Features
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Students facing more challenges than ever studying from home
With restrictions now in place once again across the country, many third level students are struggling with the effects of working from home. According to research by the Commission for Communications Regulation, 3 in 5 people are seeing an increase in their home…
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What it’s like living abroad during a pandemic
There’s no denying that the last few months have been challenging for many in the Irish community around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. Niamh Talbot spoke with three people currently living abroad about how they’re coping with everyday life and being away…
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Planning a wedding during a global pandemic
From the looks of things, none of us are going to be attending any weddings anytime soon. With ever changing restrictions and guidelines, these are uncertain times for engaged couples across the country. Many have had to put their big days on hold…
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Merrion’s open-air artists persevere through Level 3
With Level 3 restrictions ordering galleries to close, Eibhin Kavanagh talks to the artists still able to display their work at the Merrion Square Open-Air Art Gallery. With the introduction of Level 3 restrictions in Dublin last month, art galleries and other cultural…
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Pandemic has left interfering with defibrillators deadlier than ever
Rebecca Daly explains why it is now more dangerous than ever to tamper with an AED due to COVID-19. Automated External Defibrillators are medical devices used to deliver a shock to the heart in cases of cardiac arrest. It can be the difference…
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More uncertainty after errors found in Calculated Grades
As worrisome as the 2020 Leaving Certificate exams were, many of the students felt relieved after the decision was made to move to Calculated Grades instead. Little did they know that the autumn would bring more concerns. Laura Matjusaityte explored how the calculated…
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‘My beloved trade is in crisis and journalism itself is suffering – but we can’t lose hope’
As print sales continue to suffer in the era of smartphones, TheCity.ie’s Paul Caffrey reveals what it was like to endure a savage round of newsroom redundancies and examines the current state of the Irish newspaper industry The newspaper business is in crisis…
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Anásha -“When a Traveller does something bad it gets projected onto the whole community”
Traveller community halting sites aren’t somewhere a lot of settled Irish people would have had the opportunity to spend time in, and are usually the reserve of only the travelling community who live there. So when Belgian photographer Sebastian Franco ended up on…
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The secret world of online sugaring
We’ve all heard of sugaring, sugar dating, sugar babies, sugar daddies. However, the world of sugaring takes a dark turn when it seeps into the online world. There are many websites which offer a platform to find a sugar daddy such as ‘Seeking’…
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The rise of male grooming
There has been a palpable shift in the culture of male grooming in the last decade. In the past a man’s travel bag might consist of a toothbrush, a razor, some moisturiser and shampoo. But now shifting social norms have created a focus…
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