Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide. Reader discretion is advised. Photo via Unsplash Horror and tragedy have remained a staple in popular literature and entertainment for over a thousand years; Grecian tragedies often involved a few mutilated organs along with woeful descriptions of suicide (cue Oedipus), and who can forget, Shakespeare; his … [Read more...] about Horror Movies and Me
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The Rachel Diaries
Before this new year even began, I started putting together a list of what this year would bring me, or rather, what I would bring to the table for this year. Christmas was quiet and hectic at the same time; with a family death on Christmas Eve and another one just before New Year’s Eve. Life is cruel with no room for fairness, but it teaches us to value those closest to us as … [Read more...] about The Rachel Diaries
Dylan meets…Clodagh Higgins
Photo via Clodagh Higgins on Twitter Clodagh Higgins is the current Mayor of Galway City (2022-2023) and is a Galway City Councillor for the West Ward representing Salthill, Taylors, Hill, Knocknacarra and Rahoon. She was elected a Fine Gael Councillor to Galway City Council in the local elections in May 2019. She is also a practicing Psychologist and a Peace Commissioner. … [Read more...] about Dylan meets…Clodagh Higgins
Champagne Problems
My Erasmus diary Hi, my name is Kara. Like many on Erasmus, I’m a third year student and I study Film & Digital Media as well as Spanish. I’m from a small city in upstate New York that you have definitely never heard of, but I am adamant to put on the map, called Syracuse. I grew up there all the way until it was time to start college when I decided to move to Galway. I … [Read more...] about Champagne Problems
A Pinpoint for Personhood: My 2023 Resolution
Photo via Pexels This is a mantra that is soaked in the optimism of spirit that sustains our efforts to grow; new year new me. With this timeworn adage fueling action of resolution, we take on the beginning of each year with a sense of serene confidence. This confidence is fueled by an underlying recognition of the ‘clean-slate’ a new calendar year brings to us. It’s a … [Read more...] about A Pinpoint for Personhood: My 2023 Resolution