The Charmed Life: A Telly Addict’s Story
Having always been one for enjoying a guilty pleasure or two in terms of television programmes, I’ve recently found myself engaged in a quite horrifying habit. Every day at 3pm I am forced to sit Read more…
Having always been one for enjoying a guilty pleasure or two in terms of television programmes, I’ve recently found myself engaged in a quite horrifying habit. Every day at 3pm I am forced to sit Read more…
The summer season of beach bodies is creeping in and Irish people are hitting the gym with a vengeance in a plea to get celeb-like bodies. While the closest a lot of us will get Read more…
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” As all of you who studied it for the Leaving Cert know, Read more…
They are one of the most decorated clubs in DCU, and the Athletics Academy are keen to add more silverware to their trophy cabinet. Already hugely successful, they count athletes such as Brian Gregan and Read more…
Men and women are genetically and hormonally very different, but we do share certain hardships in life. Post natal depression affects around 15% of Irish mothers and can mean a tough start to what should Read more…
Paddy McKenna, of 2fm’s The Weekenders, is the lead singer of Irish band Storyfold. Paddy is joined on stage by Lindsey Hogan, Jim McGourty, Sean McDonnell and Michael Fortune. Only knocking around two years, the Read more…
Music week in DCU is one of the highlights of the academic year. Events officer, Jessica Dowdall said, “Music Week has been our busiest, most wonderfully packed week so far this year. We offered something Read more…
DCU Devils make their bid for a league final spot when they meet Waterford IT in the penultimate round today. Team captain Clara McDonald said that all involved are firmly focused on the prize at Read more…
Working in bars can be great, because let’s face it, people always provide more entertainment when they’re drunk. And when things are quiet behind the bar there’s nothing better than watching drunks go about their Read more…
Make no mistake about it, The City Apples are a band who are progressing. They have a very solid EP under their belt. If you take into consideration that they came together only in January Read more…
DCU experienced mixed fortunes at the recent Equestrian Intervarsities at UCD. The club sent a four-person team consisting of Rob Sheridan, Alex Donohoe, Colm Fitzpatrick and team captain Niamh Higgins. Second year Business student Sheridan Read more…
1) Boyzone OK, so maybe this is a little unfair. The death of a band member would obviously hamper any attempts at a proper reunion (RIP Steo </3). But when planning their reunion, the lads Read more…
A superb performance from the DCU Fresher Football team saw the side run out one-point winners over city rivals UCD in the All-Ireland final on Thursday last. Manager Ross Munnelly expressed his delighted following the Read more…
There is no way that we can ever understand what Marie Fleming and her family are going through. We can never know what it is like, unless, heaven forbid, we are thrust into such a Read more…
Musical perfection is what has come to be expected from the alternative Aussies and fans of The Bad Seeds will hear just that delivered on their 15th studio album, Push The Sky Away. This is Read more…
Something I hear all the time is that DCU is special because of its sense of community. There’s a subtle energy about the place, as if anything could happen and everything is possible. Feeling like Read more…
After a hard day’s work, what better way to unwind than a hot cup of tea taking all your cares away? Many of us are unaware that one simple cup can carry many benefits for Read more…
Achieving the two-in-a-row of Purcell Cups has put DCU firmly on the camogie map and yet the powers-that-be continue to put obstacles in front of their Ashbourne dream. Eoghan Cormican sits down with three girls Read more…
Have you ever wondered what job you would be doing if money was not an issue? Just think about it. Would you still want to be doing what you are doing if you didn’t need Read more…
The rugby season ended for the DCU first team last Wednesday with a 27-10 loss to Waterford IT at the quarter-final stage of the All Ireland competition. The DCU team never really got going this Read more…
For those of us who only know Belfast from the constant news items on the protests and shootings that occur up there it might not be the first place on our list of cities to Read more…
Is é an damhsa is cáiliúla atá a fhios ag daoine ar fud an domhain – An Harlem Shake. Téigh ar an idirlíon agus feicfidh tú go leor físeán ar shuíomhanna éagsúla de dhaoine ag Read more…
Up and coming singer-songwriter Jake Bugg caused uproar in the Twitterverse recently by picking on worldwide pop favorites, One Direction. Words were exchanged between himself and 1D member, Louis Tomlinson after he tweeted that the Read more…
DCU Raising and Giving week will focus on fundraising in a move away from the traditional drinking associated with the event. Organised in conjunction with the DCU Students’ Union, RAG week will run in Week Read more…
Naturally, the Fresher A outfit was the GAA team that received most of the attention last week, after getting revenge on their city rivals UCD in the All-Ireland final. However, one of the factors that Read more…