Another notification on Facebook. Another nightclub. Another promotion. People are starting to ignore the inevitable nightclub invites on Facebook. DCU student, Ailbhe O’Meara doesn’t take much notice of the invites anymore because “the news feed Read more…
What makes a video go viral? The College View looks at the ins and outs of what videos capture people’s imagination. Read more…
The Kerry marathon linking-in with marathons across 34 countries around the world raising funds to cure spinal cord injuries. Read more…
Retailers are starting Christmas earlier every year, but does the ‘Christmas creep’ bring festive cheer for consumers? Read more…
Ever get caught out tweeting your boss on a night out? Then this guide could be for you Read more…
How much do you rely on your phone? Aoife Bennett looks at the ever growing relationship between ourselves and technology. Read more…
A look at Movember and the money it has raised for men’s health charities Read more…
We all use Twitter, but which politicians are the best at handling 140 characters? Read more…
A look at the different ways Halloween is celebrated around the world Read more…
A look at the unexpected violent nature of one of Ireland’s most popular dramas. Read more…
Abba told us that money must be funny in a rich man’s world. But money isn’t all that funny. Abba was wrong. The Swedish lied to us. The definition of money is “anything accepted by Read more…
Since the beginning of time human beings have felt the need to search for a higher power. Christians say God, Muslims say Allah and according to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), the Read more…
The taxi pulls up outside number 31. My driver points to the green door, that’s the one. Red brick house, typically Dublin. A calm, cold morning. The doorbell echoes. Inside he throws on a jumper Read more…
Sean O’Donoghue was 27 when he nearly drowned. Over 100 feet below the surface of the water, in the black of the North Sea, water began to stream into Sean’s diving helmet, slowly filling it Read more…
St Patrick’s Day is weird. One: because it’s somehow compulsory and two: because it makes you think that Irish people reproduce like flowers rather than people. Thousands are Irish for March. But where did they Read more…
Ireland, probably one of the only countries to experience the four seasons in one day, with of course the exception of our sunshine state: Wexford. Monday, March 11 2013 highlighted the ostentatious weather we so Read more…
Working in bars can be great, because let’s face it, people always provide more entertainment when they’re drunk. And when things are quiet behind the bar there’s nothing better than watching drunks go about their Read more…
World Cancer Day, on Monday February 4th, ironically coincided with the launch of graphic pictures depicting diseased lungs and mouths on Irish smoking packets. According to Cancer Research UK, smoking causes more than four in Read more…
You stand in front of the mirror. Probably naked – who knows. And you think “Yeah this is me, I got this.” But no, you don’t got this, or rather, you have not got this. Read more…
When the ‘horse burger’ scandal came to light recently, it prompted people to think harder about and pay more attention to what they were eating. For some people, however, this is a daily routine. For Read more…
We all know that when it comes to the booze, us Irish have an intrinsic and well documented love affair with the ‘few scoops’. However, when it comes to illegal drugs it seems that we Read more…
“You’re very funny for a girl.” If I had a euro for every time I’ve heard that phrase I’d have enough money to afford a sex change in order to be accepted as humorous. The Read more…
As hard as we might try to forget the bad times, our brain doesn’t have a built-in delete feature. There are a special set of structures in the brain for emotions and memories. Here, a part Read more…
Dying of a broken heart – words normally reserved for poets, romantics and the pages of 1930s Mills and Boon novels are now featuring in medical research journals all over the world. Heart specialists and Read more…
Rural isolation has been on the media agenda for quite a few months now. A rise in suicides and depression awoke a general concern in the population. Being mindful of your mental health is now Read more…
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