Dear First Year Me Proves to Be a First Time Success
Dear First Year Me, a campaign by UCD Students’ Union (UCDSU) to help incoming first years settle into university life, has been well received across campus. UCDSU has been asking…
UCD Spin-Out Company to Receive €2.7 Million in EU Funding
OncoMark, a UCD spin-out company,is set to receive €2.7 million in funding from the Horizon 2020 SME programme. Founded by Dr William Gallagher and Steve Penney, the company operates out…
150 Jobs to be Created in NexusUCD
150 jobs are set to be created on UCD’s campus by SAS, a business analytics company. The positions are set to be established in its new Sales and Customer Contact…
Graffiti: Crime, art or in between?
Irish society has advanced leaps and bounds since the conservative 70s, to the budding model society of the 90s, all the way to the present day. The Irish are now…
The History of Jameson
Today “Jameson” is pretty much a synonym for “Irish whiskey” the world over. In fact, Jameson is currently the world’s number one selling Irish whiskey by a fair margin. Although,…
Dismaland
A new theme park unlike any before opened this August. A large pond in the centre of it with a misshapen Ariel and dirty water, this dark theme park had…
Culture Night Tonight: Showcasing Semen Sculptures and Le Galaxie
Culture Night kicks off tonight in Dublin, with free entrance to over 1,000 free events across the city. Tonight is all about exploring the artistic, musical talent, food and alcohol…
A look at Oscar Wilde
Irish literature has been blessed with many great writers. From James Joyce to Roddy Doyle, Irish talent has stretched over generations. One Irish writer in particular is popular the world…
Make-Up Masterclass: Contouring
Beauty vlogger Rachel Cunningham teaches us the art of contouring Contouring, highlighting, sculpting and, more recently, strobing have exploded onto the makeup scene in the last few years. Almost-white concealer,…
The Modern Model
Katherine Devlin examines the changing job description of the model- and what this means for fashion When superstar singer Beyoncé appeared on the cover of the iconic September issue of…
And the winners are…
Seána Carty reacts to the recently published International Best Dressed List by Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair has sought out timeless elegance, contemporary originality and au courant style to create the…
Paddy Power & BetFair Merge
Paddy Power and the London-listed betting exchange Betfair have recently announced that they have agreed a €5.5 billion merger, creating one of the world’s biggest gambling groups under the name…