Eoghan Scott reflects upon his time spent volunteering in the Greek refugee camp ‘Moria.’ As I sit here writing this, I find that it becomes difficult to condense such an experience into words. Since returning from Greece, this is actually the most that I’ve thought about it. It’s taking me back right now, a bit more than I would like, to be honest. Volunteering in … Continue reading The Chimes of Freedom Flashing
Do the apps of our generation make us insecure and less focused? Hannah Kingston discovers the truth in this month’s Motley tries. Social media mediates every aspect of our lives, including our interpersonal relationships. Such vast developments in technology have the ability to both strengthen and weaken our bonds. This is shown in a plethora of case studies. Sherry Turkle, psychologist and author of Alone … Continue reading Motley Tries: Social Media Hiatus
Killian Down gives an account of his gruelling experience in Berlin, a brief stop on a summer backpacking tour of Europe. I warned them. I did, I warned them. Taking a nine-hour night bus from Krakow to Berlin would be a mistake; a sleepless, neck-cricking error that we would pay for the next day. Yet, there I found myself, a victim of the frankly overrated … Continue reading Achtung Baby!
Words: Aisling Coleman Two weeks ago, I experienced one of the happiest days of my life. I got to don a cap ‘n’ gown, and to walk across the Quad, without the fear of future exam failure hanging over my mortarboard and tasseled head. I was handed the prettiest piece of parchment that I ever laid eyelashes on, and can now officially cast votes in … Continue reading An Alien in My Own Skin
Words: Motley Staff Earlier this month, UCC’s Students’ Union received a petition from over five hundred students calling for a campus wide referendum concerning the 8th amendment. On the 23rd and 24th of November, all students of University College Cork will have the opportunity to vote. This referendum will ask if UCC’s Students’ Union should campaign for a repeal of the 8th Amendment of Bunreacht … Continue reading Should UCC Students’ Union campaign to repeal the 8th amendment?
By Hannah Kingston Ice-cold he lay there with no one to care. In December 2014, Mr. John Cotter, 43 was found in a doorway on Molesworth Street. Enda Kenny said €55m had been set aside to deal with the homeless and a huge social housing programme initiated. “Homelessness is a complicated matter,” said Mr. Kenny, so we all moved on. Human nature dictates that we’re … Continue reading Motley Tries: An Investigation into Homelessness
Leah Driscoll’s best tips for a weekend away on a shoestring budget The meagre holiday budget of a student and a trip to what is known as one of Europe’s most expensive cities probably isn’t the most logical of combinations. In fact, I probably should have checked that out before I spontaneously booked a flight to Copenhagen – Denmark’s capital and my home for the … Continue reading A Poor Girl’s Guide to Copenhagen
