Contributor 1: My alarm erupted at 5am on a cool summer’s Thursday morning. My friends and I awoke and stiffly made our way down to the 41 bus on Mountjoy Square. It was our holiday, and we were Napoli-bound. One … Continue reading Dublin and Pompeii Twin cities lost in time, in two perspectives
Chambers has been a safe place for queer people in Cork for many years now, hosting weekly drag events and becoming a haven for the LGBTQ+ community in the city. This September, in preparation for UCC’s freshers week, the venue … Continue reading Cork’s Only Gay Club Has Turned Straight Sinners club, formally called Chambers, has swapped out Drag nights for Jersey nights in an attempt to maximise profits
We’ve all been there: a long, fruitless day has ended, and you find yourself alone, staring face-down into the creamy foam of a freshly-poured pint for solace. What else is there to do but drink? Read a book, of course! … Continue reading The Best Books to Read in the Pub Buster’s book recommendations for when a pint just isn’t enough
Despite the sunshine currently blasting through my window, and the heat slowly cooking everything, and everyone, in my student accommodation, it must be said that summer is most definitely over. In no time at all, Trinity College students shall once … Continue reading Words of Wisdom from a College Elder (a third year film student) Time to Bloom Where You’re Planted
Blaring music and a rainbow of colour filled the streets of Dublin today as I took up my place on O’Connell Street, at the start of the annual parade to ask jubilant passer-bys just what pride meant to them. I … Continue reading Forty Has Never Looked So Good; Dublin Pride 2023 A protest, not just a parade.
The other day, an Erasmus student in one of my seminars was gushing about Ireland. She was telling us how beautiful it is, how much there is to do and see and how nice a place it must be to … Continue reading Learning to love our home again: An Irish Travel Guide for Irish People
Look, I love a tracksuit. A minority position around the Arts Block, but if I don’t look like I’m waiting for the call up to the B-team, then I’m not in my natural element. I believe this simple sportswear has … Continue reading A Defence of Trackies The Outfit for Our Times
Everyone has trouble sleeping at some point or another. It can be due to stress, illness, or any number of different factors. Regardless of how long it lasts or how intense it is, not sleeping well can always be a … Continue reading For those who cannot sleep How to feel less alone in the deep dark night
Photography by D Sharon Pruitt of Pink Sherbet Photography Sometimes, having a physical form is excruciating. I know it sounds like a silly thing to say, but I imagine that, on some level, it’s a relatively common experience. I feel … Continue reading Sitting with uncomfortable feelings Realising that our default individualism and obsession with productivity are characteristic of late stage capitalism alongside other realisations.
Originally published in print September 2022 In a world where opinions are more plentiful than virtually anything else, do we have and share so many of them because we love to have them, or because human nature simply wouldn’t allow … Continue reading The impossibility of impartiality Is it actually possible to be truly impartial on any topic?
Dearest reader, I write to you at an ungodly hour on the final night of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – dehydrated, sleep deprived and with 40 shows under my belt. I have spent the past month working front of house … Continue reading 31 Nights of Disneyland: Tales from the Fringe Saul Sherrard delves into the madness, the chaos, and the best that The Edinburgh Fringe has to offer
Photography by Séamus Carroll. Illustrations by Rebecca Gutteridge. The fall of Twitter Elon Musk’s takeover will mark the end of twitter in 2023, as investors and users lose faith. TN2 predicts the rise of a new spangled social media app … Continue reading TN2’s Predicted 2023 Trends The gloves are off and the high tea is ready to be served