Articles
Four Binge Worthy Books
In the run up to World Book Day, Kathleen Keane discusses some books she just couldn’t put down. Read more…
Kathleen Keane
Articles
The Helix cancels Royal Moscow Ballet’s Swan Lake performance
A performance of Swan Lake by the Royal Moscow Ballet was cancelled last week in response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. On February 25th, The Royal Moscow Ballet were set to perform Swan Read more…
Books
100 Years of Ulysses
Ulysses was published on February 2nd, 1922 in Paris by Parisian bookseller, Sylvia Beach
who owned the world renowned Shakespeare and Company bookshop. Read more…
Articles
The Rohingya; Camps in Cox’s Bazar in Deplorable Conditions
The Rohingya Muslim minority in the predominantly Buddhist, Myanmar have been statelessand deprived of their basic human rights for decades now. They have had no access tohealthcare, voting rights, education, employment or basic citizenship. The Read more…
Features
Meet The Voices Representing Ireland’s Underrepresented
The College View spoke to a number of people who have been challenging the barriers of visibility and representation in the arts sector. Read more…
Features
The year of the woman in Irish sports
Teneo Managing Director, Kellie O’Keefe said that we will look back on 2021 as the year women’s sport made the big breakthrough after years of knocking on the door. Read more…
Features
Fully Charged Host, Graham O’Toole Talks Matt Damon and Virtual Game Nights During a Pandemic
Spin’s Fully charged saw a decline in their listenership at the beginning of the pandemic when schools and offices shut. The hosts, Graham and Nathan had once built their popular breakfast show from phone calls Read more…
Features
COP26: Bold Compromises and Ambitious Commitments are on the Agenda.
According to the latest Environmental Protection Agency data, agriculture is responsible for 37% of Ireland’s emissions, and 80% of emissions from farming are directly linked to methane emissions. Read more…
Features
Approximately 85,000 people in Ireland who menstruate are at risk of period poverty.
Period poverty is defined as not having access to the products necessary during a period, such as tampons, sanitary pads, menstrual cups or pain relief.
Features
Homeless Charities Have Welcomed Government Funding in the Budget
According to the Department of Housing, as of August 2021, 8,212 people are accessing state-funded emergency accommodation.
Features
Ireland’s Mental Health Crisis has Escalated to an Emergency Due to the Impact of Covid-19
Covid-19 arrived on Irish soil in early March 2020 and we are still living with the long-term effects of the pandemic 19 months later.
Features
Human rights organisations express fear for Afghan women’s rights under the Taliban-run government.
Since the end of the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in 2001, women had begun to regain their rights. Since they resumed their position of power in 2021, women’s basic human rights are at stake. Under Read more…
Features
There are many barriers preventing women accessing abortion in Ireland in 2021
On May 25th, 2018, Ireland repealed the 8th Amendment with a progressive landslide victory, with 66.4% of the electorate voting for the legislation of safe medical abortions. 64.5% of the electorate voted, which was one of the Read more…
Features
Frontline workers abandoned in the newly scheduled vaccine rollout.
Teachers, 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…