Category: Features
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DEBATE: Redskins should keep their name
“We are Redskins Nation and we owe it to our fans and coaches and players, past and present, to preserve that heritage.” That is how Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder closed his recent open letter to fans of his American Football team. One…
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Mes Que Un Derby
In all walks of life there are divides, tensions, battles, opposition, and rivalries. Sport is no exception, all of the world’s biggest sports have intense derbies and rivalries. In Gymnastics, it’s the USA and China, in baseball, it’s the Yankees and the Red…
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Fans, players fed up with GAA politics
Founded in 1884, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has grown into the biggest sporting organisation in Ireland, and has also spread to various nations around the world. The All-Ireland senior football championship is the most eagerly awaited contest of the summer. In total,…
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Smartphones are about to get a lot smarter
As computers get smarter, faster and more compact we often find ourselves wondering: how much further can we push this technology? The singularity is a theoretical instance during which artificial intelligence will surpasses human intelligence and bring about radical change in human nature.…
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Find your future path
After a visit to yesterday’s Grad Fair in Simmonscourt, The City have made a list of just some of the many opportunities available for soon to be or recent graduates. Graduate programmes Monaghan Mushrooms For an excellent graduate work programme, look at Monaghan…
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It’s Pumpkin Time
As Halloween quickly approaches, pumpkins are once again popping up around the city. This versatile winter vegetable can be used in endless sweet or savoury dishes from pumpkin pie to pumpkin risotto. In order to celebrate the return of this orange squash, here…
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New thriller ‘Prisoners’ captures audiences
This taut, suspense filled psychological thriller starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal is, without a doubt, one of the best films of the year so far. Taking place over seven days, Prisoners follows the search for Anna Dover and Joy Birch; two six-year…
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Is sport inherently homophobic?
The recent crackdown on the LGBT community in Russia, along with the recent ban imposed on the planned gay rights parade in Serbia has brought angry finger-pointing from the vast majority of western society. But when one of the biggest social norms (sport)…
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Are females exploited by the music industry?
Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus performing at the 2013 VMA’s. It is a well-known fact that the music industry’s sole purpose is to generate one thing and one thing only, and it is not music. Music is merely the by-product of the industry’s…
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Asylum seekers left out in the cold
This nation’s ability to ignore longstanding and continuous violations of human rights has once again made headlines this week. Our Direct Provision system for accommodating asylum seekers has come under serious criticism after recent inspection reports have showed evidence of over-crowding, poor hygiene…
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