Turning the Tide on Irish Politics: the Importance of Informed Voting
Contributing writer Aine Feeney discusses repetitious voting patterns of the Irish public along with the need for a growth in active youth participation in politics With the recent news of West Cork TD Holly Cairns taking over the leadership of the Social Democrats, a wave of optimism has rippled through Irish political circles. At just […]
Shadow and Bone’s Fantastical Adaptation
Deputy Entertainment editor Chloe Barrett discusses Netflix’s recently released adaptation based on the bestselling novels while exploring its integral theme of resistance. Leigh Bardugo’s fantastical world, commonly referred to as the ‘Grishaverse’, has had two epic seasons on Netflix, with the latter having been released only a month ago. Within it live unforgettable characters, intricate […]
The Tigray War Revisited
Deputy Current Affairs Editor Tiarnan Ó Ruairc discusses the civil war that nobody is talking about. A country born out of defiance; the only country in Africa not colonised by a European nation. In fact, to quote an Ethiopian woman during these interviews ”we [Ethiopia] scrambled for Africa too” a reference to the famous book […]
Poetry – Dystopian Prayers
By Tomiwa Morris Scold me not O treacherous mind. I tried to forget. But the bullets of their spiteful words triggered me. So now l am back to endure the eerie dystopia I so badly wanted to escape. Where I will defy and resist you in that cold, familiar chapel. I’ll repent for running away […]
When Sexuality Attempts to Obstruct Success: Sam Smith as a Symbol of Queer Resistance
Staff Writer Jessica Anne Rose examines what Sam Smith’s identity means in our modern world. At age thirty, singer and songwriter Sam Smith has won five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, three BRIT awards, composed the theme song to 2015 Bond film Spectre, and has amassed 45 billion multi-platform streams per their Spotify biography. […]