If you are like me, you have been prone to bouts of social anxiety since long before the advent of the pandemic. Social anxiety, the sticky psychological scourge that affects nearly 14% of adults in Ireland and over fifteen million…
In 2000, Portugal became the first EU country to decriminalise all drugs. You read that correctly: all drugs. Including cocaine and heroin. The statute ensured that those caught in possession of drugs for personal use would not be processed through…
Ireland has always had a very interesting role on an international scale. Having a long history of being neutral through wars that ravaged the European continent, it maintains its role abroad in largely peacekeeping missions. But to understand where Ireland…
It should come as no surprise that sex work isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. With early records of prostitution dating as far back as 2400 BC, sex work might just be one of the oldest professions in the world. And…
Learning a foreign language can often seem like a very daunting experience. As one grows older, it is often presumed that they cannot learn and absorb a foreign language due to their brain no longer being a “sponge.” There are…
There is a reason many of us in the northern hemisphere find ourselves dragging our feet through January and February, and not just because we’re on a comedown from the festivity of December holidays. With our daylight hours at a…
As part of the 2022 budget, the Irish Government has introduced a new system for pricing alcohol. From 4 January onward, people living in the Republic are paying significantly more for their cans, pints, spirits, and wine. Yes, it is…
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION IN IRELAND IN 2022? Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Republic of Ireland has experienced an economic recession on an unprecedented scale. Known to be one of the most expensive cities…
Now that 2022 has dawned, some of our New Year’s resolutions may be to get out more, pull up our hiking boots and experience our wonderful surroundings, either where we live or further afield. But how about a resolution to…
