Category: Features
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Part time work, the new slave labour?
Workers rights are something that have been challenged over and over again. Throughout the last few decades it’s been inspiring to see people stand up everywhere and fight for their rights. There are a lot of different groups that can say they were…
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The life of a commuter
According to figures released by the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) this summer, a student living away from home can expect to spend at least €10,980 per year, while living at home is nearly €4,000 cheaper. The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has said…
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26th Anniversary of National Coming Out Day
October 11th marks the 26th anniversary of National Coming Out Day (NCOD), a globally recognised civil rights initiative aiming to help people open up about their sexuality. A number of public figures in Ireland have supported the campaign, including gay rights activist Rory O’Neill,…
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Irish sides get into gear for European Competition
With less than two weeks until the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup, Ireland’s top two sides locked horns at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening; with Munster romping home to an emphatic win. The Red Army can be very optimistic of their…
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In Pursuit of Dublin’s Greatest Pizza Slice
“Pizza is like sex, even when it’s bad it’s still pretty good” – some genius A month ago I vowed that I would embark on a mission to find the greatest slice of pizza that Dublin has to offer. I chose slices over…
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Whats your favourite thing about Xmas?
With Christmas just over a week away the city took to the streets of Dublin to ask people what they love about the holiday season.
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OPINION: Coffee, The Universal Ice Breaker
I like coffee, a lot. I thought I’d just put that out there at the beginning. I like coffee for many reasons and in many different ways. I like that it wakes me up in the morning. I like the taste. I like…
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Will the real comic please stand-up?
We Irish are usually typecast as a rowdy, drunken bunch with good anecdotes and generally fun to be around. Not the worst stereotype out there, not by a long shot! Would you rather be identified as loud-mouthed, fat and stupid or unhygienic with…
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OPINION: Help or hinder, Celebrities and charity
Image by Sacca via Flickr Having grown up with the internet at my fingertips, perhaps I have developed a cynical eye – a digitally fuelled distrust, when it comes to the marriage of wealth and poverty. Last week, news of Kate Perry’s appointment as…
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Turning up noses: Food Snobbery
Make no mistake, I’m not the most health conscious person around when it comes to food. I eat what I like and tend to avoid what I don’t. But with obesity affecting more people than ever before, especially children, there are fewer and…
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