By Tomás Heneghan With a bright rainbow feather in its cap, our proud now caretaker Government continues to strut about the country as the saviours of LGBTQ people in Ireland. They delivered us marriage equality. They gave us the Gender Recognition Act. They are the heroes of decades of struggle by ordinary citizens…
By Ciara Corcoran Hi everyone! I have to start by saying thank you all so much for all your donations during Charity Week -you were all fantastic! It’s been a crazy few months planning this and you’ve all made it a huge success. A big shout out to all the volunteers who…
By Graham Sturdy After months of hype, excitement, rumours, delays, title changes and general confusion, Kanye West’s seventh studio album was finally released last month. The follow up to his polarizing 2013 album, comes ‘The Life of Pablo’. While his fans may have been exasperated at the gruelling amount of time they…
By Emma Craven “New Media and English”. I remember seeing the course name and instantly feeling a wave of relief. It involved English, which I love and know I would be able to both study and enjoy, and also Media, something that evolves and morphs continuously. I felt as though I had finally found a…
By Lauren Guilfoyle Fitzgibbon Cup Final, CIT Sportsground UL: 3-23 Mary I: 1-30 Mary Immaculate College claimed their first Fitzgibbon Cup final win in an absolutely stunning game that will imprint on the minds of each spectator lucky enough to witness it. After playing 60 minutes in tough conditions yesterday, the Limerick students…
By Tanya Crotty College girls face some serious challenges when it comes to their make-up: we need to get ready in a hurry (damn you 9 a.m lectures!), try to look as naturally pretty as possible but still want to have fun with our make-up. Even before we pick up our bag…
By Eilís Walsh I wasn’t even alive when this article was published. This fortnight we’re looking back at an article from March, 1993. This seems apt as we are currently in the month of March ourselves. The piece’s title caught my eye “Hungry Thieves Caught Red-Handed”. The article discusses an incident where two…
By Aisling O’Connor “Will you take this knife And stab it though their heart? Will you take these vows So death will do you part?” “I do”, she said. Red dots speckled her white dress. She pressed the dagger flat against his chest, his hands closed over hers and they shared their…
By Tomás Heneghan A Higher Education Authority (HEA) report published earlier this month has expressed its concern with what it claims is a “culture in the University of inappropriate [expense] claims” at the University of Limerick (UL). The report from consultancy firm, Mazers was based on a review it carried out at…
By Ciara Corcoran Ask anyone how they feel about their body and there’s usually a list of complaints a mile long. Your body image can be influenced by your own beliefs and attitudes as well as those of society, the media and peer groups. It’s easy to start feeling bad about the way…