There’s a line in Conversations With Friends where Frances’ doctor describes her condition as “complicated”. It’s tidy language for something that can quietly derail your teens and twenties. I got emotional when I realised why the main character was passed out on the bathroom floor of her college house. She wasn't drunk, she had endometriosis. Last week, I saw a … [Read more...] about Nine years of ‘bad periods’: Why seeing endometriosis on an Irish screen matters
Inis Meáin: The forgotten island
I tagged along with classmates on a reporting trip to Inis Meáin, the quiet middle child of the Aran Islands. They were bound for interviews; I was there out of curiosity. And, if I’m honest, scepticism. Why Inis Meáin? Raised in east Galway, I’d made the pilgrimage west more than once, but always to Inis Mór or Inis Oírr. In school, an Irish teacher of mine had dismissed … [Read more...] about Inis Meáin: The forgotten island
“This is bigger than the Nobel Peace Prize”: Inside the anonymous mind behind Newcastle Road News
It appears without warning: a single A4 sheet, black and white, left in Smokey’s or the Library, written with the confidence of a serious publication and the morals of absolutely none. Newcastle Road News has become one of the most talked-about publications on campus. Its Editor remains anonymous. That, they say, is the point. In an exclusive interview … [Read more...] about “This is bigger than the Nobel Peace Prize”: Inside the anonymous mind behind Newcastle Road News
The debate over extending the presidential franchise to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland
In modern Ireland, a strange quirk stands out: an Irish citizen born north of the border, such as former president Mary McAleese, can, under Article 12.4.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann (“Every citizen who has reached his thirty-fifth year of age is eligible for election to the office of President”), ascend to the presidency, yet that same citizen has no vote in … [Read more...] about The debate over extending the presidential franchise to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland
Paddy’s Mankini Challenge set to make a splash for charity during RAG Week
Blackrock diving tower/Image: @coldvember (Instagram) University of Galway Students’ Union is preparing for one of RAG Week’s more eye-catching fundraisers, as students rally behind Paddy’s Mankini Challenge in aid of the two SU charities. The challenge centres on Students’ Union Vice President for Welfare and Equality, Paddy, who has agreed to leap from the Blackrock … [Read more...] about Paddy’s Mankini Challenge set to make a splash for charity during RAG Week