Reflection

The opportunity to write about borders in the concept of information system in the midst of Brexit and Trump’s wall is a great experience. This blog has taught me that borders do not have to be physical to exist, but can do so in a social, technological sense. Exploring the topic borders with information […]

Borders – The literal sense

Borders are “part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary” (www.dictionary.com, 2019). From following our blog, you will see the different takes on borders we have discussed. Stemming from technological borders to organisational borders, we have gone beyond the border. However, how could we write a blog about borders, and […]

Freedom of Speech on The Internet

Social Media is one of the most impactful mediums in the world right now. It has the power to connect people, aiding the spread of ideas and opinions. However, many see this as an opportunity to influence people’s views and therefore real-life outcomes such as elections. Most notably the Russians who allegedly helped Trump win […]

Employee Surveillance – Managers vs Subordinates

Having worked a few part time jobs during my time in college I understand the importance of monitoring employees. Without responsibility and accountability in these types of jobs, the only result would be me not getting my work done. My experiences however differ from those of someone working a 9-5 office job. These are people […]

Should Ireland wave goodbye to the UK travel agreement and join Schengen?

Removing internal EU borders, does it work for an island like Ireland? The European Union is a single market and pretty much borderless. The Schengen Agreement opened the continent to allow free movement of people and goods across countries without customs or check points (Migration and Home Affairs – European Commission, 2019). For EU […]

The Border Between Science and Religion

From the view of two Catholic school alumni studying Computer Science By Aoife Kettle featuring Sinead McAleer (in navy italics!) I went to Catholic school, the school mass, pray before every class and receive a bible on graduation kind of catholic school. My very first science class of first year, we were all told to […]

US-Mexico Border – More Than Just a Wall

“Build the wall”. Only one thing comes to mind with these words, and that is the hateful speeches of then presidential candidate Donald Trump. These words then being chanted right back at him by thousands in hate filled rallies. The wall obviously referring to the proposed barrier to stop Mexicans from illegally entering the US. […]

Grenze 2000 – The Technological Border that Never Was

From August 1961, a wall of “barbed wire and concrete” kept Western “fascists” out of East Germany (Dundon, 2018). The German tend to not beat around the bush when naming things, and hence the “Antifascistischer Schutzwall” was born and one of the most prominent borders of European history was instated. For the next 30 years, […]

Amazon’s Irish Snub

Last year Amazon opened its new state of the art office in Dublin, Ireland bringing its total number of employees on Irish soil to over 2500. Despite it’s presence here in Ireland, Irish customers of Amazon could be lead to think the company is oblivious to our very existence. As a regular shopper on […]

The Spacial Border – Beyond the Border of Earth

That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. – Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon Given the successful launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 this weekend, I think it’s appropriate to reminisce on the initial times we went beyond the border of Earth. Following the Second World […]