It’s hard to believe how quickly it has all happened for Picture This. Two years as a band and they have already sold out shows across Ireland, the U.K. and all their shows in the States, became the first band to sell out the Olympia before releasing an album (they sold out five nights last…
If you wish to contribute or write your own opinion pieces please feel free to get in touch with either Rob on editor@uccexpress.ie or myself, Chris, on opinion@uccexpress.ie . Why to watch Rick and Morty By Edger Neubauer For any of you that don’t know Rick and Morty is an animated sci fi show centred…
Welcome to the Food section of the Express. For those of you who read it last year I will be endeavouring to take up the mantle of food editor left by last years sassmaster and chef extraordinaire, Zander. (He’s my brother, if I don’t say nice things he’ll rest pints on my head) Many of…
The start of the college year can be a stressful time, for those returning and the poor unfortunate freshers and what’s the best way to deal with stress? Baking, always baking. There’s a reason that “stressed” backwards spelled “desserts” Servings: 16-20 cookies Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 12-15 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup of softened…
The UK retailer John Lewis has been subject to controversy in recent days, regarding what many news outlets have named ‘a gender neutral clothing range for children’. Many commenters are arguing they have gone too far, but what have they actually done? John Lewis have not launched genderless clothing campaigning, they have simple removed the…
There’s something big bubbling in Limerick lads, and it doesn’t revolve around rugby or two boys with plastic bags over their heads. In early June, Van Panther crept out from the primordial soup of the Shannon and subtly released their latest EP, ‘Hark!’ Formed and fronted by singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Kieran Ralph, Van Panther came to be…
I don’t know why, but I really struggled to write an intro for this review, so I’ll keep it short. Otherkin’s debut LP is a breath of fresh air. The Dublin based Garage-rockers have had a phenomenally good year, having completed a headline UK Tour, embarked on another overseas adventure with The Amazons AND a…
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is odd in the sense that it isn’t necessarily what fans would have wanted out of a second season. Life is Strange’s ending, spurred on by a heart-wrenching final decision, left a few questions unanswered that seemed like the too-perfect sort of loose threads that would be pulled on…
Game of Thrones Season Seven has just ended, and with it brings an end to one of the most divisive seasons for viewers. The high points of this season were some of the best of the entire series, but these peaks came with severe consequences that would never be present in author George RR Martin’s…
You can officially say that horrors and thrillers have finally returned to their former glory, and that the age of bad remakes and poorly executed originals is pretty much over. While there is obviously still bad spots, this genre has come back to mainstream success like a Cobh train: slowly getting there eventually after a…