Opinion
Age is just a number
I found defence inside a shell. In three years I rarely took a day off, I am lucky, my husband has been my fall guy. I was not sure year two would happen. Read more…
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Features
A healthy fear of dying
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are two things you can be sure of in this lifetime; you are born, and you die, and while it’s not easy talking about death, there are occasions when the taboo seems a consistent Read more…
Features
Procrastination – avoidance at its best
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rocrastination. A fifteen letter word that’s almost as difficult to spell as it is to overcome. Everybody experiences it, but the major impact it can have is often overlooked. Procrastination is “the act of putting Read more…
Features
Where words fail, music speaks
[dropcap]How[/dropcap] do you comfort a child who has received impossible news? Sometimes words are not enough, but music is, according to Gráinne Hope, founder of Kids’ Classics, a non-profit organisation which brings professional music into Read more…
Features
Storm Emma: Assessing the cause of Europe’s peculiar weather spasm
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the slabs of hard snow on the ground melt away, so do Ireland’s memories of the peculiar March whiteout – some good, some not so much, and one in particular involving a stolen digger Read more…
Inspirations
Giving while living – the sharing billionaire
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he rhyme says sharing is caring, but billionaire Chuck Feeney exemplifies the concept: “I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living,” Feeney says. Read more…
The Hype
Legally Blonde brings glam to the Bord Gais theatre
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 2001, Reese Witherspoon captured the hearts of many with her portrayal of Elle Woods in the hit movie, Legally Blonde. It’s a timeless tale – fast forward seventeen years later and its message of Read more…
Features
The age old question; Marvel or DC?
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are not many rivalries that generate internet drama like the Marvel versus DC debate. Hardcore fans are ready to lay down their lives on their keyboards to defend their favourite franchise, and discussions escalate Read more…
The Hype
Rejjie Snow at the Olympia
[dropcap][/dropcap]R[dropcap][/dropcap]ejjie Snow is an Irish rap sensation that has put Ireland on the map for rap and hip-hop. Alexander Anyaegbunam, more popularly known as Rejjie Snow, has blown up in the past few years internationally Read more…
Features
The rise of film musicals
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ovie musicals weren’t born in the last few years, but they have certainly returned to glory in this decade and seized the national spotlight in recent years.
Film
Saoirse Ronan soars in Ladybird
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]adybird is a coming of age film about love, heartbreak, friendship and family. It is a semi-autobiographical comedy written and directed by Greta Gerwig.
Music
Wyvern Lingo sing of love and loss on their impressive debut album
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]yvern Lingo released their self-titled debut album last month, which has drawn huge attention, and rightly so. It is a brilliant album of groovy and elegant tunes. The female alt-pop band from Co. Bray consist Read more…
The Hype
Irish authors to keep an eye on
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Irish literary community was recently devastated by the loss of the brilliant award-winning author Emma Hannigan after her battle with cancer. Emma was an ambassador for Breast Cancer Ireland and a very popular novelist Read more…
The Hype
An exploration into post rock
[dropcap][/dropcap]T[dropcap][/dropcap]ell someone your favourite genre is Post Rock and prepare to be met with a raised eyebrow and a quizzical stare. It gets worse if you tell them your favourite album is ‘The Fear is Read more…
The Hype
Analysing gender politics in Louise O’Neill’s Almost Love
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lmost Love, despite its title, is not a romance novel. It is not an easy read. Louise O’Neill has written an incredibly raw depiction of how obsessive love can lead to devastation. It is a Read more…
Opinion
Are award ceremonies a place for politics?
If they don’t speak out on important topics, they’re criticised. If they do, they face backlash. Presenter and controversial Twitter user Piers Morgan described Meryl Streep’s anti-Trump speech as “hypocrisy”, but many others praised her words. They can’t win and they can’t lose. Read more…
Features
Snow one gets left behind
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]er name was Emma, and though she came as a shock for Ireland , delivering snow and curtailing progress, she will be remembered by many, as the storm that let us out to play.
Opinion
Are same-sex schools better than mixed schools?
Same sex schools can often make it harder for people to learn how interact with the opposite gender. It may make it difficult for students when they go into a work place, be it part time or full time to interact with the opposite gender. Read more…
Articles
Between the Buried and Me’s ‘Automata I’ is cohesive madness
[dropcap]With[/dropcap] an intensely satisfying marriage of instrumental technicality with adventurous compositions, Automata I is the latest iteration of the ever-shifting sound of Between the Buried and Me, showcasing the group at its most experimental yet Read more…
Features
Bridging the gender pay gap – start with childcare.
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]ender pay gaps do little to address equality, and according to a Fianna Fáil Senator progress will not be made in Ireland until the current childcare crisis is addressed.
News
Eleven candidates run for position of Postgraduate Officer under same campaign manager
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ngagement and unity were the main themes encompassed in all the speeches delivered by candidates at Tuesday night’s Postgraduate Hustings. While four candidates of the eleven were unable to attend due to work commitments, the Read more…
News
DCUSU Elections: Aisling Fagan candidate for VP for Welfare and Equality
Aisling Fagan is a final year Communications student and is running for the position of Vice President for Welfare and Equality. She wants DCU students to know they are important and that she is always Read more…
News
DCUSU Elections: Sarah Moore candidate for Societies Officer
Sarah Moore is a second year English & Media student hoping to represent DCU as Societies Officer in 2018/2019. She faces opposition from one other candidate, Catherine Kane. Sarah plans to have more interaction among Read more…
News
DCUSU Elections: Catherine Kane candidate for Societies Officer
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]atherine ‘Cat’ Kane, a Religious Education and Music student in St. Patrick’s college, decided to run for the position of Societies Officer during 2018’s Student Union Elections in an effort to unify all three DCU Read more…
Health
Cancer does not have to be deadly
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ear. That’s all that Máire can recall. It seeped into her veins, into her mind and into her soul. On the day that Máire was diagnosed with breast cancer, all she heard was the dreaded Read more…