The Zeminar @ the RDS
The Zenimar is taking place from the 11-13th of October (yes, this week!) in the RDS. The Zeminar is an event for the young people of “Generation Z” (think: between the ages of 15-20), to encourage and feed their development…
Category Current Affairs
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos awarded 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. Santos was recognised for his efforts to end the 52 years of war with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The nominees in this…
Haitian Death Toll Reaches 300
More than 300 people have been killed in Haiti by Hurricane Matthew, the Haitian government has said. The country has been left reeling from the devastation caused by the category 4 storm which saw 230km/h winds tear across the Caribbean…
Fancy a Career Change? Swing by Career Zoo
Registrations are now open for the 12th Career Zoo event in Ireland. If you are looking for a job and still waiting for the phone to ring, career zoo has provided a way out. Companies like Bank of Ireland, BMS,…
Housing Crisis Drives Homelessness Higher
It doesn’t take a long walk through Dublin’s city centre to find somebody without a roof over their head and a bed to sleep in. There are 6,525 people “officially homeless” in Ireland, a figure referring solely to those people…
Nanobots Take Nobel Chemistry Prize
The evidence of technology’s bold and relentless march into the future is all around us, so far ingrained into our everyday lives that in these enlightened times it would almost be unimaginable to live without an electrical device nestled in…
UK Fastest Growing G7 Economy
The FTSE has closed at a near record high of 7,074.34 today, alleviating doubts about the state of the British economy in the wake of the Brexit result, but leaving many Irish investors short changed. The FTSE soared 1.3%, nearing the…
Nobel Prize For Strange Behaviour
Three British-born scientists have been named as this year’s joint Nobel Prize winners in the field of Physics. David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz will share the prestigious award for their discoveries relating to the behaviour of strange forms…
How To Avoid Having Your Bike Stolen In Dublin
In a city that is so geared towards cyclists, the number of bike thefts in Dublin seems to be on an ever increasing upward trend. Since 2008, the number of reported cases of stolen bicycles has stepped up dramatically, with…