November Internationals Preview
New Zealand are as ever the headline act and continue to dominate in both forward and backline play. Australia, view with their ludicrously creative counter-attacking style and generally expansive backline,…
Retrogaming
Darragh O’Connor provides a blast from the past in his selection of bygone games There are literally hundreds of “retro” video games that are worth playing. People are most familiar…
Superleague Review
This week in UCD’s Superleague, we take a look at the Premier Saturday and Sunday competitions In terms of the former, nowhere is more appropriate to start than the eyebrow-raising…
Video saved the radio star
Lisa Gorry takes a look and a listen at TV/music crossovers There’s a lot to be said for a good soundtrack. How often have you watched a movie and thought…
Plain sailing for Ireland at Student Yachting World Cup
Ten of UCD’s finest sailors represented Ireland at last week’s Student Yachting World Cup in La Rochelle, France, securing first place with a stellar showing over the six day tournament.…
A&F: The Numbers Behind The Model
Last week saw Abercrombie & Fitch open its 10th European flagship store on College Green to the delight of many onlookers who caught a glimpse of the 50 bare-chested models…
Léargas Lom: Máirtín Ó Cadhain
Agus Máirtín Ó Cadhain go mór i mbéal phobail na Gaeilge le déanaí, order caitheann An Conchoilleach súil ar an bhfear féin agus ar chuid de na tuairimí a chuir…
Triangles Are My Favourite Shape
Kathryn Toolan takes a look at Mercury Prize 2012 winners Alt-J, their winning album and what this means for the band's future On Thursday evening Lauren Laverne gave Alt-J some…
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra – THEATRE IS EVIL
(8 Ft. Records, 2012) It’s rare anyone these days refers to a group of distinctly rock-flavoured songs as a “great pop record”, let alone such a group released by a…
Taylor Swift – Red
Red is topping both the UK and US charts. Released on October 22nd it is Swift’s fourth studio album, following the success of Speak Now in 2010. Whether you are…
Ireland: Liberal or Conservative?
Dawn Lonergan investigates whether Ireland has finally broken free of its Conservatism Ireland has been traditionally known to have deep conservative traditions, dating back to very long ago. These included…