Why having a breakdown can be healthy
A positive breakdown As we plunge into the colder weather and the longer nights, it’s easy for our minds to drift to darker places. A lot of us may find it a little bit harder to get out of bed…
New vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. What does this mean for us?
Since the start of 2020, we have been dealing with a serious pandemic resulting from coronavirus. Finally, the Pfizer and BioNtech firms announced their vaccine candidate’s data on the 9th of November. The mRNA based vaccine uses a piece of…
Irish Musical Instruments
Ireland is well known around the world for its landscapes, conviviality, beer, and music. We all know the celtic harp, a symbol of Ireland, but the country is the birthplace to other Irish musical instruments. Irish Symbols – Babylon 8…
The uncovered history of the Advent calendar
While Christmas is approaching at a very fast speed – shops are already decorated, carols accompany us on for our grocery shopping, and the streets are soon to be embellished with lights – there are many of us who decide…
What will the Biden presidency mean for Ireland?
Earlier this month, when Joe Biden was announced as the projected next president of the United States, there were celebrations in the streets of his ancestry town of Ballina, county Mayo. The newly elected president has been outspoken on his…
4 Times actors butchered an Irish accent
When you think of an Irish accent, you may think of rural, “culchie” Mayo, the lilt of Corkonians, the slightly inaudible people of Kerry. It might be the selectively deep and selectively high-pitched Northern accents or the many multitude of…
Food Waste and the 2050 Global Crisis: What Can Be Done?
2050 Global Food Crisis The global food system is failing. The worldwide population is set to rise to eleven billion people by 2050, yet we are already unable to feed our seven billion inhabitants. Over one billion people do not…
Why the trailer of Wild Mountain Thyme so was badly received
Ireland is a country known for its gorgeous views and friendly people, so it is no wonder that movies such as Star Wars, Braveheart, Harry Potter, and The Princess Bride made use of it. For some reason, though, when you…
A 100 Days of protest: Belarus against Lukashenko.
Today marks the 100th day of the nationwide protests that have rocked the country of Belarus since they erupted on 9th August. The country’s largest and longest anti-political protests against President Alexander Lukashenko and the government began leading up-to and…