Category: Features
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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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Meet the Róg Poets
The Róg Poets are an up and coming hip-hop group hailing from South Dublin. Their unique sounds and smooth rhymes reflect the versatility of the growing Irish hip-hop scene. The group is comprised of Mory, Johnny Welfare, Baz Greko and Smokey, who all…
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Joanne Cantwell on the future of women in sports
RTÉ presenter Joanne Cantwell talks to thecity.ie about her experience of being a female sports presenter in today’s climate. With the new 20×20 campaign shaping a new narrative for women in sports, is sexism still prevailing in an industry predominantly run by men?
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How the EU deals with disinformation
With the vast interconnectivity that the world now experiences due to the growing population of internet users, unforeseen consequences have arisen that are yet to be remedied. One of these problems is the rise of what many like to call “fake news”. This…
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Closing time: too early or too late in Dublin’s pubs?
There has been a lot of debate in recent years surrounding the closing times of pubs and nightclubs in Ireland. Much unlike a lot of our neighbours on the mainland, closing times for nightclubs especially in Ireland are quite early, around 2 to…
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