A statistical analysis of terrorism in 2016 by Current Affairs Editor Hassan Baker. The news is a constant bombardment of death counts, mostly credited to terrorism. The question that’s rarely asked is; what is terrorism? The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as “the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments … Continue reading In Numbers: Terrorism 2016
Let’s paint a picture of Trump’s America…. Máirín-Rua Ní Aodha illustrates the limbo period between President-Elect Trump and President Trump. Donald trump shocked the world by securing victory as president-elect on the 8th of November. He has not left the headlines since his surprise win and is the subject of endless discussion, not least because he continues the global trend of unpredicted right wing victories. He … Continue reading Portrait of a New America
FIONA HUGHES SPEAKS TO DR CATHERINE O’SULLIVAN ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT DECISION OF DPP v C O’R AND HOW THIS WILL IMPACT OUR RAPE LAW “Rape is described as not only the second most important offence on our statute books but a violation of one’s constitutional rights and yet the conviction rates are incredibly low.” Per the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland Report 2007, … Continue reading Consent: Looking at Legislative Change?
Eoghan Lordan explains why there are such vehement protests agains the DAPL and surmises that there will continue to be problems A month on from the divisive election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, there was further controversy in the US this week, with the announcement that the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) will not now go ahead as planned. The … Continue reading Dakota Access Pipeline: A Dark Chapter in a Grey Area
Motley staff writer Ryan O’Neill spoke with Tom Curran, to explain the central message and objectives of the Right to Die Ireland Campaign The topic of euthanasia is a contentious one in Ireland. In 1993, the Criminal Law (Suicide) Act decriminalised suicide, but made it a criminal offence to assist another person in taking their own life. Assisted suicide has nonetheless been brought sharply into … Continue reading On Assisted Suicide: An Interview with Tom Curran
FORMER UCC SSDP AUDITOR, OLIVIA TEAHAN, SPEAKS TO GINO KENNY TD AND DISCUSSES THE LEGALISATION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS UNDER THE 2016 BILL In 2013, we saw Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan’s Cannabis Regulation Bill defeated in the Dáil. Most TDs opposed the full legalisation of cannabis. However, the debate on Ireland’s drug-related issues was most welcome, as was acknowledgement of the struggle that so many medicinal cannabis … Continue reading Medical Cannabis; The 2016 Bill
Dual US and Irish citizen, UCC student James Healy argues Donald Trump’s self-interest will come to the fore when he assumes the presidency 23:00: The New York Times predicts Clinton to win at 85 per cent, National Polls show she’s considerably ahead. A final check of the old reliable oracle Paddy Power, Trump is at 5/1. “5/1 in a two-horse race?” Time for bed. 23:30: … Continue reading Global Uncertainty has Never been so Certain
