Mother and Baby Homes in Ireland
794 babies in a septic tank. This headline has been circulating all over the media in recent weeks. Staff writer Máirín-Rua Ní Aodha speaks to Fiona Ryan, Cork City Councillor and campaigner for separation of church and state on the discovery of the bodies and the ongoing scandal. Ireland’s history with the church This dependence on church wealth meant there was a large exchange … Continue reading Mother and Baby Homes in Ireland
The Year of the Goat-Livestock and livelihoods in 2017
Staff writer Máirín-Rua Ní Aodha speaks to Boaz Abraham, a vet and spokesperson for Véterinaires sans frontiérs Germany about the role of livestock globally. There are over 1 billion goats in the world today. In Africa, that means there are over 14,000 goats for one lion. Goats, cattle, sheep and fowl play an essential role in sustaining communities all over Africa, where people rely on … Continue reading The Year of the Goat-Livestock and livelihoods in 2017
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Omid Djalili at the Opera House
Shamim Malekmian reviews Omid Djalili’s recent gig at the Cork Opera House. Not long after walking onto the stage of Cork Opera House on Wednesday night Omid Djalili started singing a song that had only two words as its lyrics: Muslim ban. Mixing the singing with a little Persian dance, Djalili managed to make the lightest situation of a contentious political issue. The 51-year-old British comic was … Continue reading Omid Djalili at the Opera House
All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy: An Interview with Tommy Tiernan
Features Editor Killian Down talks to, and waxes lyrical over Ireland’s most successful comic and chat show host debutant, Tommy Tiernan. It is a challenging ask to use the phrase je ne sais quoi without appearing like you have a subscription to The Guardian, regard Morrissey as the second coming of (the new-and-improved) Jesus Christ, and graduated from Trinity College. The word is in equal measures … Continue reading All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy: An Interview with Tommy Tiernan
Interview: Talos
Deputy Entertainment Editor, Lauren McCarthy, chats with the man behind the hypnotic sound of Talos; Eoin French. Talos; a Grecian myth, a man made from bronze sent to protect Europa on the island of Crete. Talos by another definition is also used to describe Cork born musician Eoin French who, with his ethereal sound and down to earth attitude, is a sure indicator of a … Continue reading Interview: Talos
From Coast to Coast: An Interview with LANY
Entertainment Editor, Gemma Kent, chats with Jake Goss, drummer of up-and-coming band, LANY. They’re the hottest new band to surge up from the famed City of Angels. Formed in 2014 after a sporadic, off-the-cuff meetup, lead singer, Paul Klein; guitarist, Les Priest, and drummer, Jake Goss, now make up what is fast becoming the US’s latest music sensation. With nearly 40 million streams on Spotify … Continue reading From Coast to Coast: An Interview with LANY
Interview: The Saw Doctors
The Saw Doctors bring us down that N17 as Dylan Murphy chats to the Irish Band now in their fourth decade of business The first line of The Saw Doctors’ Wikipedia entry simply reads ‘The Saw Doctors are an Irish rock band’ and while that may seem expository of the seemingly lazy research done on the part of a music writer for a University Magazine, … Continue reading Interview: The Saw Doctors