Opinion
The Climate Crisis: Let’s talk about solutions not just the impacts
According to the latest IPCC report it is not too late to help the climate change crisis but it will be too late if we don’t start taking action. Read more…
Year: 2022
Articles
It’s time wages for hospitality work are increased.
Finding staff is the biggest threat that the hospitality sector will face this year. Paul Kelly, CEO of Failte Ireland said “After the incredibly difficult long closure period, tourism businesses were delighted to be able Read more…
Features
The hidden social media epidemic destroying the reputations of young women
This under researched phenomenon harms countless young women across the world. Read more…
Lead Story
DCU Refugee Week kicks off
A film about children living in direct provisiom titled ‘Direct Division’ was screened today in the U building as part of DCU’s Refugee Week. Read more…
DCU News
DCU Highlights Publication of Haughey by Professor Gary Murphy
Private islands, extramarital affairs, and arms shipments are just a few of the many controversies told in DCU Professor Gary Murphy’s book Haughey. Read more…
Features
Rachael Diyaolu Journeys Through War-Torn Ukraine.
Irish medical student, Racheal Diyaolu, is now on a treacherous two-day drive to flee Ukraine, having spent the past 12 days trapped amidst the ferocious fighting. As of Monday morning Racheal, along with 8 others, Read more…
Features
The Cost of Being a Student is on the Rise
The cost of being a university student is increasing at a very fast pace. Students and their parents are finding themselves living paycheck to paycheck to get an education. Inflation has caused the cost of living Read more…
News
Foreign students trapped in Ukraine
African students have also faced major difficulties, most have had to stay in bunkers for over 20
hours. They have also faced racism, both at the Ukrainian and Polish border and have been
told to go to the back of the queu. Read more…
Articles
UCD lecture on violence against women “Zoom-bombed” by pornography and sexist abuse
An online lecture on violence against women in County Clare during the War of Independence was cut short after attendees began shouting sexist and racist abuse and playing pornography. The lecture was being given by Read more…
Articles
Rhinestone pop melodies and sing-along self-loathing are in abundance on CMAT’s delightful If My Wife New I’d Be Dead
One of many Irish artists to break through during the pandemic, Dunboyne’s Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, better known as CMAT, has successfully cemented herself as one to watch in the upcoming decade. Read more…
Lifestyle
The Tinder Swindler and Sweet Bobby discuss the dark side of catfishing
As observed in the Tinder Swindler, the reason behind catfishing can be for monetary gain, although Catfish: The TV Show often presents viewers with perpetrators who “feel that they do not live up to white heteropatriarchal normative ideals of thinness and beauty,” Read more…
Lifestyle
March marks Anti-Racism Month in Ireland
INAR also noted that they will be launching another report on racism on the 21st of March 2022, stating that they are “poised to lead Ireland in the fight against racism into the 2020s”. Read more…
Lifestyle
Roaccutane: Is it the miracle acne cure?
This ‘miracle cure’ is called Isotretinoin, or Roaccutane, as its more commonly recognised. Roaccutane has been described as a controversial form of acne medication by many dermatologists and medical professionals across the world as it has a range of reported side effects. Read more…
The Hype
“The 2 Johnnies” return to RTE
RTE have announced that “The 2 Johnnies” radio show will return to 2fm on the 14 March in
a statement released on Monday.
The show was taken off air last week following the controversy surrounding comments they
had made in a video posted to social media from “The 2 Johnnies” podcast. Read more…
The Hype
Artists remove their art from the National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland (NGI), located in Merrion Square, Dublin has awarded a catering contract to the American Company, Aramark, for a three-year term. Aramark has gained controversy in recent years as it was revealed that they profit from Direct Provision in Ireland, which many find unacceptable. Read more…
Lifestyle
The art of practising gratitude
Practicing gratitude not only has a psychological effect but also benefits an individual physically and socially. The social benefits are particularly important as gratitude is a social emotion, according to Robert Emmons, who has been studying the psychology of gratitude for over a decade. Read more…
Music
Brand new Night & Day Festival lineup announced
The Zutons, Villagers, John Grant and Orla Gartland will headline the first ‘Night & Day’
music festival which will take place in September in Clonalis House, Castlerea.
The lineup, which was announced at a launch event last week at The Workman’s Club in
Dublin, will also feature The Mary Wallopers, Cathy Davey, Moxie, Alana Henderson, Paddy
Dennhey, Columbia Mills, Amy Montgomery and Soda Blonde. Read more…
Music
Jamal Edwards, music executive and entrepreneur, dies aged 31
Ed Sheeran, Dave and Idris Elba have paid tribute this week to Jamal Edwards after he
passed away on Sunday morning. Read more…
Articles
Four Binge Worthy Books
In the run up to World Book Day, Kathleen Keane discusses some books she just couldn’t put down. Read more…
Science
Increased handwashing causes damage to the environment, according to new study
Additional handwashing and use of hand sanitiser throughout the Covid-19 pandemic hascaused “significant” damage to the environment. The study, led by Trinity College, has found that two percent of our carbon footprint can beattributed to Read more…
Articles
The Helix cancels Royal Moscow Ballet’s Swan Lake performance
A performance of Swan Lake by the Royal Moscow Ballet was cancelled last week in response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. On February 25th, The Royal Moscow Ballet were set to perform Swan Read more…
Articles
Young Fine Gael calls for expulsion of Russian Ambassador
Young Fine Gael, along with many other political youth wings, has called for the expulsion of the Russian Ambassador in response to the on-going invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. Fine Gael’s youth wing Read more…
Articles
A&F clears rumours over ball ticket leak
The link to purchase tickets to the Accounting and Finance (A&F) Society Ball was leaked to members of the society a day before tickets were released. This left many students without a ticket as the event was labelled sold out. Read more…
Opinion
Russian’s invasion on Ukraine should spark questions about Ireland’s security needs
The Irish Defence Forces have said that they are not adequately equipped to defend the country against an attack. Read more…
Opinion
Non-EU doctors working in Ireland deserve greater equality as employees of the healthcare system
With non-EU doctors making up nearly half of the Irish health system, they deserve to receive equality to EU born doctors. Read more…