Blind Date 

Recently Deputy Features editor Sarah O’Mahony sent James and David on a blind date to Alchemy café, Barracks Street. On route they faced the aftermath of the tornado that hit the street that week but were met by the lovely Bev once inside. Will it be a whirlwind romance for the pair or a cold […]

Tate’s Army: an Analysis of the Growing Discontent Towards Feminism Amongst Young Men

Deputy Current Affairs Editor Tiarnan O’Rourke takes a look at the rise of angry young men on the internet and what factors drive them to beacons like Tate. When scouring the internet for information regarding the plight of women many articles will come up. Statistics will appear that discuss the high rates of violence against […]

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Ramadan and Resistance

Contributing Writer Baneen Talpur writes about Ramadan and how religion can help us make sense of the world. It is becoming harder for young people to identify as religious in Ireland. Most of the people I know are either atheists or agnostics. Science is advancing at an astronomical pace, and with the rise in education […]

Poetry- The Call in the Night

The Call in the Night – By James Carroll They say you never forget your first  First love, first heartbreak, first kiss..  But you were my first everything.  I’m not scared of the dark anymore  Because you took me apart in broad daylight I held you in my arms like a god could hold the sun […]

Editorial IV – Resistance

  By Niamh Browne The word Motley is defined as ‘incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate’. This to me is the strength of Motley, the magazine. We are various, eclectic and we have the freedom of being freaks. To quote Jughead Jones, a character on one of my favourite tv shows, Riverdale: ‘I’m weird. […]