Category: Opinion
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What would an All-Ireland Football XI look like?
What would an All-Ireland Football XI look like? By James Cox With the continued success of the Irish rugby team one cannot help but wonder how a united Ireland football team would fare. The nation has been divided in football since 1921…
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A day in the life of a juror
The letter takes you by complete surprise. You assume it is just another letter from God knows whom. But when your eyes spot the ‘Central Criminal Courts of Justice’ stamp on the back you begin to panic. What could I have done? Did…
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Will Madonna be the super-hero fighting against the Front National?
Madonna was invited on a French TV Show a few days ago and shared her point of view concerning the Front National. For those of you who have never heard of the Front National, they are an extreme-right party which bases their political…
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Do women’s deeds pay off?
By Serephine Habimana We all are aware of the mystery and bravery of a woman, how she works hard and protects her family in times of need but I wonder if women really reap what they sow? As hundreds of events will take place…
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Better Call Saul does not disappoint
Attention all Breaking Bad fans, everyone’s favorite lawyer is back! The spin-off series airs every Tuesday and is available on Netflix. The series has been hotly anticipated, so has it lived up to expectations so far? In a word, yes. In fact if…
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Mainstream films: unexpected virtue of ignorance?
Once one of the most well-known critical theorists Theodor W. Adorno stated that culture was important to manipulate the audience. For him, films provide easy pleasure to people, giving them a false sense of reality. This theory has some valid points. Undoubtedly, some…
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What to expect from Season 3 of House of Cards
Daniel Pim looks ahead to the upcoming season of the hit political drama as it makes its long awaited return. House of Cards returns to our screens this Friday. The Netflix series is back for its third season and with it comes the…
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Matching food and wine with wine guru Fiona Beckett
Any morning that begins with a flute of expensive champagne handed to you can’t be a bad start. Last Tuesday I had the immense pleasure of being an audience to food and wine writer for the Guardian, Fiona Beckett. As part of ’Febvreuary’,…
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Book Review: ‘The Girl on the Train’ by Paula Hawkins
This could be the year of the domestic noir thriller. After the amazing success of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, both book and film, there was bound to be a reaction in the publishing industry. There is nothing truly new in the world of…
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