Study smarter: 10 realistic tips
To be able to study more effectively in a shorter amount of time sounds like every student’s dream, right? Well, it is achievable if you pay attention to how you study instead of just measuring for how long you do…
Alternative Food options for Christmas Dinner
Menu preparation for Christmas is relatively simple: “How many people are coming and how large a turkey do I need?” Typical toppings such as potatoes, Brussel sprouts, gravy and bread sauce, etc., are also easy choices. 5 Christmas dinner ideas…
How To Retain Information Quickly and Forget Less
Forgetting is a crucial mechanism for our brains. It helps us heal from traumas, pains, and bad experiences. It helps us to move on. Likewise, forgetting is needed due to the storage capacity of our brain. We generally forget things…
12 Modern Classics and the Epic Songs they Sampled
Since the mid 1980s, pop, hip-hop and dance music has been filled with songs sampling both famous and little-known tracks from the past. If you have listened to the radio at any point in the last thirty or forty years,…
Championing employment for Asylum Seekers in Ireland: Roos Demol
Moving to Ireland in 1998, Roos Demol is the brain behind Ireland’s first specialist recruitment consultancy & agency for Refugees, Asylum Seekers & Migrants. Emigrating with her husband who was offered a job here in Cork, Roos never wanted…
7 Years of “Beyoncé”: How this Self-Titled Surprise Album Changed the Music Industry
Sunday, December 13th, marked the 7th anniversary of the release of Beyoncé, the popular singer’s self-titled album that changed the music industry forever. In the new age of digital media, artists needed to find a better way to reach their…
5 Irish podcasts you should be listening to right now
Podcasts became a well-deserved, highly popular phenomenon a while ago. Whether it is for a train ride, a long drive back home, or even for a cloudy afternoon while organising your room, podcasts seem to have completely won us over…
Kilbrittain Castle: The Oldest Castle
Castles, predominantly built in the Middle Ages, were homes and offices of the nobility, royalty, and military orders. They are often confused with palaces, which are not fortified. A fortress is not always a home to royals, a castle also…
How do we tackle the Dublin dominance issue in the GAA?
In any senior-level football Championship campaign there are always popular talking points. Standard topics are the Mayo curse, the quality of play and re-structuring the Championship format, but the reigning discussion this year has undoubtedly been the so-called “Dublin dominance…