A statistical analysis of terrorism in 2016 by Current Affairs Editor Hassan Baker. The news is a constant bombardment of death counts, mostly credited to terrorism. The question that’s rarely asked is; what is terrorism? The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as “the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments … Continue reading In Numbers: Terrorism 2016
Let’s paint a picture of Trump’s America…. Máirín-Rua Ní Aodha illustrates the limbo period between President-Elect Trump and President Trump. Donald trump shocked the world by securing victory as president-elect on the 8th of November. He has not left the headlines since his surprise win and is the subject of endless discussion, not least because he continues the global trend of unpredicted right wing victories. He … Continue reading Portrait of a New America
Sean Crowley asks himself where his mind is? You can never return to the past and tomorrow never comes. You are always stuck right here, right now. Not literally at 18:12 on the 22nd of November 2016, in the Boole Library – that would be the wrong way to think about here and now, even if that is literally where I am (here and now.) But … Continue reading Motley Tries: Mindfulness
ELIZABETH HESSION describes the anxiety of letting something go, and the liberation that comes through having the courage to decide when something’s right for you, and when it’s not. There isn’t an experience quite as phenomenally strange as the task of trying to sum up, on a page, ‘All The Reasons Why I’m Unreal And The Obvious And Perfect Candidate For This Opportunity.’ For … Continue reading The Art of Decision Making
Lucy McManus explores the less-frequented end of the spectrum of Ireland’s relationship with alcohol New to the social side of college life, I found it so different as regards how often I could drink if I wanted to. Back in sixth year, my friends and I were pretty focused on our Leaving Cert and so we wouldn’t hang out that often. We also lived away … Continue reading Abstinence from Alcohol in the Irish Way
FIONA HUGHES SPEAKS TO DR CATHERINE O’SULLIVAN ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT DECISION OF DPP v C O’R AND HOW THIS WILL IMPACT OUR RAPE LAW “Rape is described as not only the second most important offence on our statute books but a violation of one’s constitutional rights and yet the conviction rates are incredibly low.” Per the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland Report 2007, … Continue reading Consent: Looking at Legislative Change?
Staff writer Fifi Coughlan does Christmas presents at an affordable price As a student I think most of us can agree that the funds situation is not always great, especially when you can only work around the maximum of 15 hours and you spend all your money on brunch when you’re not supposed to. But with the anticipation of Christmas we must think of others … Continue reading What to Buy When You Have No Money
