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  • Sports like hurling, football, and rugby are considered most popular in Ireland. Most athletes learn the rules and how to play at a young age. Ireland’s deep-rooted passion for sports stems from a long lineage of physical activities that date back to as early as the 19th century. While the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) keeps…

  • To mark 40 years of fighting for press freedom and the right to information, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) took over the Gaîté Lyrique music centre in Paris on 15 November to host its Informing Tomorrow’s World festival, with a programme that included conferences, a photo exhibition, a concert and the 2025 RSF Press Freedom Awards ceremony.   Twenty-nine journalists, photojournalists and media outlets from around…

  • Barry Heneghan is a 27-year-old independent TD for Dublin Bay North, elected in the 2024 Irish general election on his first attempt.   A graduate from both Belvedere college and DCU, Heneghan graduated with a master’s in mechanical engineering focusing on sustainable energy systems.   In an interview with The City, Heneghan discussed his political journey, his aspirations for the rest of his current…

  • In recent years, Ireland has made huge progress in equality and representation for queer communities, with our country even being the first in the world to legalise gay marriage by popular vote in 2015.  Yet, for many young people, questions around identity, belonging, and visibility are still deeply relevant.   On university campuses, societies play a…

  • On the 19th of November 2025, a protest took place outside the Dáil calling for the Occupied Territories Bill to be implemented.   The Bill is a proposed law which would ban trade with countries who are illegally occupying territory, most notably Israel’s current occupation of Palestine.   This would lead to Ireland no longer engaging in the trading of goods with the Occupied Palestinian…

  • Photo Credit: Bing Search  By Kelsey Doogan  The news that former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for faking a cancer diagnosis broke on Monday November 3 and has left many people in shock and wondering what it may mean for future fundraising appeals from genuine patients who desperately need people’s help.  Carey was once…