Everyone says you should be open to new experiences during your Erasmus year, but finding myself crying because I’d run out of milk wasn’t the sort of new experience I saw coming. Let’s rewind; I had been making tea in the kitchen of my impossibly small apartment with the teabags I had brought over from home. The night before I left, I had filled a zip lock bag with Barry’s tea … [Read more...] about Erasmus Diary: Don’t cry over split milk. Cry over empty milk cartons.
The future of the Irish Language
When I was a child, my dad would read to me every night before I went to bed. I was, and always have been, an avid reader. I would clamour to be read three to four stories a night. I adored picture books - Charlie and Lola was my favourite by far. Every night my dad would read to me and every story he read would be in Irish. Recently my dad admitted that he translated the … [Read more...] about The future of the Irish Language
Erasmus Diary
Róise in front of thePalais du Pharo in Marseille After a 2am bus journey, a turbulent flight and one four-hour-long train journey later I have finally made it back to France for my second semester of Erasmus. I have been in Avignon, a small town in the South of France, since September and after a five weeklong Christmas break spent back home in Galway, I am ready to … [Read more...] about Erasmus Diary
New year, same me: defying the highlight reel
As December 31st rolled around, I found myself as I often do, scrolling through social media. It seemed like everyone and their mother was posting their 2021 round-ups, a highlight reel to sum up all the exciting and glamorous moments of the year that passed. I was no different. Yet, I couldn’t help but compare my own end of year summary to all the other ones I had seen. The … [Read more...] about New year, same me: defying the highlight reel
Violence in cinema, and has it gone too far?
When questioned in an interview on why his movies include such graphic violence, Quentin Tarantino responded ‘because it’s so much fun.’ Tarantino does not tread lightly around this subject, making a clear distinction in the interview between movies and real life, claiming that ‘cool parents’ will let their children watch his films. Scenes of a highly violent nature are a … [Read more...] about Violence in cinema, and has it gone too far?