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Your Writing On My Skin
By Deputy Features and Opinions Editor Luca Oakman Your hand moves slow,a whisper before it lands,pausing like a held breath,the first...
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Feb 191 min read


Pleasure In The Bible
By Eric Vinuesa Rodríguez Pleasure is an old and universal topic, we have talked and written about it since the beginning of humanity. Of...
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Feb 192 min read


Chasing the Daze
By Features and Opinions Editor Cian Walsh Dating is perhaps the least pleasurable experience that I could have written about for this...
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Feb 133 min read


How Does Amsterdam Feel About Being Sin City?
By Staff Writer Lia Daskalopoulos Amsterdam is a city heavily associated with sin, lust and pleasure. Due to its rather liberal laws and...
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Feb 114 min read


Save Our Sand Dunes: One group's mission to preserve Tramore's natural heritage
By Sarah Elizabeth O’Connor When it comes to heritage, Ireland is far from lacking. With traditional music, fairy forts and folklore...
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Dec 13, 20243 min read


The Nanny and The Unbearable Weight of Generational Trauma
By Dante Kunc I am 6 and sat in front of the TV with my mum. We are watching my favourite show, The Nanny, and Fran Fine says something...
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Dec 13, 20243 min read


Not Defined by Origin
By Features and Opinion’s Editor Cian Walsh “I never held any animosity towards the situation.” Those were the words uttered by the...
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Dec 13, 20245 min read


How Does Heritage Affect Us
By Adam Murphy When we talk about heritage, we talk about how important it is, how it lets you feel connected to your past and to people...
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Dec 13, 20244 min read


Heritage Tourism
By Lia Daskalopoulos “What are you doing here? Go to Mykonos, have a cocktail and take some selfies for Instagram. Don’t come here, and...
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Dec 13, 20243 min read


Exploring Cultural Heritage
By Luca Oakman To explore some of the vast cultural heritage that is a part of the UCC community, I interviewed four students from across...
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Dec 13, 20247 min read


Catholic Guilt In Everyday Life
By Editor In Chief Lisa Ahern When I was eight, there was a tradition the day after your First Holy Communion, you dressed up in your...
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Dec 10, 20243 min read


In The Modern World
By Gabriela Peñate López What will remain of our heritage in a world driven by profit? Where history and culture are sacrificed for...
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Dec 10, 20242 min read


Impulse: Our Best and Worst Trait
By Adam Murphy When we talk about the mind, discourse usually comes in two forms. Either we are talking about its incredible features,...
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Nov 23, 20243 min read
Belle du Jour
By deputy editor Tiernán Berhe Ó Ruairc It’s the feeling of emptiness when you’re not around that keeps me coming back, your presence in...
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Nov 20, 20243 min read


Inattentional Blindness
By Tadgh Connery Can we Trust our Brains? Cognitive Psychology suggests not (or at least, not all the time). You may, or may not, be...
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Nov 20, 20243 min read


The Nationalist Brain Worm - A Response to Previous Motley Piece
By Amir Folorunso What do we owe the nation? What do we owe each other? What do we owe the world? Would you be ready to die for your...
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Nov 20, 20243 min read
Self- Contained In this Brain of Mine
By Amy O Brien I’ve lived in the same house since I was 2 years old. A sense of the word ‘home’ is something I’d consider myself to have....
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Nov 19, 20244 min read


Are Smart Drugs Always Smart?
By Lia Daskalopoulos Are smart drugs always smart? The midterm exams are approaching, and for a lot of us students that means increasing...
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Nov 19, 20243 min read
Lost for Words
By Caia Hope I remember my first seizure in bed. I have the distinct memory of seeing my room in black and white, unable to breathe or...
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Nov 19, 20244 min read


Divergence in the Typical World
By Deputy Features and Opinions Editor Luca Oakman When thinking back to childhood days, many remember the simplicity of primary school...
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Nov 15, 20245 min read
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