Lifestyle
The travel tales – Florentine fear factor
A first time holiday to Italy in the Summer of 2016 led to a surprising hospital visit for Béibhinn Thorsch.
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Year: 2017
News
Over 340 student beds approved for Phibsborough
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] construction of apartments for over 340 students has been confirmed in Phibsborough as part of the €50 million redevelopment of the 1960s shopping centre.
Features
My Christmas is bigger than your Christmas
[dropcap]Halloween[/dropcap] is over. As soon as that last firework fizzled into the sky, the sound of bells can be faintly heard jingling in the distance. The shops burn all their spooky gear in a bonfire Read more…
Other Sports
Patrick Kilcoyne and Jane Fennelly take home gold in all-DCU national tennis finals
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]adraic Kilcoyne defeated first-seed and defending champion Odhran O’Sullivan 6-4 6-0 in an all-DCU final in the men’s singles of the tennis National College Championships in Rathgar Tennis Club, claiming DCU one of two major pieces Read more…
Irish & Languages
Oireachtas na Samhna – Gréasán na nGael
Seachtain den scoth caite i gCill Airne ag muintir na nGael ag Oireachtas na Samhna Read more…
Film
Does Thor Ragna-rock?
[dropcap]Since[/dropcap] its introduction in 2011 the Thor movies have struggled to stand out in the crowded Marvel Cinematic Universe, but with Ragnarok Marvel has stumbled on a winning formula.
Music
In Love with Kygo
[dropcap]Kygo[/dropcap] is a 26-year-old Norwegian EDM artist, who has to this point worked with well-known names such as Selena Gomez and Ellie Goulding, and gained popularity for his remix of Ed Sheeran’s “I See Fire’.
The Hype
The Thrill of Sam Smith
After an 18-month hiatus following a string of emotional Billboard hits, Sam Smith is back in the spotlight. The lead single, ‘Too Good at Goodbyes’, has already dominated night-time radios and multiple playlists titled “Future Read more…
The Hype
The Endless Shimmering shines on
Belfastheavyweights And So I Watch You From Afar return with their fifth offering, the first since the heavily disputed Heirs was released in 2015 . Ailbhe Daly reviews the Belfast band’s latest release. Read more…
Books
The 10 Most Timeless Reads
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] leading art critic of the Victorian era once said, “All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time.” This quote is still true today. Here are Read more…
Lifestyle
Spotlight on Croatia
A Mediterranean paradise surrounded by the azure blue Adriatic Sea and decorated with over a 1000 islands, Méabh Riordan explains why Croatia is the latest Eastern European hotspot. Read more…
Lifestyle
The travel tales- AirBnB nightmare
For Helen O’Neill, a trip to Scandinavia became plagued with panic while they scrambled to secure new accommodation after a cancellation nightmare. Read more…
Television
A World turned upside down
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Netflix cult show picks up around a year after Will Byers’ escape from “Upside Down”, but behind the colourful arcade screens and Halloween decorations, there’s something strange lurking in the town of Hawkins. Read more…
The Hype
Videogames – A hobby or unhealthy obsession?
[dropcap]Since[/dropcap] the 1970s, when the first ever arcade video game Computer Space was unveiled to the modern world, videos games have become an integral part of our society. According to a recent study 1.2 billion Read more…
Lifestyle
Why you should visit Zadar
As Croatia’s fifth largest town and with a population size similar to Ireland, Joseph O’Gorman looks at why Zadar should be at the top of your must-visit list. Read more…
The Hype
A Return to the 64 days in Super Mario Odyssey
[dropcap]Nintendo[/dropcap] have had a pretty impressive year as far as things go. The release of the Switch has been met with acclaim and now they have not just one but two genuine contenders to scoop Read more…
The Hype
The sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur
[dropcap]Rupi[/dropcap] Kaur, the Instagram poet who has arguably changed modern poetry, has published more of her work in a collection called ‘the sun and her flowers’. It is, to put it simply, another literary masterpiece.
Television
Sex and Drugs: Life in the red light zone
[dropcap]I[/dropcap] was a 16-year-old addicted to drugs. Now, I’ve got three beautiful children, that live with my mum, because I can’t look after them,” Kayleigh says, looking directly above the camera and into the producer’s Read more…
Television
Under the Radar: 7 TV Shows You Missed This Year
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile you were busy devouring the latest seasons of Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Rick and Morty this year, a minority of viewers were enjoying a bunch of less well-known TV shows that are Read more…
The Hype
Queens Of Rock’n’Roll
[dropcap]What[/dropcap] springs to mind when we think about women and music? The music industry has no shortage of influential female artists and if anything, it’s an industry where there is no such thing as under Read more…
DCU News
Almost 100 students drop out of DCU
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]inety-six students have dropped out of DCU so far this year and 40 people have also deferred their course for the year.
News
DIT academics lodge complaint over amalgamation process
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ighteen academics at Dublin Institute of Technology have written to the chairman of the institute’s governing body to express their discontent with the amalgamation process with Tallaght and Blanchardstown ITs.
GAA
Patrick Curran delight with ‘hard fought’ extra time victory as DCU progress to semi-final
DCU Dóchas Eireann 3-20 Limerick Institute of Technology 3-18 Read more…
DCU News
DCU unites with colleges to regenerate Clinton Centre
[dropcap]DCU[/dropcap], University of Ulster and University of Massachusetts have united to regenerate the Clinton Centre in Enniskillen, Bill Clinton announced in Belfast last week.
News
USI launch ‘Get RegD’ Campaign
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] USI launched their ‘Get RegD’ campaign to encourage students to register to vote. Back in 2014, over 120,000 people under the age of 25 were not registered to vote according to a survey published Read more…