The Hype
iOS 16 Review – Get the Zimmer Frame
Like a charming old lady who stops to chat on a walk, iOS 16 is pleasantly familiar, but hard to get really excited about, and maybe a little stale. Read more…
Month: September 2022
Articles
Who Is The True Heir To The British Throne?
With the UK electing their new King very recently, there’s been a lot of buzz about the Royal Family and who the next heir to the throne will be. Instead of going through family trees Read more…
Articles
How To Survive First Year
The percentage of Leaving Cert students who continued to third level education last year rose to 66.1%. However, according to figures from The Times, one in every six college students are dropping out in their Read more…
Articles
Craziest International Hangover Cures
Last night was awesome! You attended Shite Night at Nubar, had a lot of booze with your friends, probably made some other questionable decisions, but overall had a great time. Now you’re dealing with a Read more…
Sport
DCU Athletics members have successful summer
The sport of athletics dominated the national headlines in mid-August with the stunning performances of several Irish athletes at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. People across the country became increasingly familiar with names such Read more…
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Erik Ten Hag – New dawn for United?
Manchester United’s glory days are well behind them now, and despite the clubs’ best efforts to finda new manager to make it all click again none have come close to a fraction of the success Read more…
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Is The Concept of Inheritance Tax Fair?
Inheritance tax has been in the news recently, with an advisory government tax commission proposing a reduction in the tax-free threshold of €335,000, from which point inheritance is taxed at 33%. This proposal was quickly Read more…
Articles
Planning King Charles’ Luxury Irish Holiday
Now that our estranged neighbours have a new face on their five pound note, it’s only tradition that they begin their pilgrimage over here to Ireland. King Charles has declared that he wants to visit Read more…
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DCUSU condemns removal of Wiley eBooks from University libraries
DCU Students’ Union has said they condemn the decision of Wiley, an educational publishing company, to revoke access to over 1300 of their eBooks from university libraries across the country, including DCU. These books, according Read more…
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Instagram is testing end-to-end encryption for its direct messaging service. Is this proposal good for privacy or bad for online safety?
As social media companies continue to expand, governments are looking to challenge encryption features with tighter online regulations. Meta the parent company to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram continues to operate with enormous market and Read more…
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Is the hybrid work model the new way forward?
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone around the world had to alter their daily routines. That ranged from online shopping to online teaching and people were forced to work from home. While Read more…
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Ag Filleadh ar ais chuig DCU
Fáilte chuig DCU. Ag tosnú san ollscoil… rud mór atá i gceist, céim mhór sa saol, céim rí-imeaglach í chomh maith. Sa phíosa thíos rachaidh mé trí na hachmhainní atá ar fáil duit agus conas Read more…
Articles
The Sausage Roll Epidemic
After a heavy night of watery vodka or a flat pint of Heineken, the last thing on your mind when you are sprawling yourself out of bed for that 9 a.m. lecture is preparing a Read more…
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ESB reports 390 million euro in profit in the first six months of 2022
ESB group, the largest energy company in Ireland, announced they earned €390 million in profit after exceptional items were included. Read more…
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Feminism is taking over- first all girls nightclub event held in Dublin
In June of 2022 we saw the launch of a woman’s only club night known as “The Girls Room”. Receiving major acclaim and success almost instantly another night was planned. The idea of women’s only Read more…
Articles
The new and old British Prime Ministers are too similar
Boris Johnson’s resignation after three years of being prime minister saw his successor Liz Truss take matters into her hands. The new prime minister displays a dream to the public. As Britain faces a cold Read more…
Features
Did you manage to see the ‘fireball’?
Bright. Fast. Unusual. “I’ve never seen anything like that in my lifetime… it’s just a big ball of fire,” said Joseph Reid, a Dublin resident, when asked about the unusual sighting. Many people across Ireland Read more…
Sport
GAA needs cultural reset to protect officials
Perhaps the most infamous GAA match of the last 15 years is the controversial Leinster Senior Football Final of 2010 between Louth and Meath. Its infamy however spurns not from the quality of football, but Read more…
Features
A look back at some of the gigs of the Summer
Summer is the best season to visit concerts. I’m sure you’ve made your summer pretty interesting if you’ve been to different concerts around Ireland. And for all I know, I did enjoy my summer! Let’s Read more…
Features
What effect does the Queen’s death have on the U.K’s new prime minister?
If you had been put in a coma on Monday 5th September and awoken at the end of the week you would’ve entered an entirely new world. Those events that played out in Britain two Read more…
Articles
Follow the world or follow your heart?
Is making a living as an artist worth the risk? I have been wondering about something for a while… Why do so many people choose to follow a different path? When there’s an overflowing artistic Read more…
Articles
Free contraception and how to avail via DCU
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly launched a scheme on Wednesday the 14th of September which provides free contraception to all women between the ages of 17-25. This scheme is now being extended to women ages Read more…
Articles
LEAP CARD: Slashed fare and new upgrades?
September is, without a doubt, an expensive month. Rent, school supplies and textbooks are racking up extravagant bills, but with new TFI upgrades, transport is no longer an added worry for the 19–24 cohort. With Read more…
Articles
London Fashion Weeks SS23 Runways- Let’s Talk about it!
With the news of the Queen’s recent passing it was up in the air whether or not London Fashion week would go ahead this year but little did we know that it would end up Read more…
Film
Elvis Review – Hail To The King
To put it simply – this movie rocks. Read more…