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…
Thrifty Travelling: Study Break Snow!
Feeling inspired after all the Winter Olympics action in Pyeongchang? Think you have what it takes to be the next Mikaela Shiffrin? A number of tour operators are offering last…
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…
Going Up/Going Down
GOING UP Lidl’s Vegan range The German budget supermarket is leading the way in providing affordable, vegan-friendly alternatives. Eatyard Re-opening Bernard Shaw’s popular Eatyard market will be re-opening March 2nd.…
The State of Play for Irish Nightlife
Punters arrive in from the dark, cold January evening outside, arriving to be greeted by faces of friends made in the old Pod or the famous Twisted Pepper. Many cradle…
LifeStyle Events
From the 8th-10th of March the Convention Centre will host the ‘Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair’, an event that prides itself on being the largest celebration of craft beers,…
The Short Term Fix
“Men wanted for hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honour and recognition in case of success.” Small wages aside, Ernest…
The Mechanics of Voting in the Oscars
Who votes? The Oscars are voted for by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. As of 2018, the Academy has over 6,600 members. Each member belongs to a…
How Roger Federer Reinvented His Game
Following his 97th ATP World Tour title in Rotterdam, Roger Federer returned to the top of tennis’ rankings after a gap of nearly 5 years. This historic achievement was the…
Film In Review: The Shape of Water
Director: Guillermo del Toro Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer & Michael Stuhlberg Runtime: 123 mins Rating: 5/5 Guillermo del Toro has got an interesting…
Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly Caught Using Invisible Car to Avoid Garda Checkpoint
Gerry Kelly MLP is facing more hot water this week as footage emerged online showing the Member of the Northern Irish Parliament using an invisible car in order to avoid…
Mindfulness & Me
I recently discovered mindfulness, specifically mindfulness meditation, through a book called Wherever You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Mindfulness isn’t a new concept to me. I had encountered…