Varadkar Seeking To Hire Some Friends
Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar is currently on the hunt for ‘friends’ to hire. The news comes as he was forced to create a Strategic Communications Unit, to make him…
Advice To The Spanish Government
Dear Spaniards, After witnessing your recent fracas with some of your people, I would like to offer you two pieces of advice based on our experience with the Irish. When…
Man Wakes Up With Bizarre Face Tattoo Removed
Daniel Fisher woke up at noon last Sunday with a splitting headache after a night of drinking with the lads. “I knew something was up the moment I woke up”,…
Best Cafes for Study in Dublin City Centre
Despite its impressiveness and magnitude, UCD’s James Joyce Library may not be the most conducive study location for every student. Libraries can feel rigid and strict, not to mention they…
Vegetarianism: A Choice?
Many among us, especially in this part of the world, have grown up eating meat and fish. Meat is a vital component of our palate, whether it’s a simple roast…
An Interview With: And So I Watch You From Afar
And So I Watch You From Afar have been one of the Irish flagbearers of post-rock for over a decade now and they return with their latest serving, The Endless…
Impeachment: How Does It Work?
Impeachment law has recently gained new prominence in the public eye. In the United States, Donald’s Trump’s opponents call for him to be removed from the Presidential office. In the…
Does the Global Pact Offer Hope?
A two-day convention held in Paris at the end of June 2017 saw the launch of the preliminary draft of the ‘Global Pact for the Environment’ (the ‘Global Pact’). The…
Gig In Review: LCD Soundsystem at the Olympia
I don’t think there’s ever been a band so far removed from underdog status as LCD Soundsystem. Inherent in being under-appreciated, unrecognised or uncool are notions of empathy and benevolence.…
Make Way For the King
Stephen King is one of the most prolific writers ever, with more than seventy published works to his name (and a further seven under his pseudonym Richard Bachman). But King’s…
How to Survive College Using Teen Angst Songs
Every college student has experienced starting a new academic year. Wondering what it involves? Whether it’s surviving fresher’s or finally achieving that golden week of lectures, there’ll be a mad…
Nobel Prizes 2017
The Nobel Prizes were handed out recently in the areas of Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. The story of the prizes, first given out in 1901, is…