Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Ireland and the EU
Never in the past 45 years of Ireland’s membership of the European Union has its continued membership looked so unattractive. In light of the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from…
The Frustratingly Nuanced United Nations
The United Nations is notorious the world over for talking an awful lot while achieving very little. If there is one thing I can take away from my week spent…
The Dangers of Cambridge Analytica & Why Ireland Should Be Concerned
The news that broke this week about data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica and their massive acquisition of Facebook user data is concerning to say the least. Facebook and many of…
2ú Áit ag Cumann Gaelach UCD ag Ócáid Bhliantúil Ghlór na nGael
Is móreagraíocht Gaeilge í Glór na nGael, a dhíríonn ar thrí réimse oibre: forbairt na Gaeilge sa teaghlach, forbairt na Gaeilge i measc an phobail, agus forbairt na Gaeilge i…
Tech In Review: Huawei P Smart
I began using the Huawei P Smart phone about a month ago. I have really enjoyed using it and it has many useful and exciting features, which you get to…
Stephen Hawking Remembered
In the early hours of March 14th, somewhere in a quiet corner of Cambridge, a very bright star went out. Aged 76, more than half a century longer than doctors…
How To Capture the 8th Amendment
Abortion is not a photogenic subject. By photogenic, I mean ‘easy to picture’, ‘aesthetic’ or, at least, ‘eye-catching’. Actually, the first image that may come to your mind at the…
How ‘Tour The City’ Is Changing Lives One Tour At A Time
The most well-known media for breaking down cultural barriers are food, football and sex, but apparently scepticism towards modern art and religion work too. This is but one of many…
Discovering Japan With The MIRAI Program
Back in October 2017, I was fortunate enough to be selected as University College Dublin’s representative on the “MIRAI Programme”. This is a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) funded…
Flavour of the Month – Hailee Steinfeld
At only 21 years young, Hailee Steinfeld has accomplished a lot for someone her age. Her first major appearance in the acting world was for her role as Mattie Ross…
Are the Road Traffic Acts Still Roadworthy?
The Road Traffic Acts play a daily role in the lives of many people and are some of the most controversial laws in Ireland today. It is frequently argued that…
CRISPR-Cas: A Cure We’re Not Ready For?
On the 1st of June 2017, the gene-editing molecular hardware of CRISPR was used for the first time on a human patient. This was a massive breakthrough for the theoretical…