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Students

decisions decisions

Here's what courses students have been applying for in this year's CAO applications

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Opinion

Millenials and Celtic Tiger cubs aren't taken seriously as people, never mind as voters

Anna O'Rourke

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losing the rag

11 tweets and Instagrams that sum up the madness of Rag Week

19 Feb 2016

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not a fan

Students in Pakistan urged not to celebrate 'vulgar and indecent' Valentine's Day

13 Feb 2016

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warning

Gardaí have 'zero tolerance' plan for Galway's Rag Week

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lad culture

Compulsory sexual consent classes planned for UCD following revenge porn allegations

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Heated

How Lucinda and Averil clashed over abortion as students more than a decade ago

7 Feb 2016

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explicit images

Investigation over revenge porn allegations at UCD

5 Feb 2016

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Opinion

We need to smash the silence that surrounds sexual violence

Ruairí McKiernan

4 Feb 2016

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it's on

Garda stations were jammed with students registering to vote yesterday

4 Feb 2016

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Opinion

While economic recovery has opened up the jobs market, make sure your course is right for you

Clive Byrne

1 Feb 2016

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Opinion

Cork house party shows the 'don't take drugs' message just won't cut it

Graham de Barra

22 Jan 2016

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column

Students loaded with loans are less free to conduct their lives in the way they wish. It's a bad idea

Julien Mercille

21 Dec 2015

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Sponsored

7 young Irish entrepreneurs to keep your eye on

1 Dec 2015

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Opinion

No opportunities for non-EU students: I fell in love with Ireland but will soon have to leave

Anonymous

30 Nov 2015

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Money Money Money

20,000 students are still waiting for their grant applications to be processed

30 Nov 2015

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Opinion

'I'm a teacher and while the school system isn't deliberately out to destroy people, it is broken'

Lisa Buggy

23 Nov 2015

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Mistaken Identity

This student has the same name as his lecturer, and he's taking full advantage of it

11 Nov 2015

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merced

Five people stabbed in classroom attack at California university

4 Nov 2015

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Frustration

Student denied grant may have to drop out of college for third time in four years

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Joe Caslin

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Watch Out

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13 Sep 2015

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swanky pad

Inside the plush pads of ridiculously wealthy students

10 Sep 2015

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Results are In

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9 Sep 2015

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man i love college

This student found an excellent college 'care package' hidden in their dorm room wall

3 Sep 2015

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Big School

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27 Aug 2015

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shovel ready

This week’s vital property news: House prices on the rise and hard times for students

27 Aug 2015

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crisis point

Thousands of students across Ireland still have nowhere to live

26 Aug 2015

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Opinion

Unless you can magic up a few houses, welfare recipients will need to move away from Dublin

Aaron McKenna

22 Aug 2015

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rite of passage

Donald Trump wants to scrap the J-1 programme

18 Aug 2015

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CAO 2015

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Opinion

The taxman is right to chase Airbnb hosts. Here’s why

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CAO 2015

All-rounders with a thirst for knowledge: Ireland's highest achievers in the 2015 Leaving Cert

12 Aug 2015

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Leaving Cert

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12 Aug 2015

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Leaving Cert

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Close Call

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Opinion

I thought I was a home bird but my summer in New York has been exhilarating

Catherine Devine

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the summer search

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11 Jul 2015

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Yuck

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5 Jul 2015

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RIP

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