Features

Living with a stammer

February 22, 2017

[dropcap]For[/dropcap] as long as I can remember, I have had trouble with words. I’m sure you’re thinking: “Then why are you writing an article?”, but it’s not that I don’t know what to say, I Read more…

Features

Does Dry January deliver results?

February 22, 2017

[dropcap]Over[/dropcap] the last month Instagram has been flooded with posts of #DryJanuary alongside images of people going to the gym or photographs of healthy meals. This tradition of ditching alcohol for the first month of Read more…

Features

The harsh reality of the 2C-B drug

February 8, 2017

[dropcap]In[/dropcap] early January six young people were hospitalised after taking the synthetic drug known as 2C-B, at a house party in Cork City.  Gerard Banks and his friend were walking by the house when they Read more…

Features

What has Donald Trump done so far?

February 8, 2017

[dropcap][/dropcap][dropcap]It [/dropcap]has been just over two weeks since Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and he became the 45th President of the United States. Within that week, President Trump and his administration have already initiated a series Read more…

Features

Where did Valentine’s Day come from?

February 8, 2017

[dropcap]It[/dropcap]  is that time of the year when Christmas and New Years have passed, and the masses of red and pink items land in shops all around the world. Valentine’s Day is once again upon us, Read more…

Features

Student safety on and off campus

February 8, 2017

[dropcap]An [/dropcap]NUI Maynooth student, Kym Owens, remains in an induced coma following what is believed to be an assault, on November 20th of last year. Kym sustained two broken eye sockets, a fractured jaw, a Read more…

Features

Wabi-sabi and enjoying your imperfections

January 19, 2017

[dropcap]Between[/dropcap] the frustration of inconvenient snow, dwindling budgets and an unrealistic abstinence from booze, the new year brings prosperity but reminds us that the first month of the year is always a tough one.

Features

On Journalism, Networked Advocacy and Post-Truth

January 5, 2017

[dropcap]Digital[/dropcap] technologies and the pervasiveness and wide accessibility of the internet have fundamentally transformed the way journalists and advocates function. Because of the speed at which technology is advancing – and therefore the nature of Read more…

Randoms

What is climate change?

December 6, 2016

[dropcap]Some[/dropcap] time has gone by since the outcome of the US presidential election shook America and the rest of the world, or at least half of it, seemingly – and starting to get used to Read more…

Features

Paws for thought

November 30, 2016

[dropcap]He[/dropcap] arrived five years ago, saved from the promise of a plastic bag and the murky water of the grand canal. He arrived tiny, quiet, and resembling a cloud with a chance of rain. After a Read more…

News Features

Free Speech frees the mind

November 30, 2016

[dropcap]In[/dropcap] our ever-polarising political climate, it is now more important than ever to turn the focus on an open and educated discussion between people from all walks of life. This, more than anything, was the tone Read more…

Inspirations

The challenges women in leadership face

November 30, 2016

[dropcap]Louise[/dropcap] Richardson is host to an impressive list of accolades, becoming the first woman Vice Chancellor at St Andrews University and being awarded with ‘The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medal’ by Harvard. Read more…

Health

The reality of autism

November 30, 2016

[dropcap]Over[/dropcap] 300 blue cases damaged with pressure marks, minor tears and creases from laying mainly dormant for years are stacked on the wall. A teddy bear, a dumper truck, miniature aeroplanes and Lego sets sit Read more…

News Features

Minority groups and modern media: a war of its own

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] political turmoil between Western society and Islamic culture has fundamentally – and permanently – redefined modern journalistic practices, with every one of our well-favoured news outlets equally responsible for contributing to the European epidemic Read more…

Features

Bullying is more than just temporary pain

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]It[/dropcap] is estimated that 30 percent of young people in Ireland will experience bullying in their lives, which unfortunately often continues into the workplace as an adult.

News Features

Teachers say they need better pay

November 16, 2016

[dropcap]As[/dropcap] two further days of strike action took place in secondary schools across the country last week, teachers and students returned to school on Wednesday as the strike by the Association of Secondary School Teachers Read more…