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Jessie Dolliver triumphs at European Commission Award

It was a successful night for Trinity College student Jesse Dolliver at the Smedia Awards 2019 last Thursday at the Aviva Stadium. The European Commission is the executive of the European Union and promotes i...

It might be time to break out the sunscreen…..

We Irish love to talk about the weather. It makes for easy conversations with random strangers at the bus stop. The past few weeks have been pretty awful weather wise but it looks like we might finally be gett...

It’s a win for Whackjobs!

The Smedia awards 2019 took place last Thursday with BCFE's scooping the award for Short Animation for their dark humoured film 'Whackjobs'. To present the awards we had director of Boulder Media Paul O'Flanag...

Scientists say Beards are dirtier than dogs

A recent study has revealed that beards have more bacteria in them that dog fur and we couldn't be more disgusted. Yep, that's right, dogs that spend their days rolling around in muck, eating anything they can...

A Night At The Chinese Opera

This Lunar New Year this year is the Year of the Pig. In traditional Chinese lore they are a sign of wealth, and their cutie round faces are a sign of good fortune as well. Bring on the Year of the Pig so! ...

6 Things I Learned From Speed Dating

I was excited to go to the CHQ speed dating event as it supported two of my favourite causes, Movember Ireland and Breast Cancer Awareness. It's not often that you get to try something as crazy as this with ov...

Why We Need To Stop Obsessing Over Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande is currently one of the biggest global superstars in the world, sure she's beautiful, has got a great singing voice and hair I would kill for but it begs me to the question, why are people so obs...

The Paradoxical Megalopoli

  “Mumbai is the sweet, sweaty smell of hope, which is the opposite of hate; and it's the sour, stifled smell of greed, which is the opposite of love.” – Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram. Situated on the...

The travesty in the name of “weight loss”

An eternal burning desire humans have had since time immemorial has been to shed excess flab on their bodies for the ideal physique. The hunger for weight loss and peer pressure to achieve superstar looks has p...