Dublin Buskers: Alex
A glowing and exotic melody drew me around the corner of Suffolk Street to the front of St Andrew’s Church where Alessandro ‘Alex’ was serenading Molly Malone with his bright…
Shock and Awe – The Imperial War Museum, London
While in London I found myself with a Saturday to kill, which of course landed me in a museum for several hours. That is not to say that I don’t…
Student Health Service Will Not Move to New Facilities Despite High Pressure on System
The €50 million extension which brought the student and sports centres together under one roof remains unfinished almost four years after its opening. The oversubscribed Student Health and Counselling Services…
Candlelit Tales – A Once Upon a Time occasion not to be missed
It’s Wednesday night, I try to slip into the packed crowd. The atmosphere is brimming with excitement and Guinness perfume, some candles are weakly flickering against the deep red, rather…
Tallonn, Tallinn, Talloutt
Those looking for a reasonably priced city break would do well to book themselves a seat on the next flight to Estonia’s sunny capital, Tallinn. Located on the Gulf of…
The Ireland Funds Launches Business Plan Competition Worth €16,000
The Ireland Funds Business Plan Competition 2016, which opened for entries on Monday, March 7th, is seeking innovative business ideas from Ireland’s early stage entrepreneurs. Now in its fifth year,…
News in Focus: Persuasion and Presidents – The Changing Course of Elections
The greatest pantomime on earth, also known as the US Presidential election, is getting into full swing as the race for the Democrat and Republican nominations nears its end. This…
Editorial: The “Not my Problem” problem
Just before the mid-term, UCD students took to the polls to vote in a referendum which, if successful, would have seen UCD’s Students Union re-affiliate with the Union of Students…
One from the Crate: The Popgun Plot
A really nice find with an unfortunate sour note to it. Having picked up ‘The Popgun Plot’ in Tower Records, listened through front to back and really liked what I’d…
No-Drink-Dates: The Top Picks
You swiped right? They swiped right!? Just after a heavy night out and can’t even consider touching a drop of the sauce ever again in your life? No worries, Sinéad…
Tuesday April 25th, 1916
The city was quiet as Margaret gazed out of her bedroom window. It felt like any other spring morning. She was due to start back at work in the Jacob’s…
UCD Mountaineering Club Hosts Climbing Intervarsities, Winning Overall Competition
UCD Mountaineering Club hosted the climbing intervarsities with great success recently and Saoirse Sheehy Ariff gives us her diary of the event. “This year’s climbing intervarsities were hosted by UCD…