Love Island: A Modern Tragedy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since Christmas, the little world of Love Island has probably gained your attention to some degree. Whether it be the adverts of toned…
Stádas Acht na Gaeilge i dTuaisceart Éireann
Rinneadh gealltanais i gcomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta breis is fiche bliain ó shin go mbeadh áit cheart an ag nGaeilge i dTuaisceart Éireann. Síníodh i gcomhaontú Cill Rímhinn i 2006…
Night in Shining Armour: The Benefits of a Good Sleep
Sleep. The one thing we can’t seem to get enough of. And if we do happen to get enough, is the quality up to par? In Ireland, about 55% of…
KangaRobot: How Animals Inspire Machines
Through long-term evolutionary processes, animals have developed innate advantages in locomotion, cognition, information processing and control. Inspired by their evolution, biomimetic robots are integrated with biological characteristics which give them…
GE2020: Ireland’s Election of … Change?
Irish politics is entering a new phase after a dynamic election battle. Election 2020 was a divisive campaign which highlighted further destruction of the civil war parties’ duopoly and foreshadowed…
Iowa Caucus Chaos
On Monday, February 3rd, Iowa was the first state to vote for a Democratic candidate for the upcoming US presidential election. It is one of a handful of states which…
Brexitmania: Sure it’s only half time!
In the final party leaders debate of the 2020 general election, Leo Varadkar exclaimed ‘Brexit isn’t finished, it is only half time!’ This is a point made repeatedly by Fine…
Student Stories: Going It Alone
Gandalf will always claim he didn’t do anything that sent Bilbo on his adventures, other than give him a little nudge out of the door. Which is true, in a…
COMMENT: Why are we Prosecuting this Innocent Recipient of Child Pornography?
While scrolling through my emails the other day, an Irish Times headline caught my eye – “Woman prosecuted for child porn she innocently received on WhatsApp.” Innocent is not usually…
It’s Time to Fix Our Education
“Let’s make UCD a place for knowledge, not for business” was the key message at the “Fix Our Education” Campaign launch last week. UCD markets itself as a global university…
Gone Viral: CoronaVirus Shocked at Newfound Popularity
After his recent explosion in popularity, The Turbine spoke to the newfound chinese superstar, CoronaVirus. In recent weeks, Mr. Corona has been spreading like an epidemic and gained recognition from…
Leprechaun Sues Pride Movement for Stealing Rainbow
Imagine being a poor leprechaun struggling to deal with the difficulty of trying to hide your gold in a country experiencing a massive population boom, but then the symbol you…