Smedias 2022

Jon Stewart leaves the Daily Show

News hasn’t always been the same as satire. But after 17 years of both these things being delivered in such seamless tandem, you could be forgiven for thinking so. Jon Stewart announced last night that he wa...

Paul Murphy – “I’m not a Master Criminal”

Paul Murphy has moved to quash the widely held belief that he is a ‘master criminal’ by telling the public “I’m not some criminal mastermind”. The master criminal went onto George Hook's Newstalk show to def...

Things I would murder were they to take human form

Anna Walsh gives us a rundown of her pet-peeves. That's things she wants to strangle to a grizzly death. Dublin Bus service. Not the drivers. The service itself, the entire way it works. The two buses sit...

Mad Artist – 50 Shades of What?

Mad Artist are back with their latest sketch. 50 Shades of Grey may be all the rage for one half of the population at the moment, but the rest of us can't make head nor whip of it... ...

Journalism conference at UCC

All you budding scribes out there, listen up... The UCC Journalism and Media Society are delighted to announce that they will host the 7th annual UCC Journalism Conference in Devere Hall, UCC on Thursday the...

Selma – Review

Despite a relatively short life which ended in his assasination at 39 years of age, there are too many important events in the life of Martin Luther King for one film to reasonably cover. To achieve this would ...

RTE’s Phantom Politician

Ireland's politicians are well known for their elusive, scatter-gun nature. When they're not dipping their hands into pensioners purses, they can be seen filling their water bottles up in under-developed counci...

The College Melting Pot – A Breakdown

College is like a box of chocolates...some students are mint, others are like orange with the fake tan, a lot are full of coffee, there's a lot of caramel in there. Oh fuck it just let Emma Wright explain... W...

The Irish Abroad – If in doubt, find some stout…

Travelling can get lonely for us Paddy's sometimes. Emma Wright is back to give us a few tips on how to keep the holiday homesickness at bay. When travelling abroad, it is always easy to spot your own kind....

Homophobia

In light of the going's on at Colaiste Eoin Secondary School in Stillorgan, Mary McLaughlin is on hand to offer her few cents... (Warning - This article contains zero bullshit) Over the past few years th...