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  • The world is suffocating in sad, depressing news at the moment. Another life-wrecking storm, worrying UN reports on climate change and a president in the United States who is a divisive figure, to say the least. How can we keep our spirits up and a smile on our face amongst all this doom and gloom?…

  • The Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014, was signed into law on 24 June 2014 and states that the sale or hire of a sunbed to any person under 18 years-of-age is illegal. The act was introduced to regulate the use of sunbeds by those under 18, in order to reduce their likelihood of developing skin…

  • A new Irish campaign has been launched called 20×20 which aims to create a cultural shift in the way we perceive girls and women sports in Ireland. Together with the Federation of Irish Sports, various national governing bodies and local sports partnership, 20×20 was officially launched on Monday 15th of October. The initiative’s goal is…

  • Luke Daly has been in office at Blanchardstown Institute of Technology (ITB) as the Vice-President of the Student’s Union since July 2018, after successfully running for office in March. While Mark Doyle has been in office as the Entertainments Officer since July, after winning the vote of his peers in the spring. What inspired you to…

  • Despite a solid performance by Tom Hardy, Venom fails to grab the viewer and have them fully invest in its character relationships. Ultimately, this brings the whole film down to a disappointing “meh”. In short, it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either. It is just watchable. Tom Hardy, unsurprisingly, was satisfactory in his portrayal of…

  • Blogger Hilda Smith spoke to thecity.ie about her fashion blogging success. Hilda created her blog, Over the Hilda, three years ago and now has over 3,000 followers on Instagram.  On her reasons for starting a fashion blog, she says: “I realised that there were no bloggers catering to women of my age. It was as…