Quinn Children Settle With The IBRC
The children of former businessman Sean Quinn have arranged to settle with the Irish Banking Resolution Corporation following litigation for a suit for €440 million. Under this settlement, each of…
Saying Farewell To ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
After a four-season run, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will air its last episode simply titled ‘I’m in Love’ on April 5th. Over the course of sixty-one episodes, the show has, in an…
UCD Symphony Orchestra: A Russian Festival At The National Concert Hall
Starting with Glinka’s ‘Overture’, the night began with a surprisingly fast and controlled start, each voice of the orchestra keeping a remarkable control at such speed, while maintaining such delicate…
Clickbait, Skewed Facts And Media Mistruths
In today’s media landscape we’re presented with numbers, graphs, charts and statistics on a daily basis from numerous sources across the political spectrum to explain phenomena on the world’s stage.…
Minister Publishes Framework for Consent in Higher Education
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, has published a Framework for Consent in Higher Education Institutions. This arises out of a consultation with the Consent…
A Brief Story Of Audiobooks
Who’d have thought that someone could improve on the timeless classic that is: the book? The ‘audiobook’ may sound like this new-fangled trend with an appeal that lies with a…
The Premature Effort To Ban Election Posters
As the local and European elections approach, one fact of Irish politics is the inevitable emergence of posters for political candidates. Postering is a very Irish phenomenon, with many other…
UCD Tennis Club Ends The Year On A High
How quickly a season goes. Writing this we are in a very different place to our previous report in November. “The Floodlight League” concluded with all of UCD’s teams securing…
Indian Airstrikes In Kashmir: Rivalry & Violence
At around 4am in Kashmir on the 26th of February or 10.30pm on the night of the 25th in Ireland, Indian fighter jets carried out airstrikes in Balakot, Pakistan, targeting…
Bliain a ceathair san Ollscoil – An bhfuil mé sean?
Níl ach cúpla seachtain fágtha agam mar bhunchéimí i UCD, rud atá deacair le creidiúnt. Táim fiche is a haon bliain d’aois agus sa cheathrú bliain ach ní mhothaíonn sé…
UCD Hockey Primed For European Odyssey
Hockey in UCD currently finds itself in one of those golden eras which don’t come round too often. The ladies team proved dominant in 2018, winning the University Championships, the…
Ireland’s Rugby Team Is Down, But Definitely Not Out
Ireland finished third in the Six Nations Championship. I’m not exactly sure what a team imploding looks like, but I’m pretty sure losing two games from five and falling to…