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 […]
Ain’t that a Peach – have the Democrats made a mistake?
Matthew Moynihan evaluates the consequences of the impeachment of President Donald Trump for the Democratic party and the campaign of Joe Biden – are they playing a losing game? On September 24th, amidst a suitably muted and sombre press briefing in Washington D.C. out strode House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver some of […]
The Noisy 21st Century
How do we distinguish between speech that harms and speech that sparks debate? Alice O’Brien examines the divide The motivational speaker Tony Gaskins once said, “arguing isn’t communication, it’s noise.” No debate has been louder than the 21st century favourite: hate speech vs free speech. It is a bone of contention that pokes its head […]
UCC Societies Update – January
Words: Kelly Doherty UCC Societies have an exciting couple of weeks to come. As per usual at this point of the year, a whole host of balls are taking place so there’s something for everyone to get their glad rags together for. Accounting & Finance Society, Law Society, Food Science Society, Science Society, the language […]
Commercial Court Rules in Favour of UCC
Report: Motley Staff The Commercial Court (Mr Justice Barrett) has today ruled in favour of University College Cork in the action it brought for the benefit of Aviva against the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) for compensation for the flood damage to its property following the extensive flooding of Cork City in November 2009, which infamously […]
An Ode to (Good) Sports Writing
Killian Down What’s something everyone around you knows you’re obsessed with and why? Someone once described Mancunian band Elbow’s album, The Take Off and Landing of Everything, as an epic of the everyday, a romance of the real. It was an allusion to lyrics which draw on reserves of emotion usually saved for grand romance, […]