By Jack Coleman This article originally began as a look at the game “This War of Mine” in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, I expanded it to include some of the responses from the gaming industry at large, the experiences of Ukraine-based game developers and Ukrainian esports players and teams. This…
By Jack Coleman University College Cork is a place of many hobbies, there are societies and clubs that cater to the majority of interests. One that is near and dear to my heart is the esports scene in UCC, which currently operates under the banner of the Networking and Gaming society (Netsoc). I’m using my…
By Jack Coleman For those who are unfamiliar, Damien Scattergood is a legend among Irish game developers. Known as “Mr. Z80” (named for the Z80 assembly language), Damien developed a multitude of games during the 1908s, the golden age of game development. Working for a studio full of young and hungry developers like himself, Damien…
By Jack Coleman Last April, I was as surprised as anyone when Munster Rugby decided to get involved in the rapidly expanding world of esports. Sure, lots of traditional sports teams have significant investments in the sphere but a rugby team, especially an Irish rugby team, seemed an unlikely candidate. The majority of sports teams…
By Jack Coleman “However, sadly, we find ourselves in a position where the ongoing operations of the business are not financially viable and as such, have taken the decision not to operate going into the new academic year” so read the final statement of Irish Collegiate Esports (ICE). ICE was the organisation in charge of…
By Fergal Smiddy, Byline Editor One of the many unexpected consequences of working in retail is the intimate workplace relationship that develops between you and whatever soundtrack – if any – which serves as your on-the-clock companion. The bone-chilling melodies of royalty-free Christmas songs, for example, still haunt my dreams from past holiday seasons spent…
By Julie Landers, Staff Writer Over the course of my Arts degree, I have amassed a sizable collection of tote bags. It is a mandatory requirement according to the college. But the best one I have ever owned comes courtesy of Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, best known as CMAT. The global teen pop sensation pulled out…
Writes Kyran Leahy – Film & TV Editor Ireland has had its fair share of representation in film and television recently. The country has become the backdrop to several coming-of-age stories as of late that have achieved global attention. You have the college romance story of Normal People, the portrayal of teenage life during the…
Outside the Lloyd’s Pharmacy on Grand Parade, on an electrical box tucked inside the shadow of the imposing St. Patrick’s Buildings and plotted neatly between two trees is a mural commemorating the American abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass. A gesture of artistic solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter installed as the movement caught flame across the U.S. earlier…
“I take the folklore of Ireland and throw them into tracksuits where they are smoking fags and drinking cans, but they would be the Gods” – Diabhal Ireland is known for its rich Celtic past, the stories that have slowly been hidden under politics and hatred, tabooed by society; there is a common misunderstanding that…