Lifestyle
Beauty Buzz: Anastasia Norvina Palette
Caitlin Laird gives us the lowdown on the latest release from Kim K’s favourite brand. Read more…
Year: 2018
National News
Ward-of-court replacement scheme allocated a third of funding requested
The Mental Health Commission requested €9 million from the Department of Justice to commence the new service in 2019, but Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan confirmed that €3 million would go towards the initiative. Read more…
National News
€200m funding to go towards ‘below market rent’ apartments in Ballymun
The Cost Rental Residential Project aims to build around 300 apartments priced below the market standard for a fixed period. Read more…
Music
“iridescence” marks a new era for BROCKHAMPTON
BROCKHAMPTON is known for jaunting instrumentals and whiplash musically, which can be seen with the song right after WHERE THE CASH AT. Although WEIGHT is completely different to its predecessor, beginning with a slow violin pervading the entire track, it transitions seamlessly. Read more…
Features
Ireland’s darkest hour
There is a stark difference between her experience and her daughter’s Read more…
University News
RTÉ and NUIG partner in research and teaching
An audience research panel of 500 Irish-speaking contributors will be recruited from around Ireland to give feedback on Raidió na Gaeltachta. Read more…
National News
Up to 70,000 removed from waiting lists without consultation
The figures obtained from GPs and shared by Donnelly reveal that 69,836 patients were cut from waiting lists as part of a “validation exercise” after staff inquired that they were “ready, willing, suitable and available” to attend. Read more…
News
Changes in public transport fares announced
Currently over 70% of Dublin Bus payments are made by Leap card. The hopes are that in the coming years this number will increase, and cash payments will be streamlined out of the system completely. Read more…
Music
Superorganism headline show at the Academy
The entire gig was painted with flashes of dazzling colour, with band-members emerging from backstage in shiny, sequined cloaks. The background projector lit up with intense visuals, splattered with animations of various animals and objects. Read more…
GAA
Sigerson team hoping to Reape rewards this season
“It’s been disappointing the last two years for the footballers,” said Reape. Read more…
Features
Ring of fire
Halloween is the scariest time of year not just for people afraid of goblins and ghouls, but also for emergency services all across the country.
Gaeilge
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National News
Dr Nicky Bertollo wins innovation award for drug and vaccine patches
Dr Nicky Bertollo has won the 2018 University College Dublin (UCD) Allergan Innovation Award for the innovative potential within his research to develop a new microneedle patch design to improve drug and vaccine delivery of the skin, giving him a research bursary of €7,000 to allow him to bring his novel microneedle patch design to the next stage of development. Read more…
Articles
Is age just a number when it comes to love?
We should be wary of the May-December romance. Read more…
University News
Technological University Dublin to be fully established by the new year
Oireachtas have approved the draft order for the establishment of the technological university, the first in Ireland. The three IT’s, Dublin, Tallaght and Blanch will be dissolved officially on Jan 1st 2019 and become united as a university. Read more…
DCU News
DCU student awarded with Hamilton Award for mathematics
DCU student Eanna Reilly has won a Hamilton prize in Mathematics, one of nine Irish students to receive this ever. Read more…
National News
Woman refuses apology from man who racially abused her on Ryanair flight
Woman rejects apology from man who called her an “ugly black b*stard” on Ryanair flight. Read more…
Features
Closed until further notice
With some of the best loved venues in the city closed down and replaced with hotels, where do we go from here? Read more…
National News
Surge in illegal firework possession sparks concern for emergency services
A surge in illegal purchase of firweorks coming up to Hallow’en is putting pressure on the ambulance and fire dept. services. Read more…
Lifestyle
How to get thrifty in Dublin City
When Macklemore and Ryan Lewis released their song Thrift Shop in 2012 it brought the concept of thrift shopping back into popular culture. Making second-hand shopping a trendy activity and brought the counterculture craze back into society. Read more…
News
Universities across Ireland call on the government to tackle funding crisis
Seven universities in Ireland are turning to the public to put pressure on the government for more funding, Ireland have the second highest fees in Europe and are looking to the government for a way to tackle the funding crisis in fear of a serious drop in university quality. Read more…
National News
New scheme to allow non-EU former students to remain in Ireland
A scheme to allow non-EU former students who held a valid student permission between 2005 and 2010 to remain in Ireland was opened to applicants on October 15.
National News
Councillors take up to 7 months to re-let vacant social housing
Thousands of social housing vacancies by the end of 2017 were not made available to rent for up to seven months according to a report by a council watchdog. Read more…
News
Lack of visa meetings for international students
International students are having difficulty getting online visa appointments with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Read more…
The Hype
Rockstar under pistol fire for work conditions during Red Dead Redemption II
Other companies such as EA have faced similar accusations during periods where they are expected to be behind or failing to meet their schedule otherwise known as crunch time. Crunch time has become a defining characteristic for the video game industry due to the pressure of meeting consumer demands for release dates and competition from other gaming companies. Read more…