LawSoc Question Relevance of the Presidency
UCD Law Society questioned the relevance and importance of the presidency in last weeks house debate. The House considered whether or not the Presidency was needed in the modern age,…
Breaking Up The Big Four Would Be Premature
The accounting industry has had a rough enough time of it this year, with one bad story seemingly following another. The failure of leading auditors to detect the accounting shenanigans…
Mixed Martial Arts Has An Image Problem
Mixed Martial Arts cannot seem to get over its image problem. The sport whose popularity has exploded in recent years still cannot seem to get past the simple fact that…
EU To Update Audio-Visual Media Services Legislation
On 2 October, the EU voted to update their regulations regarding Audiovisual Media Services. With 452 votes for the changes and a mere 132 against, it’s evident that this is…
Film in review: The Spy Who Dumped Me
This is a comedy that doesn’t know it’s a comedy; by this I mean the characters take everything seriously, but the scenarios they’re in are funny. Mila Kunis stars as…
John Field: Ireland’s Forgotten Composer
On the 26th of July 1782, Dublin would contribute its own renowned composer to the classical music narrative with the birth of John Field. This was a time of great…
Should We Expect More Extreme Weather Events As The Climate Changes?
About two weeks ago, I planted a gorgeous purple and white winter heather in a pot next to my front door. The daffodils in there had long died off, and…
Film in Review: A Simple Favor
Alcohol, murder, and sex: “A Simple Favor” was the farthest thing away from simple. The film could almost be broken into two parts: the first forty-five minutes or so, which…
UCD Students Launch Campaign To Repeal “Racist” 27th Amendment
A group of UCD students led by Cian O’Farrell have launched a campaign to Repeal the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. The 27th amendment abolished the right to Irish citizenship…
Opinion: Negative Democracy Is On The Rise
Negative Democracy refers to the rising fad where members of a democracy decide to vote against something instead of voting for it. Negative democracy was ubiquitous in the last American…
United Kingdom to introduce abortion decriminalisation bill
MPs in Westminster launched a bid to introduce a bill which would decriminalise abortion later this month. Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North, announced her intention to introduce this…
L&H Engages In Classic Clash Of Capitalist Vs Communists
The L&H saw a classic cash of ideologies last week with the annual Capitalist vs Communist debate. The debate as a whole resulted in both sides trying to discredit the…