Q1. Describe the company Our company is Patched, we make sustainable, handmade tote bags. Our aim is to provide fashionable but also eco-friendly products. Q2. How are you unique? Our business is unique as it is sustainable. Our tote bags are made from second-hand fabric. We source our materials from furniture stores, charity shops and…
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LGBTQ Irish Youth With the recent statement from the Vatican about same-sex unions, I feel like the topic of the LGBTQ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer), particularly the youth needs to be talked about. Considering the fact that 50% of secondary schools and 90% of primary schools are catholic, what will the impact be…
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Student Enterprise Programme: 56 Jumbo Jets?! By Sophie Quinn (Founder of Charity Chews Dog Toys) Here’s what I wish I knew before I started the Student Enterprise Programme, and why you should disregard what I say (to an extent!). Every year, more than 26,000 second-level students take part in the Student Enterprise Programme. That’s enough…
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Dublin’s Jam-Dubbed Gem Nestled in the cobblestone of Crown Alley, Temple Bar, is Jam Art Factory. Interesting name, don’t you think? And a suitably creative one at that, given what hangs on its walls. It is in fact one of Ireland’s premier art and design studios, featuring the work of independent Irish printmakers such as…
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I Wish Goes Global – Upcoming STEM Event for Girls Attracts International Audience Including a Home School in Nairobi Over 10,000 young female second level students from across Ireland and from as far afield as Nairobi and the US have registered for I Wish, an exciting free and virtual event with world-class speakers to promote and…
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What is Fairtrade? Fairtrade is becoming more and more important in the world we are living in today. We are facing so many problems in the world; Fairtrade is one of the solutions to many global problems. It helps developing countries grow their economies and it is environmentally friendly. There is so much inequality within…
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Online School 2.0 New year same scenario. We should be well used to this now, after all it’s our third lockdown. We never thought that we would come full circle, and it wasn’t too long before we did. Shortly after waving good riddance to the conundrum of a year that was 2020, we found ourselves…
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The Acrobatics We Don’t See June 15, 2010. A 14-year-old schoolboy uploads an amusingly enthusiastic gymnastics video to his YouTube channel. He has less than 100 subscribers. August 30, 2017. An Olympic bronze-medallist posts a reaction to his seventh-ever video. As his teenage Doppelgänger pops up on screen, so too does a grin that would…
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The Importance of The Irish Second-Level Students’ Union The Irish Second-level Students’ Union (ISSU) is the national representative body for students. It is the only Second-Level students’ union in Ireland. So it is important to know who they are and what they do for you, as they give students a voice in important issues regarding…
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How to Learn a Language at Home Because of COVID-19 and lockdown we have less things to do and basically nowhere to go. However there are many activities that you can still take part in, even at home. I decided to take part in the Gaisce Awards, which is the President’s Award. There are four…
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