Features
Technology – a wireless world
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ireless technology might not be the utopia you think it is.
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Opinion
Should politicians or controversial people be invited to speak at universities?
Shutting down dissenting and inflammatory viewpoints is seen by many as a means of removing a platform for certain controversial figures but in the age of the internet, this is an almost impossible feat. Read more…
Opinion
Is Ireland facing a secular future?
With the numbers of Catholics on the decline it seems Ireland is on the way to facing a secular future, the percentage who identified as Catholic on the census falling from 84.2 percent in 2011 to 78.3 percent in 2016. There has also been a corresponding rise in the number of those with no religion, growing by 73.6 percent. Those with no religion now accounting for 10 percent of the population compared to 6% five years ago.
Features
Life after the leaving cert
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he transition from Leaving Cert to college can be formidable and terrifying. It’s especially huge for people who have no experience of living alone or providing for themselves. Should it be such a massive adjustment, Read more…
Health
Celebrities and health – help or hindrance?
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ady Gaga lies on a sofa, crying in pain as the whole right side of her body goes into spasm. One of her assistants massages her face and holds ice against it.
Features
A world of our own
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to French philosopher and journalist Albert Camus, “to be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.” Isn’t that however, one of the fundamentals of being human? That we care? It often seems Read more…
Features
Burying a life
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine if there was a different way we approached death – a different way we approached funerals and burials, something different from what we are so used to now?
Opinion
Weinstein is the tip of the iceberg
The real question is, will this merely be a case of calling out one person who is only at the top of a very tall ladder and resorting to turning a blind eye once again to the issue within the industry, as with the cases of Jimmy Saville and Bill Crosby. Read more…
Opinion
Mullen shows hypocrisy of anti-choice rhetoric.
Just look at accusations of bullying being levelled at the democratic campaign to impeach the UCD student’s union President, or unsubstantiated claims that pro-life events were cancelled by hotels after threats by pro-choice campaigners. Read more…
Features
Sacrificial goals: balancing life with college
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost college students have things other than college going on in their lives. Whether that’s work or individual interests and hobbies, sometimes life itself can get in the way of fulfilling ones full potential in college. No matter how hard Read more…
Features
Girls just wanna: female representation at Newstalk
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ublin based station Newstalk FM, has been deemed a “misogynistic” radio station by an Irish Times columnist due to its lack of female presenters, and the recent firing of a long time female presenter at the Read more…
Film
Review: Blade Runner 2049
[dropcap]3[/dropcap]5 years after Ridley Scott first brought us the sci-fi classic Blade Runner and shaped the genre for decades to come, Denis Villeneuve has been tasked with delivering a worthy sequel which not only improves Read more…
Books
Review: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he sixth book from critically-acclaimed author John Green Turtles All The Way Down follows sixteen year old Aza Holmes as she and her best friend pursue the mystery of a disappearing billionaire. Or at least, Read more…
Books
Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]azuo Ishiguro is a British novelist and screen-writer who originates from Japan. On October 5th, he was announced as the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. Kazuo is a superb writer “who, in Read more…
Television
BBC’s ‘Overshadowed’ – the truth about eating disorders
The BBC’s new mini-series “Overshadowed” casts a unique light on the issue of eating disorders, a topic that is usually kept hidden in darkness. Imogene, a young Irish vlogger living in England, decides to Read more…
The Hype
Review: Miley Cyrus – Younger Now
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom, then twenty-four year old Miley Cyrus seems well on the way to becoming quite a wise woman. Her new album ‘Younger Now’ sees the Read more…
Film
Sci-fi movies being rediscovered
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t seems like all Hollywood can do at the moment is look skywards, eyes tracking the stars. The interest in sci-fi has never been higher than in the past few months, and the titles coming Read more…
The Hype
The ten most timeless songs
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he hardest thing anyone ever has to do is decide what the greatest song of all time is. There are so many amazing ones but below are a list of the top 10. No matter Read more…
The Hype
The Rubberbandits and mental health
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]usic is a very powerful thing. Everyone has a taste, a favourite genre, an artist they love more than any other. It’s a form of entertainment that invades every inch of all our lives beyond Read more…
The Hype
Jonathan Joly – “I Am A Victim Of Sexual Assault”
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n influencer can be anyone; from being Hollywood famous to being well-known on the internet. While many aim to entertain the public, some use their creative platforms to do more than this. They speak out Read more…
Features
Queen of the night
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is a certain seediness in leaving the bright sunshine of an early summer evening to disappear inside the whoosh of a door. From the hustle and squeal of traffic on Georges Street, into the icon Read more…
Opinion
The crisis in student accommodation continues
This applies to the accommodation in the DCU St. Patrick’s campus in particular. The annual rent for a bedroom on St Patrick’s College campus is €5,238 per year, which is paid in two installments. However many students have claimed that despite the rise in price of accommodation there is no improvements in living conditions in the facility.
Opinion
Thirteen Billion reasons why
Essentially over the last decade the Irish government have given Apple an unfair tax advantage. While everybody else has to pay their dues Apple have been allowed to pay less in taxes, so much less that this number has accumulated to €13 billion. Read more…
Features
College loan scheme sows the seed for a viable solution
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo weeks ago, thousands of students took to the streets of Dublin with placards in hand and a message for the Taoiseach that made its way out of a cacophony of stomping feet. The message Read more…
The Hype
Neck Deep at the Tivoli Theatre – review
Pop-punk band Neck Deep took to the Tivoli theatre stage on October 5th for their first Irish headline gig. The concert was originally supposed to be held in The Workmans club but due to high Read more…