Who is excited for Christmas? I am. I can second Joe Cunningham’s reflection, expressed in his fantastic article about all the must-re-watch Christmas movies, that as we get older Christmas becomes less about the presents and more about other inarguably better and far more important things: the quality time we spend with family and friends,…
I write this at noon on a Friday, just after an exam which will be my last of this semester; all I have left to face is approximately 20,000 words worth of assignments and an in-class presentation – breezy (I’m kidding, of course, but I dislike exams more than I do assignments because of my…
I had the pleasure of speaking with Conor O’Donohue and David Whelan of Wild Youth the day before they headed off on a European tour, acting as support for fellow Irishmen Kodaline. Clearly excited about playing in many cities, Conor explained how excited he was for the bands gig in Paris, “My brother got engaged…
How are we half-way through first semester already? I hear us all asking ourselves; starting to worry about up-coming in-class tests, assignment deadlines and the threatening reality of Christmas Exams getting closer and closer. “We have loads of time!” is no longer a comforting assertion because it is no longer true. We don’t have loads…
The fashion industry has long been renowned for having had a dangerously narrow-minded and restrictive conception of beauty, or at least representations of beauty ideals on the catwalk and in the glossy pages of fashion magazines. Was this standardised size-zero, tall, white-girl model an attempt at defining beauty, or a tactical decision to aid practical…
Man to watch, Tritoan Ly. Without a doubt a man to watch, Tritoan Ly has gathered himself an international following with his beautiful, intricately detailed floral tattoo designs. Tritoan showcases his work on his Instagram account, where he also demonstrates a clear skill and passion for photography. A master tattooist and photographer at only 27…
I’ve been having three or four coffees a day. If you think that’s a lot of caffeine, I probably shouldn’t mention the two to three mugs of tea I’ve been having on top of that. My stomach, and head, hurt. What’s worse than the amount of caffeine-heavy hot beverages I’ve been consuming, is the lack…
Travel is a big part of the college experience. During Easter break we go on trips to the ‘Dam or some other European city; Berlin, Paris, Prague… In the summer we go on J1’s to the USA or Canada, or go travelling around Asia and/or Thailand. We go to music festivals, both at home in…
Chasing Abbey, no doubt one of the biggest up-and-coming acts in Ireland, kicked off their sold out The Rollout Tour in Cyprus Avenue, Cork on September 20th. Their newest single, ‘Choices’, skyrocketed in the Irish charts to join their previous hits ‘Talk To Me’ and ‘That Good Thing’. Supported by Darcy Faith and Chinnie Izzie,…
You know what it is. Vine; the twitter of videos. When they were around, they were gold; six seconds of brilliance. Now they’re gone, but even still, two years since Vine was shutdown, we are still talking about them and using them; we quote Vines, we watch the infinite compilations on YouTube of everyone’s favourites,…