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‘There’s a game to be played’
The football world prepares to swap their club colours for their country’s, as the club seasonis put on hold for the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The competition will be held Read more…
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TV shows that pursue relationships between young adults and older teachers are unethical and worrying
Like everyone, I regressed over the last number of years by revisiting some of my favourite films and television shows from my younger years. Although far from perfect, they were a comfort during a strange Read more…
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Ronaldo Interview: Why Choose Piers Morgan?
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has stated he feels “betrayed” by his own clubin an interview with high profile journalist Piers Morgan. Ronaldo joined Morgan for an exclusive interview right before the start of the Read more…
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Shelbourne Womens Do The Double
Shelbourne women took Irish womens soccer by storm this year. The Dublin based side have won the Women’s National League for the second year in a row and also reclaimed the cup title from a Read more…
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What’s next for O’Connell Street?- Social Democrats discuss plans
Viewers were left horrified by a Prime Time episode last month, where host Fran McNulty approached drug dealers on O’Connell Street and highlighted the lack of safety on what’s meant to be Dublin’s main street. Read more…
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Tech Layoffs: A Great Correction?
Recent tech layoffs provide indigenous industry an opportunity to flourish. Following the pandemic world leaders of every stripe and colour had one message: ‘Build Back Better’. This pledge pervaded the airwaves of various governmental bodies Read more…
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Vicky Phelan – “We owe her a debt of gratitude that we must work tirelessly to repay”
Tributes have poured in nationwide for the admired CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan, who died in the early hours of Monday morning aged 48, surrounded by her family in Milford Hospice in Limerick. The campaigner showed Read more…
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Christmas all year round
Every single person in the world loves Christmas, it’s the happiest holiday of the year. One wonders why we cannot celebrate it all the time. It’s the perfect chance to keep up with family arguments Read more…
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Screw the costumes, keep the cost down.
Just as the leaves blow through the streets this fall season, devil ears, cat’s tails, and angelwings roll around the dark corners of Camden Street. On Halloween, we see both sides of thescale, where costumes Read more…
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The Return of Tumblr Culture
During the covid-19 pandemic and the inevitable lockdown, in order to survive these trying times many people turned to nostalgia. The need to escape to more simpler times led to the resurgence of many things Read more…
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The European Union Approves Common Charging Cable by 2024
The European Union have announced a new regulation for all mobile devices to adopt the same charging cable by 2024. This new EU law will make it mandatory for all technology companies to provide a Read more…
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New law on tipping hospitality staff to be brought into effect this December
The Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022 was signed on the 20th of July this year and it has now been confirmed that it will come into effect on the 1st of Read more…
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The Bizarre Double Standards of the Depp-Heard Trial
From the beginning of the abuse accusations people were quick to show their support for Johnny Depp, as male abuse victims are unfortunately often taken less seriously. However, he was treated more like one of his movie characters rather than a person who was also accused of serious physical abuse. Read more…
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Ukrainian refugees face homelessness government warns
Ireland cannot turn away new asylum applicants despite current pressures facing the system, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has warned as refugees face the prospect of homelessness this winter. Speaking to WLRfm, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade Read more…
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Children face prospect of serious illness due to post-lockdown ‘immunity gap’
Hospitals must prepare for a massive influx of babies and children for care this winter due to a post-lockdown ‘immunity gap’, the medical journal The Lancet has warned. Published during the summer several leading, experts have warned Read more…
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Northern Irish elections extended up to 12 weeks despite Sinn Féin demands
A new law has been introduced allowing the Northern Irish Assembly to defer elections for six weeks with the allocation of a six-week extension to be placed after if necessary. Read more…
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Trinity students plan climate protest with Extinction Rebellion
Students in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) will march to Dáil Éireann as part of a climate protest to demand for “emergency action on planetary polycrises” during the COP27 summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. The protest is Read more…
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Editorial: The recent University Times leadership debacle brings into question whether the Editor should be paid.
When I became Editor-in-Chief in March of this year, I was delighted when I also found out I’d be working with Muiris as my Deputy Editor. We both had big ambitions and plans for the Read more…
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Ireland only EU state to see rise in gas consumption
Ireland is the only EU member state to report an increase in gas consumption in the second quarter – April, May, June – of this year despite growing concern about energy supply not meeting demand Read more…
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Colleges are given 1.5 million for sexual violence and harassment prevention and response managers
Minister for Further and Higher education, Simon Harris announced this plan on the 13th of October. This occured as a result of increasing sexual violence and harassment figures across third level education. Based on figures Read more…
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Irish forestry has been left in the dark for far too long
Last month, Minister of State for land use, Pippa Hackett launched a vision for Ireland’s trees, woods and forests until 2050. The new plan outlines promising guidelines for “the right trees in the right places Read more…
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Men Prefer Pretty Blondes
Before she was Marylin Monroe, she was simply Norma Jean Mortensosn. Though not many understood it or could fathom it at the time, the blonde bombshell endured many forms of abuse. She dealt with it Read more…
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Dublin needs more 24-hour buses and taxi services
On the 16th of October, Transport for Ireland launched the fourth phase of its BusConnects plan. This includes two more 24-hour bus routes the G1 and the G2. This brings the total number of bus Read more…
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Is the new digital stamp announced by An Post really needed?
An Post have attempted to rework the convenience of sending a letter or envelope by introducing a digital stamp service, that can only be purchased through the established company app. This digital stamp auxiliary will Read more…
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What on earth is going on in Downing Street? – A look back at the past few weeks of British politics
Rishi Sunak has replaced Liz Truss as the UK’s Prime Minister, ending the shortest tenure of a Prime Minister ever. So many things went wrong for Liz Truss, from the moment she stepped into Number Read more…