By Maeve O’Keeffe Following recent allegations of rape and sexual assault, Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood is under investigation and has been suspended from the club. Videos and images which were shared by the victim on social media gave a stark depiction of intimate relationship abuse, with photographs of the victim’s bruised body and a recording…
By Maeve O’Keeffe And Just Like That, the highly anticipated reboot of HBO’s Sex and the City has recently concluded. The series had a lukewarm reception, with many fans of the original show disappointed that Kim Cattrall’s hilariously salacious character Samantha did not return for the spin off. The hype around And Just Like That…
By Imasha Costa, Editor-in-chief The day of romance and love, Valentine’s Day – I don’t especially enjoy this day, as I think it just an excuse to fall for the lies of capitalism. One of the biggest lies that capitalism plays is the fact that love can only be found from online dating. With the days…
Maeve O’Keeffe (MOK): The murder of Ashling Murphy has been described as a watershed moment in prompting discussions about violence against women. How can we collectively ensure that this tragic event is a catalyst for change, and not just a news story that dies away after a couple of weeks? Louise Crowley (LC): Historically, that…
By Maeve O’Keeffe Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of eating disorders and may be triggering for some readers. If you feel that you will be triggered, please refrain from reading this article. A list of supports is mentioned at the end of this article. Though I relish cracking open a new diary, its blankness…
By Aoife Osborne, Designer How many times have you seen an ad for a product on your social media account, or before a YouTube video, or even on a website banner? And then it comes back again, and again, and again, like a cold sore that just refuses to heal? How many times have you…
By Billy O’Connor, Staff Writer . Shuhada Sadaqat, better known by her birth and stage name, Sinéad O’Connor rose to prominence in the mid-to-late 1980s as a contemporary, relatively easy listening artist, and achieved global fame with her cover of Prince’s song, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in 1990. Her aesthetic choices had been criticised from…
By Maeve O’Keeffe As the new semester begins, you might feel motivated to ‘hit the ground running’ with college work. One new year’s resolution definitely worth your time before your academic timetable gets too hectic is the participation in the Bystander Intervention programme. The time and effort needed to complete bystander intervention training is minimal,…
By Maeve O’Keeffe On Friday the 15th of November, Britney Spears fans and advocates of the #FreeBritney movement rejoiced, as her 13-year long conservatorship was terminated. Spears was placed under conservatorship after what can only be described as an incessant paparazzi pursuit that contributed to her mental health difficulties and erratic behaviour. The New York…
By Aoife E Osborne Here’s the thing. I’m a winter person. Give me a woolly jumper and a pumpkin-spice-latte by a roaring fire over a bikini with a cocktail on the beach any day of the week. I love my chunky cardigans, my fluffy socks, and come every October I cannot wait to bid farewell…