Record Level Grants see UCD’s Revenue Grow
UCD has cast a solidifying blow of reassurance towards a recent wave of concerns over the level of funding available to third-level educational institutions in Ireland, with the fiscal year…
UCD Take Easy Route in Empty 5-year Strategy
UCD recently released their strategy document for the period 2020-2024. Named ‘Rising to the Future’ this document’s overall aim is to continue to flourish in an “age of unprecedented opportunity…
Student Union Officers Have So Far Fulfilled 52% of Manifesto Promises
It’s the beginning of Semester 2, so we thought we’d take a closer look at our Student Union Sabbatical Officers. Union candidates have a history of promising a lot in…
Sarries Face Uphill Battle for Redemption
Saracens are undoubtedly one of the best rugby teams in Europe, with three Champions Cup titles in the last four seasons. They possess some of the world’s best players in…
Food Review: Sprezzatura Grantham St, Dublin 8
★ ★ ★ ★ € € Sprezzatura is Dublin’s newest pasta place, but is it the hottest? Located in Camden Market, Sprezzatura utilises Ireland’s finest produce and adds them to…
Dublin Collective Performs Short Plays Festival
Dublin’s arts scene needs no introduction. Whether it’s your favourite live musician at a local pub or the Dublin Fringe Festival, talents are aplenty here. In recent years, various production…
The Ramifications of RTÉ’S 2019 Financial Crisis
Earlier this month, Ireland’s national broadcaster announced that it was to reduce its expenditure by €60 million over the next 3 years. It intends on cutting the company’s top 10…
Ireland’s Must-See Christmas Markets
It might still be mid-November, but surely that cannot stop us from planning on bopping down to the pretty Christmas markets around the country? Ireland is no stranger to colourful…
Review: Derek Jarman- PROTEST!
As someone who made their way to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) on 14 November, one would not expect to walk into an exhibition that truly captured the…
The American Friend and the Search for Meaning
New German cinema, marked from 1962 to 1988, is probably best known for churning out directors Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog. But while Herzog’s films have sought the faraway reaches…
Netflix Christmas Films
The Holiday Calendar (Film) ★ ★ Kat Graham stars in this Christmas romantic comedy; a genre that has become common fare on Netflix. Graham plays Abby a struggling photographer who…
Film Review: The Good Liar
★ The Good Liar is like a bad book with an incredible cover. The faces of Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren make this film seem as though nothing could go…