Copyright Or Wrong?
On the 21st March a number of European Wikipedia sites did the unthinkable and went dark for the day. They replaced their regular interface with a screen bearing the words…
Ath-athbheochan na Gaeilge
Mhair ré athbheochana na Gaeilge idir deireadh an naoú haois déag agus tús an fhichiú haois. Roimhe sin, ní raibh mórán scríofa le fada sa Ghaeilge ach le linn na…
Diet Wars: The Ketogenic Diet
The ketogenic diet or ‘keto’ was first devised in the 1920s, but not with weight loss in mind. It was initially designed for the treatment of childhood epilepsy. Indeed, the…
The Greta Thunberg Effect
The planets temperature has risen by just under 1° Celsius since the 19th century most of which occurred in the last thirty years, sea levels are rising, ice sheets are…
Getting Through Your Mid-College Crisis
Ah the Mid-College Crisis! That abominable feeling that sweeps you off your feet at the halfway point of college, with the realisation that you’re almost out in the real world,…
Exit From Brexit
The EU has agreed to allow the UK to extend the Brexit deadline. Theresa May sought to have it extended until 30th June. However, with European Parliamentary elections due to…
ExxonMobil vs The State: How Governments Can Lower Corporate CO2 Emissions
A report released in 2017 found that over half of all global emissions since 1988 have been produced by just 25 companies. When you take into account the 100 most…
OPINION: What We Should Take From The Consent App Story
On Monday, The UCD School of Computer Science apologised for an email that was forwarded to all Stage three Computer Science students from a UCD Medical Student searching for an…
The Partisan Threat To Academia
The university’s primary objective has traditionally been, and should still be, the quest for knowledge and truth, with the purpose of bettering ourselves and our society within it. The fundamental…
What Could Happen When The Mueller Investigation Ends?
There are reports that the end of the Mueller investigation might be coming to an end. Though there have been false whispers of this before, this time is being treated…
What Happened To Ireland’s Recession Bankers?
As news springs up this week of the Sean FitzPatrick and Denis Casey trials, it has brought memories of the financial crash in Ireland and of the dire economic consequences…
Léirmheas ar cheol agus ceolchoirm Example – ar chaill sé a mhójó?
Chonaic mé Example beo sa Button Factory le déanaí. Is amhránaí é a thaitin go mór liom agus mé san idirbhliain, go háirithe nuair a d’éisigh sé a album ‘The…