On the 30th of August 2023, Ruby Franke was arrested in Ivins, Utah. Two days later, Franke and Jodi Hildebrant were charged with six counts of child abuse. Ruby Franke, a mother of six children Read more…
Shortly after 8 am on the 25th of September 2023 on my inaugural drive into college, the wistful first-day experience I had imagined shattered in front of my eyes… literally. While driving past a bus, Read more…
Literary icon Edna O’Brien experienced many remarkable moments during her 94 years oflife. Although she sadly passed away last year, she left behind an extraordinary legacy.O’Brien rose to fame in 1960 with her controversial debut Read more…
In Ireland, we have developed a poor relationship with the clothes we buy. Somehow, we have come to view clothing as disposable and not worth repairing. We consume almost double the European average, at 56 Read more…
The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, releasing 10% of greenhouse gas emissions. In Ireland, we have fallen out of love with the clothes we buy; somehow, we have Read more…
What the hell is solar racing? (I did too ask this at the start). Imagine fast-paced racing without the loud motors and stench of petrol. The goal of solar racing is to create incredibly light, Read more…
A bathroom stall: walls of white plastic or plain concrete. What some see as a simple necessity for a public place others see as a blank canvas. Beneath carvings, scratches and paint, ink can often Read more…
9% of Irish people have never attended a women’s sports event. While sports are a strong tool for empowering women, the professional opportunities are few and far-between for female athletes compared to their male counterparts. Read more…
In recent weeks, there has been widespread discourse on the ban of TikTok in the United States of America. While this ban was implemented due to privacy concerns and data security, it proved there is Read more…
Irish students have higher levels of stress than other developed countries around exam time. 84.4% of students have faced some form of overall anxiety and 40% of students have faced direct exam anxiety. As the Read more…
Established in the 1990s, the Interfaith Centre at Dublin City University (DCU) has become a sanctuary for people of all faiths. It provides space for prayer and reflection, including separate rooms for men and women. Read more…
Think back to the US election only several days ago. Who ran for those elections? What names come to mind? Kamala and Trump? How about the 2016 presidential election? Trump vs Hillary? Do you notice Read more…
In Dublin’s fair city, the statue of Molly Malone stands to represent the history of Irish women. Her statue is a symbol of the city, her song and anthem, yet her existence remains a mystery. Read more…
Artificial Intelligence has taken the technological world by storm since its inception in the 1950’s. Now often associated with ChatGPT or Grammarly, the viewpoint that AI may eradicate many, most, or even all of our Read more…
As of October 11th, the third instalment of the Terrifier series has made it to the big screen. The new horror picture stars Lauren LeVera as Sienna Shaw, a woman rebuilding her life five years Read more…
A staple of the Dublin drag scene, Davina Devine, has been performing for over twenty years. Both in Ireland and internationally. A headline artist at Dublin’s flagship LGBTQI+ venue ‘The George,’ and star of ‘Tinderella’ Read more…
Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty’. We all know Disney, but are we really aware of just how powerful the corporation is? Across the creative industries, we’ve seen how successful artistic productions have inspired and influenced Read more…
Another October has come to a close and so has the international Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the disease while gathering funds for research, treatments and diagnosis. It is Read more…
Americans will cast their vote on November 5, and it’s apparent that the anticipated election is more important than deciding if the US will have its first female president or a second Donald Trump term. Read more…
We tend to hear the claim that people are not “maths people” because right now they lack mathematical ability. But notice the fact I said “right now”, because I believe that aptitude in maths can be improved. Read more…
One of the most common struggles college students face nowadays is trying to balance their very busy lives, while of course, still trying to maintain a social life. As the college season began to draw Read more…
The former GAA president was the charismatic driving force behind the movement to amend ‘rule 42’, when the concept of Croke Park being an international stadium was not a popular one. Ireland and the UK’s Read more…
A piece painting the life of Jamille Cañano as a nurse in Beaumont hospital and a contemporary expressionist artist In the early hours of November 14, 2022, journalism student Hannah Daygo came across a Filipino-Irish Read more…
Racism in Ireland has been an issue for quite a long time, with the latest flood in hate crimes happening in 2020. The effect of racial hate crimes on victims can be devastating. Victims frequently Read more…
Real news is becoming less reliable and less relevant in the digital age. Social media has become a major player in this, making it easier to get stories to become ‘trending’ within a few minutes, Read more…
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