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		<title>Reforming the reformers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Irish prison population rises, Yvanne Kennedy examines the need for reforming the system of incarceration Prison is where the bad people go. Prisoners shouldn’t have rights. Those in prison are there for their own faults; they don’t deserve our sympathy. They don’t deserve any luxuries. They definitely don’t deserve anything better than those &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/reforming-the-reformers/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Unions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trade Unions. SIPTU. Jack O 'Connor. IMPACT.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With Croke Park II looking set to be introduced in the coming weeks, Sean Finnan examines the reaction of the Trade Union movement to the new deal One hundred years ago, pre-independence Dublin was caught in the upheaval of industrial dispute. Approximately 20,000 workers sought for the right to unionise. A century later, over 830,000 &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/broken-unions/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Placing Blame</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Finnan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent Steubenville rape case revealed a bias in the media against the victim by sympathising with her rapists, Laura Woulfe examines the role of the media in generating social prejudices. Last month, high-school football players Ma’Lik Richmond, 16, and Trent Mays, 17, were found guilty of raping an unconscious 16-year-old girl in the &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/placing-blame/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blowing Hot and Cold</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Finnan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Irish bogs nearing the end of their production potential, Sean Finnan looks at the alternative use being explored by governments both side of the Irish Sea.  Two weeks ago, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte signed a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Irish government with members of the British &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/blowing-hot-and-cold/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Off-shore earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/off-shore-earnings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Finnan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a major oil find off the cost of Cork, Sean Finnan examines if this is the beginning of Ireland’s oil industry. Last month, Chief Executive of Providence Resources Tony O’Reilly Junior confirmed that over one billion barrels of oil exists at the Ballyroe oilfield, off the Cork coastline. Providence Resources are also exploring the &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/off-shore-earnings/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scapegoating Gilmore</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Finnan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Budget 2013 approaching, Mark Holt looks at the Student Union’s campaign against another increase to the student contribution fee As another November rolls in, the traditional frenzy over proposed and alleged budget cuts comes into full swing. For students, an inflated contribution fee is on the cards, with a €250 increase coming into effect &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/scapegoating-gilmore/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where did you sleep last night?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Finnan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With increasing stresses on homeless services due to rising numbers of homeless people in Ireland, Sean Finnan examines the impact that these strains are having on the provision of adequate services Last year’s Census was the first time a comprehensive effort to identify homeless persons in Ireland took place in the gathering of Census 2011 &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/where-did-you-sleep-last-night/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Emigration Nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Finnan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the emigration wheel again turning, Sean Finnan looks at the impact of emigration on the relationship between the state and citizen In the 12 months leading to April, the number of Irish people leaving the island was estimated to be at 46,500. This is an increase of about 6,000 from the year before. In &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/emigration-nation/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Primary Focus</title>
		<link>http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/a-new-way-to-teach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Finnan]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the current system of primary school patronage failing to reflect a changing Irish society, Sean Finnan examines the social issues surrounding this. One hundred and eighty one years ago, a national school system was established in Ireland that intended to educate all children in Ireland, irrespective of faith in the same classroom. Roll on &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/a-new-way-to-teach/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Question of Space</title>
		<link>http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/a-question-of-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Finnan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With questions on what constructs the public space becoming increasingly prevalent, Sean Finnan looks at the views from city planners to citizens on the people, organizations and groups that constitute it To take a walk through Dublin City is to experience many different facets of life in a single stride. Whether it’s on Moore Street, &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/a-question-of-space/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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