Universities are supposed to be bastions of free speech. Yet according to a nation-wide poll released today by ADF International (UK), almost 40% of British students admit fears that expressing their views on campus could adversely affect their future career opportunities. Over a third stated that events are being increasingly cancelled on campus due to objections from other student clubs and societies based on the topic and the speakers. “Freedom of speech is the foundation of every free and […]
There’s a lot you can legitimately criticise Simon Harris for – and trust me, I do. But even a broken clock is right twice a day, and it was only a matter of time before even a politician like him surprised us all with a salient point. As reported in the Irish Times this morning: […]
It was once understood that the purpose of college, among other things, was to expose an individual to the wonderful world of academia, a place with a wide variety of beliefs and opinions. The pursuit of knowledge was best facilitated by differing viewpoints, and politics were either irrelevant to the discussion or a cause for […]
With a serious shortage of people working in trades Renua candidate for Clane Séamus Ó Riain in Clane is calling for the German system of training apprenticeships to be rolled out in this country.