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  • A young Irish man in Melbourne has spoken of the ‘pandemonium’ around him as a tram he was travelling on stopped less than five hundred metres away from the scene of a deadly terror attack. Sam Fearon, 21, from Bayside, Dublin is currently living in Melbourne with friends and said that the city has come…

  • Bohemian Football Club made headlines last month when they announced that Bob Marley’s image would be featured on their away jersey next season. The jersey’s design also included red, green and yellow stripes to represent Marley’s Rastafarian faith. The jersey certainly received a lot of attention online, both by people who lauded the design and…

  • Every five years, Ireland is subject to a census which, of course, determines a great many things about the population of the nation. One of the questions answered about Ireland’s people is their religion, and its population has historically been a predominantly Christian. However, while this fact has remained unchanged in the history of the…

  • For thirty-seven years double Grammy award winners, Slayer, have pioneered extreme music in the relative mainstream, being one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time. Especially in the early MTV years alongside their contemporaries in Anthrax, Megadeth, and Metallica. Their long and industrious career, which has spanned twelve studio albums as well…

  • Nestled between the Bar Council of Ireland’s Law Library and the Honourable Society of the Kings Inn, St Michan’s Church has to fight for real estate prestige on Dublin’s Church Street. But this small church dates back to 1095 and visitors who don’t know will be surprised by what’s inside and possibly spooked by what’s beneath.…

  • As a teen, Dave Rudden used stories and fantasy as a retreat. With his shock of red hair and glasses, he found himself a natural target for bullies. “From the age that people started to bully people I was bullied,” he says. This problem was compounded by issues with anxiety and depression,  and during his…