Alternative Back-to-Uni Films
By Charlie Kendellen
As summer is steadily drawing to a close, we are now approaching the new academic year. For many of us, that is a welcomed change in pace and a plunge back into a much needed routine, a...
Weapons (2025) Review
By Charlie Kendellen
Contains spoilers for Weapons
With only two horror features to his name, Zach Cregger has already solidified himself as a master of the genre. His horror directorial debut Barb...
Skipper’s Revenge – Maybe every indie band needs a saxophone
By Sarah Donoghue
Skipper’s Revenge are a self-described six-piece ensemble with “three main priorities: playing good music, having a good time and tearing up the m...
The Doppelganger Disinformation Campaign – how Russia is sowing unrest across Europe from afar
By Sarah Donoghue
James Gunn’s newest Superman film is rife with political commentary, but one point which has been passed off as a joke, has far deeper geo-political ramifications ...
Decolonising Music: Why British media tries to erase Irish language artists
By Kelly Smyth
On the 22nd of July, emerging Irish artist CMAT released her latest single EURO-COUNTRY. However, upon its first radio play on BBC Radio 1, the Irish language introduction to the song w...
Let’s Talk about Twitter
By Matthew Cahill
I downloaded Twitter in 2021, like many, with the intention of receiving quick football transfer news and to satisfy my short-term attention span with a quick dopamine rush. However, since...
Who Will Be the Next Irish President – and What Does It Mean for Young People?
By Daire Lydon
Ireland will elect a new president this autumn, only the 10th ever in the history of the state. The vote must be held before 11 November 2025, which means it’ll take place sometime in the 60 ...
Why Nostalgia is My Favourite Coping Mechanism!
By EmilyRose Nulty
Ah, nostalgia. A marketer's dream buzzword and a universal feeling.
Nostalgia can be described as cosy and comforting, but also bittersweet. The origin of the word traces back to the ...
Review: The Hair-Carpet Weavers. Do You Have Faith in Your Work?
By Aidan O'Sullivan
Andreas Eschbach’s science fiction novel, The Hair-Carpet Weavers is an initially fragmentary tale about what it means to live in a society whose structure and beliefs have become questi...
Occupied Territories Bill: Slow Progress and Much Debate
By Aidan O'Sullivan
For those who watch in horror as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens under Israeli occupation, the Occupied Territories Bill has become symbolically significant.
The bill would ba...