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Tuesday 22 November 2022
President’s address
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed third level students in Dublin City University (DCU) via zoom last Friday. While many DCU students attended in-person in the Helix, students across the country were given access to the address online.
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President Zelenskyy condemns Russia’s “propaganda frame” in address to Irish students Kate Henshaw and David Wolfe Deputy Editor, News Editor
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R E S I D E N T OF UKRAINE V O L O D Y M Y R Z E L E N S K Y Y condemned the Russian “propaganda frame” in an address which was livestreamed to Irish universities on Friday afternoon. Appearing via video link to Dublin City University (DCU), Zelenskyy began by addressing recent news that 52 Irish politicians have been sanctioned by Russia, labelling the sanctions as part of Russia’s “propaganda frame”. Zelenskyy also accused Russia
of hypocrisy in its commitments at the G20 Bali summit this week. He contrasted G20 commitments, including from Russia, to “create energy and market stability” with Russia’s bombing of power plants and gas facilities in Ukraine. He also pointed to clauses on environmental protection and rights to education, saying that Russia has destroyed almost 3 million hectares of forest in Ukraine and shelled 2,790 educational institutions, completely destroying over 300. Zelenskyy spoke about the impact of the Russian invasion labelling Russia “the largest terrorist state in history” and “Russia drowns in its own lies”. He said sanctions on Russia should be “maintained” and
strengthened”. “International pressure on Russia should not stop for a single day.” He spoke about the impact of the war on Ukrainian Higher Education saying that 2,719 education institutions have been shelled during the conflict while 323 have been destroyed. He concluded the first part of his address by encouraging people to support Ukraine and thanking Ireland for the “attention” and support”. In the Q&A portion of President Zelenskyy’s address he was first asked about the impact of the Russian invasion on Ukrainian Higher Education. He said the answer “would be difficult” because “the consequences of war are always difficult”. Continued on page 2>>
Bank of Ireland to fund €36m restoration of College Green Building
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Bank of Ireland said that this investment is the biggest spend on the building in more than 200 years Aidan Cusack Deputy News Editor News Analysis Editor
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ANK OF IRELAND (BOI) IS TO INVEST €36m in its historic building on College Green in a series of extensive repairs, upgrades and restoration work. Subject to approval being granted, the works will take approximately five years to complete.
BOI claims that this is the biggest single investment on the building in over 200 years. The building is best known for housing the Parliament of Ireland until the Act of Union in 1800, which abolished the parliament and created The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Designed by architect Edward Lovett Pearce, it was the world’s first purpose-built bicameral parliament house. In 1803, the fledgling Bank of Ireland bought the building from the British government for £40,000 for use as a headquarters and banking hall. The bank used the building as its headquarters until the 1970s. The building still functions as a branch of BOI, making it one of the world’s oldest banking halls in continuous use. In 2018, the bank added a cultural and heritage centre which is currently home to a National Library of Ireland (NLI)
exhibition celebrating the life and work of Nobel Prize laureate Seamus Heaney. The project will involve upgrades and repairs on 280 windows, 45 staircases and 20 Continued on page 3>>
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