Business & Politics
Sink or swim? Examining the efficiency of the Egypt’s Suez Canal
With the Suez Canal blockage finally cleared, conversations have started questioning how efficiently the 1800’s canal serves the modern consumer world.
Feudalism in the age of Corona
“Whether you’re a libertarian Elon Musk fetishiser or a lefty eco-socialist living in a commune, the fact of the matter is our economic system, in its current manifestation, isn’t working for us” Ciaran Boyle writes.
Coláiste Dhúlaigh series: Young people and covid-19, are we to blame?
Young people have frequently been the target of blame for spikes in Covid cases this past year, Abbie Alwell explores this more for our Coláiste Dhúlaigh series
Further Education and Training- What’s happening?
Further Education and Training is often overlooked in conversations around education in Ireland, both in and out of the pandemic. Ruby Cooney explores.
Covid in schools: Daily data on cases in schools badly needed
Aibreán Ó Connalláin investigates the lack of available data on the number of daily cases of Covid in schools.
Superpowers, state responsibility and the search for peace?
Brianna Walsh weighs-in on the crisis in Yemen and what Ireland could potentially do with their new role on the UN Security Council.
The Special Criminal Court Review: A need for change?
The Special Criminal Court has been in operation in Ireland since 1972. On the 16th of February, Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, announced a three-month review of the Special Criminal Court and all Offences Against the State Acts, which govern the court by an expert review group.
Uganda vs USA: the search for true democracy?
Following the recent controversial Ugandan election results, Brianna Walsh explores the concerning issues with media and democracy that face us in 2021.
The Trump legacy
Donald Trump is no longer the name we hear in the news every day, but he has certainly left a legacy on US and global politics.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, explained
One of the world’s longest-standing conflicts has been re-ignited by Armenia and Azerbaijan with their struggle over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous territory of 150,000 people. Here’s the 32-year conflict explained.