Davy Carton is a singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist from Tuam, Co. Galway. He is the co-founder of the hugely successful band ‘The Saw Doctors.’ You played in Blaze X in your early years – did you find your passion for music there? Yeah, I found a like-minded genius that was Paul Cunniffe, along with his friend Paul Ralph and a friend of mine Ja Keating. We had the … [Read more...] about Dylan meets – Davy Carton
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Western activism around Qatar was nothing more than performative
When you search the term “Qatar FIFA controversy”, the first thing that appears is the criticism FIFA faced for holding the latest World Cup in a country where homosexuality is illegal. Many people, me included, go to Twitter for their news, and saw many stories criticising both the ban and FIFA’s decision. There were also many stories of people going to Qatar wearing … [Read more...] about Western activism around Qatar was nothing more than performative
Westport to Warsaw
This past year has seen the beginning of an incredible journey for young Westport RFC club man Kacper Palamarczuk, who packed his bags and moved to Poland to represent his country of birth. Since March of last year he has represented Poland as a senior international and last Sunday, he made his professional rugby debut for his new club Budowlani łódź. Last August Palamarczuk … [Read more...] about Westport to Warsaw
New report details extensive abuse in Irish Armed Forces
*Contains content about sexual assault* A recent report into bullying and harassment in the Irish Armed Forces, conducted by the Independent Review Group (IRG), has found structural failures in how the Irish Armed Forces treats women. The Report found that 88 per cent of female respondents in the Armed Forces said that they had been the victims of one or more types of … [Read more...] about New report details extensive abuse in Irish Armed Forces
Society Spotlight: PhotoSoc
When was PhotoSoc founded? I’m not sure of the exact year but last semester, we found some documents in the library archive that mentions PhotoSoc which was dated as far back as the 1980s. How many students are signed up for it? We had around 80+ new signups this year and that leaves us with a total of 2512 members to date. But this accounts for lots of past students … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: PhotoSoc