Articles
Fast fashion alternatives on a budget
“It’s not even just clothes that are more disposable. Everything is a trend these days.” Read more…
Articles by CV Features
Features
To travel or not to travel, that is the question
“The plane was the normal standard of not clean. Bathrooms as per usual weren’t clean.” Read more…
Features
In a world of uncertainty- a call for unity rings clear.
“This was poignant for me when I met people from Ireland and we discussed a bit of Northern Ireland’s turbulent story so far.” Read more…
Features
Frontline workers abandoned in the newly scheduled vaccine rollout.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]eachers, SNAs and the Gardaí will continue to lobby the government in their fight for frontline vaccination priority.
Features
The pandemic has become the Government’s scapegoat for accountability on situations in Direct Provision centres.
The publication of the White Paper acts as an ambitious diversion strategy to the ongoing, daily issues faced by asylum seekers and refugees. Read more…
Features
“It’s a Brothel. I’ll end you.”
“Ireland has a long negative history when it comes to sex, sexuality, the body, and women.” Read more…
Features
The rise of student podcasts and how they are made
“If you just keep going, eventually you’ll get somewhere.” Read more…
Features
Cancel culture and the “be kind” movement can’t co-exist
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]oon after the tragic news of TV presenter, Caroline Flack’s death people flooded social media with the message ‘Be Kind’. T-shirts, phone cases and endless quotes were made, shared and bought.
Features
Empty houses, isolation and guilt: the reality for student nurses during Covid-19
Jamie Mc Carron speaks to the pandemic’s student nurses, struggling with troubling memories, isolation and a constant fear of infection. Read more…
Features
“There’s a massive culture of harassment but it’s not just sexual,”- Ex Young Greens Chairperson speaks out against misogyny.
After years in the Green Party, and having risen to Chairperson of it’s youth wing, Tara Gilsenan felt the need to resign after allegations of sexual harassment went unheeded. Read more…
Features
From part time job to front-line position
In unprecedented and often scary times, the bravery of ordinary members of our society has become a source of light and hope in a world dominated by bleak news bulletins and stark health warnings.
Opinion
Pretty Little Thing ad banned for being “overly sexualised” July 12, 2020
[dropcap][/dropcap]A recent “Pretty Little Thing” advertisement was banned after being deemed as being “overly sexualised”. The retailer argued that it had not intended to create an advertisement that was “offensive and irresponsible” but rather intended to Read more…
Features
Gluten; Don’t grain on my parade
[dropcap][/dropcap]A recent survey conducted by Safefood revealed that 92 per cent of consumers of gluten products did not have a gluten related disorder or coeliac disease.
Articles
Achieving a minimalist lifestyle
[dropcap][/dropcap]Pints with friends. Pints with family. Pints for the sake of pints. The overindulgence of the festive period is remedied by a call for a dry January and a healthier lifestyle.
The Hype
When PR stunts go wrong
[dropcap][/dropcap]In 2019, Elon Musk has become well acquainted with scandal and controversy. An example that has contributed to this being his donation of a submarine composed of rocket parts quickly manufactured to save children trapped Read more…
Irish & Languages
Laoch Meiriceánach ag foghlaim na Gaeilge
Róisín Ní Chuillinn ag caint le Joe Cullinane (Ollamh Meiriceánach agus foghlaimeoir teanga) Read more…
Features
The true cost of Graduate Entry Medicine
“I received top marks in the Christmas exams and having to drop out due to something as arbitrary as money infuriates me.” Read more…
Features
A look back at John Horan’s historic final year as GAA President
“I think in a strange way the empty stadium brought a kind of silence around the place. If there was a full stadium you would have still gotten that silence, but the Saturday evening and the darkness certainly did add to the occasion” Read more…
Features
Gender identity in lockdown
“Ireland isn’t as progressive as people like to like to think it is.” Read more…
Features
Air pollution has a lasting damaging effect on public health while speeding up climate change
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very evening, as the sky turns dark and the wind becomes bitter, Jenny looks out of her living room window to see her son playing outside. She knows he will have to come inside sooner Read more…
DCU News
DCU collaborating on videos with the GAA to keep children active
DCU and the GAA team have teamed up to launch a video series aimed at keeping primary school children physically active during Covid-19. Read more…
Features
Maynooth graduate encourages students to expand their horizons
Luke Joyce established his own premium cleaning company when he realised he didn’t want to be “just another one of thousands” in a big corporation. Read more…
Opinion
The toxic TikTok diet culture needs to stop
Many of the #WhatIEatinADay videos on TikTok set out an unrealistic expectation of how we should be losing weight. Read more…
Lifestyle
How Brexit has changed how we shop online
With all the closures, online shopping has taken over our lives. When Brexit kicked in it completely changed how we shop online as it brought extra charges and waiting times. Read more…
News
Rise in Covid-19 cases among Irish students
Covid-19 cases have spike among the Irish student population, with a total of 135 cases confirmed in NUIG and GMIT earlier this month. Read more…