Articles
The Hype Team’s 2022 Highlights
With 2022 coming to a close, The Hype team wanted to share some of our highlights that got us through the year of mass inflation, Omicron and Russia being a really bad neighbour. Read more…
Year: 2022
Sport
Séan McGinley wins silver at European Cross Country Championships
Following on from the massive DCU success at last year’s European Cross Country Championships onhome soil in Abbotstown, Séan McGinley helped Ireland to a team silver medal at the 2022 edition of the championships in Read more…
Sport
DCU cruise into next round of Ashbourne Cup after victory over Maynooth
DCU 6-18Maynooth University (MU) 0-04 The DCU Camogie team put Maynooth away with little difficulty in a one-sided first round of championship game played at St. Clare’s. Though MU put up some resistance through some Read more…
Sport
Will countries leave FIFA?
While the leadup to the World Cup had been muddied by controversy, all seemed to be well as the day dawned upon us. Yet, when FIFA officials visited the English football team on the day Read more…
Football
Death, Taxes and a Neymar Injury
In football, nothing is inevitable. However, Neymar getting injured at the World Cup was seemingly a certainty. The Brazil winger suffered an ankle injury in his nation’s 2-0 victory over Serbia in their opening match Read more…
Music
“Her Loss” is also Our Loss – Album Review
It’s clear from Drake’s legendary and fruitful discography that he is capable of so much more than this tired album. Read more…
Film
Tarantino is Right, Modern Cinema Sucks
Hollywood is as controlled by major studios as it’s ever been, and those studios are as reluctant to take risks as they have ever been. There are fewer and fewer new original films each year, and more from franchises or pre-existing properties. Read more…
Articles
DCU’s 24-hour broadcast- Raising money for Women’s Aid
The DCU Media Production Society’s 24-hour Broadcast takes place over the next two days. The broadcast is live now! Here is a link to watch- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU0dPx96jOg Each year DCU MPS choose a charity partner, and Read more…
Lifestyle
Black Friday Bargains to get you organised before Exam Season
With Black Friday just around the corner on November 25th, and Christmas creeping up on us. Theres no better time to start your gift shopping for your near and dear. We’ve put some of the Read more…
Features
Hear Me Out: Studying at home doesn’t give the same buzz anymore
Change location: Stepping out of your comfort home to study in cafes. It is halfway through the semester, which means exams and assignments are close to due dates. Students also put their best effort into Read more…
Articles
“No climate justice without human rights” protests follow after COP27
Protesters gathered in Egypt last week to voice concerns over the human rights of climate change activists imprisoned in the country at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) last week. Read more…
Articles
‘There’s a game to be played’
The football world prepares to swap their club colours for their country’s, as the club seasonis put on hold for the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The competition will be held Read more…
Articles
TV shows that pursue relationships between young adults and older teachers are unethical and worrying
Like everyone, I regressed over the last number of years by revisiting some of my favourite films and television shows from my younger years. Although far from perfect, they were a comfort during a strange Read more…
Articles
Ronaldo Interview: Why Choose Piers Morgan?
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has stated he feels “betrayed” by his own clubin an interview with high profile journalist Piers Morgan. Ronaldo joined Morgan for an exclusive interview right before the start of the Read more…
Articles
Shelbourne Womens Do The Double
Shelbourne women took Irish womens soccer by storm this year. The Dublin based side have won the Women’s National League for the second year in a row and also reclaimed the cup title from a Read more…
Articles
What’s next for O’Connell Street?- Social Democrats discuss plans
Viewers were left horrified by a Prime Time episode last month, where host Fran McNulty approached drug dealers on O’Connell Street and highlighted the lack of safety on what’s meant to be Dublin’s main street. Read more…
Film
Disenchanted Review – Wicked Good or Wicked Bad?
Yes, Enchanted had a sequel, and it was just released on Disney Plus. It’s now called Disenchanted. This movie made a comeback after 15 years. The question is: is it still enchanted? Read more…
Books
There’s a lot more to Anthony Burgess’ Work than A Clockwork Orange
The literary work of Anthony Burgess exhibits a diversity of published books across a multitude of genres, composed music and poetry, written screenplays and a series of articles and reviews throughout his career. Read more…
Features
Crowd Crushes: A Crash Course
You are confined. Trying to dance in your own narrow sliver of space that you’ve managed to carve between the swarm of people squashed together. The person beside you crashes into your back. There is Read more…
Articles
Tech Layoffs: A Great Correction?
Recent tech layoffs provide indigenous industry an opportunity to flourish. Following the pandemic world leaders of every stripe and colour had one message: ‘Build Back Better’. This pledge pervaded the airwaves of various governmental bodies Read more…
Articles
Vicky Phelan – “We owe her a debt of gratitude that we must work tirelessly to repay”
Tributes have poured in nationwide for the admired CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan, who died in the early hours of Monday morning aged 48, surrounded by her family in Milford Hospice in Limerick. The campaigner showed Read more…
Articles
Christmas all year round
Every single person in the world loves Christmas, it’s the happiest holiday of the year. One wonders why we cannot celebrate it all the time. It’s the perfect chance to keep up with family arguments Read more…
Articles
Screw the costumes, keep the cost down.
Just as the leaves blow through the streets this fall season, devil ears, cat’s tails, and angelwings roll around the dark corners of Camden Street. On Halloween, we see both sides of thescale, where costumes Read more…
Articles
The Return of Tumblr Culture
During the covid-19 pandemic and the inevitable lockdown, in order to survive these trying times many people turned to nostalgia. The need to escape to more simpler times led to the resurgence of many things Read more…
Articles
The European Union Approves Common Charging Cable by 2024
The European Union have announced a new regulation for all mobile devices to adopt the same charging cable by 2024. This new EU law will make it mandatory for all technology companies to provide a Read more…