erasmus for Christmas Made Me Appreciate Home

Staying in Paris for the holidays has made me appreciate the uniquely Irish ability to maintain close connections no matter where we are in the world, writes Ben Whyte.
By Ben Whyte
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Christmas, For Many, Was a Game of Choices

Now that we’re set to ring in the New Year under level-five restrictions, I can’t shake the underlying feeling that there’s little consolation to missing out at the moment, writes Emer Tyrell.
By Emer Tyrrell
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2020: Aistear a bhí Thuas Seal agus Thíos Seal don Ardoideachas

Bunaíodh an Roinn Ardoideachais i mbliana, agus bhí an-tionchar ag an gcoróinvíris ar an tríú leibhéal.
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Tá an Taoide ag Casadh. Ní Mór don GSU Aird a Thabhairt Air

Reáchtáil an GSU a CGB ar an gCéadaoin, níos mó ná mí tar éis go raibh orthu é a reáchtáil go bunreachtúil.