Within the past year we have seen the increase of new & repeated arguments, opinions, and personal stories, adding to the overall debate surrounding the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution. As the debate picks up speed, however, it’s become nigh impossible to scroll through your Facebook or Twitter feed without coming across an article…
Every September a ritual as old as time repeats like a questionable burrito in the bowels of our dear campus. A fresh crop of first years descend upon us, along with the survivors of the previous term’s exams. Much like soldiers celebrating a battle victory, they remember those unfortunate enough not to make it, typically…
Some people believe that it is impossible to be a practicing Christian and be pro-choice on the issue of abortion; step into any Roman Catholic Church and you are bound to see Pro-Life posters and leaflets at the back of the church. While it is true that a lot of Christians are pro-life, all are not: many…
The featured image above was taken by @HunRealIssues on Twitter Sometimes people can be quick to judge an issue: the people at Fox cancelling Arrested Development; those same people green-lighting increasingly bad Seth MacFarlane shows; the people in Britain who voted to ‘Leave the EU’ and immediately regretted it when they saw Nigel Farage’s smiley face….
Every Planet We Reach Is Dead Long term depression washes in slowly like high tide. It erodes the harbor of your mind, wearing away the pristine stone of your dock into crumbling ribs of marl that protrude and glare; it takes a constant and persistent toll on your energy, your life and your stability. In…
I have always had issues with the Old Bar: from the fact that every event last year seemed to be double booked, to the promise of food being provided at an event there that was guaranteed to fall through. After these minor shortcomings, I won’t lie, it was a grand place. The music was never too loud (though later…
It has been only a few days since it turned out that the British voting populace are huge masochists who enjoy crushing the hopes and dreams of people under the age of 25, and already the country’s two mainstream political parties have imploded. This is unsurprising, because at the big EU houseparty that I like…
(This was originally posted in October 2015 by Evan Smith (me) and was republished with permission here in June 2016) This is weird. But I guess it’s time. It’s the next step I suppose. I’m sorry if I skip around a bit. I’ve sort of been avoiding it for so long but I’ve never tried…
My name is Michelle Ní Chonaill and according to every Wes Anderson wet dream & 500 Days of Summer fan I am a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, or to put it in scientific terms, I have type 2 Bipolar. I often inject some comedy into it by introducing myself as a bipolar, bilingual, bisexual woman. I’m all…
On April 9th in the National Stadium in Dublin two men walked into the arena; three rounds later & only one emerged. Portuguese fighter João Carvalho was knocked unconscious in the third round of his fight with Irishman Charlie Ward, and was rushed to Beaumont Hospital. Two days of treatment in the Dublin hospital later…