Breathe it in, that September air, the smell of freshly cut grass, coffee and…. umm…. vodka. For many of you, the latter is all you would have smelled over the past couple of weeks but guess what sister, it’s now time to smell that coffee! It’s been a sunny summer for once but now that…
So, as some may know and I’ve previously mentioned in an editorial, I am trying to watch as many new movies as I can in 2018 in order to keep up with what everyone’s talking about online, and also just because I love going to the cinema. I love the excitement before going into the…
This is my second to last ever editorial for this paper. Jesus, it still hasn’t properly sunk in. By the time you read this the deadline to apply for this job will likely have passed – hell, we may have even hired my successor. Not really on any sort of topic, but it’s just trippy…
This is my second to last editorial, so I wanted to take the chance to talk to ye about something important. Here is the thing: the planet is changing, and there is no stop button, or painless fix. Ireland has been denounced as a “laggard” by our own Taoiseach in terms of our approach to…
Welcome one and all to Byline issue nine! This issue goes to print on Raise and Give week, so I hope everyone reading this is having a good week, staying safe, enjoying themselves and most importantly raising much-needed funds for three very worthy charities. It’s always important to give back to the community in any…
Raise and Give Week is an interesting phenomenon. We, as a student body, spend thousands of euro on running events, gigs and parties, and raise a few thousand more for some very special charities. I spoke to a local resident recently who didn’t know there was a charitable element to the debauchery that we students…
So, I put up a new profile picture on Facebook this week. Don’t you all rush to like it now, I’d just haaaaate that. Like, I have nerves like a ton of bricks sitting on my chest over all the internships and jobs that need to be applied for, all the assignments that need to…
These past two weeks I’ve been all over the place. It’s been incredibly busy, between lectures, work, writing and editing, catching up with friends and a weekend away, I don’t think I’ve ever been busier, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I adore being busy, constantly moving, making things happen, even if it’s…
I’m almost certain I’ve used this title for an editorial before, but the Bob Dylan article in Music has me thinking about Dylan, and it seems appropriate (though if I have used it before, it’s a little more ironic than intended). The times they are a changin’, though. This is the final issue of our…
I promised myself I wouldn’t let myself get stressed this year, that everything always ends up getting done, and the world won’t end if I say no a bit more, take on a little less, and relax occasionally, but lo and behold, it is Week 2, and I’m already back at it. Surprise, surprise. 2018…