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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...

By Current Affairs editor Adrian Quinn In November, I managed to sit down with musician Finn Manning - one fifth of the Cork based...

by Richard Scriven The International Criminal Court Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi  case in 2016 was a landmark ruling as it was solely concerned...

By Entertainment Editor Tess O’Regan Ireland loves a diaspora success story. If there’s a rising star who has any connection, no matter...

By Kate O'Hanlon This November Donald J. Trump was elected for a second non consecutive term, making him the first convicted felon in the...

By Gabriela Peñate López What will remain of our heritage in a world driven by profit? Where history and culture are sacrificed for...

FROM THE EDITOR’S CORNER The Oxford dictionary definition of heritage is “the history, traditions, and qualities that a country or...

By Adam Murphy When we talk about the mind, discourse usually comes in two forms. Either we are talking about its incredible features,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

By Lia Daskalopoulos Are smart drugs always smart? The midterm exams are approaching, and for a lot of us students that means increasing...

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...

By Deputy Features and Opinions Editor Luca Oakman When thinking back to childhood days, many remember the simplicity of primary school...

By Lucie Mohme Cortisol has negative connotations. Most people probably associate it with stress. Indeed, cortisol is an essential...

By Deputy Current Affairs Editor Kate O Hanlon All war tactics are detestable but very few manage to leave the psychological and...

By Feature and Opinions Editor Cian Walsh On average, there is approximately 24 inches between the brain and the heart. In the ballpark...

By Aobh Quinn It would take approximately three thousand years to count the number of neurons and nerve cells in the human brain. That’s...

By Entertainment Editor Tess O’Regan The room is dark and then it’s not. Fluorescent pink flashes through dry ice. A twin column of blue...