Doom Eoin Doyle, Staff Writer 2016 was a pretty decent year for games. We got Final Fantasy XV after waiting 10 years, we got the sequel to my favourite game of the last 10 years in Dishonored 2 and we got the biggest surprise in gaming when ID Software released DOOM, after scrapping the original…
As the calendar year winds down, and we finish up work until January, it’s time to look back on 2016 and see what you, the reader, checked out most this year on UCCExpress.ie. The articles are ranked by page views. A special thanks goes out to all the writers, contributors and staff members who helped…
I was a bit disturbed at the level of John Lennon-related content in my last few editorials, so of course I decided to title my editorial after a classic Lennon barb in the song Getting Better. Again, somehow, I’ve gotten to write my editorial well-before the paper has to go to print, and indeed again…
I will admit that I have the privilege – and it’s the only privilege I seem to have – that I get to read over everything in this paper before I go to write this editorial. To be honest, this week, I’m not sure what to put here, and the temptation to simply copy-and-paste Lauren…
The first budget of the government of “new politics” was unveiled last week at Leinster House. The budget, containing a €1.3 billion package, weighted at about 3-to-1 between spending increases and taxation cuts, was laid out by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe. It was generally received as a…
The countdown is on for the 31st Summer Olympiad, which gets underway on August 5th in Rio De Janeiro. The Summer Games will last until August 21st and will see 306 events across 28 sports, including Rugby 7’s, which appears for the first time, and Golf, which hasn’t been seen at the Summer Olympics since…
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has won the Republican Iowa Caucus. He won with 27.7% of the vote. The polling front-runner Businessman Donald Trump ended in second with 24.3% of the vote, but a strong finish third place finish from Florida Senator Marco Rubio will pile on the pressure for Trump. Rubio finished with 23.1% of…
January is a time for reinvention, getting a new lease on life, and the deep, deep sense of self-loathing that comes with a failure to do either of these things. The first month of the New Year is meant for making false promises and feeling bitter at the smug success stories of yesteryear that acquaintances…
Yesterday the government released the details of its budget for 2016. Fine Gael have called it fair and good for the lower classes, pointing out that they didn’t take shoes from children (this time). The Labour Party will wait to see how you feel about it, either taking credit for all of it if you’re somewhat…