University of Limerick’s SU Mandate: Death of Democracy on Irish campuses
On Wednesday, February 21st, the University of Limerick Students’ Union voted to campaign for the repeal of the 8th Amendment. The union’s official paper, An Focal, reported that a total of 256 UL students turned out to vote on whether their union would campaign to...
The Escalating War over Freedom of Speech on Campuses
Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” – George Washington In February, 2016, American conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro spoke at the University...
The Farage Visit, a Step for Trinity in the Right Direction
Photo used with Permission from Tigran Simonian Last Friday, Nigel Farage (possibly the most controversial man in politics not currently living in the White House) spoke to the Hist regarding Brexit and Anglo-Irish relations. The talk and subsequent interactions with...
Feelings Versus Freedom: The New Censorship
In response to the comments raised by the Minister for the Diaspora and International Development regarding John Waters’ speech at the University of Notre Dame, Hugh Treacy takes to task the ever-increasing “feelings based” censorship. John Waters...
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