Just a quick note here from your friendly neighbourhood barmaid and mixologist, because apparently just being a barmaid wasn’t a grand enough title if you could master the art of a cocktail. Anyways, I am here to gift you five cocktail recipes that will make you very popular at your next prinks. Note you will need a cocktail shaker for these recipes but in emergencies a water … [Read more...] about Top 5 cocktails for dummies
Health & Lifestyle
Just a little bit of pumpkin spice
It is officially fall season; a time where the green leaves turn to various beautiful shades of orange, red and brown and the air gets that little cold kick as summer season sets in the west. Puns can be cringey, but it is now time to fall in love with pumpkin spice lattes again, the popular caffeine-based beverage showing its steaming hot face every year coming up to the … [Read more...] about Just a little bit of pumpkin spice
Long distance relationships – A positive mindset
A lot of the time people go into long-distance relationships with anxiety or reluctance. The questions we ask about them tend to focus on the possible losses we would have to face while spending time apart. Are long-distance relationships difficult? Stressful? Worth it? These are all common apprehensions when embarking on this kind of change. In my experience, these … [Read more...] about Long distance relationships – A positive mindset
5 Things we love about the fall season
Shorter days, sweater weather and that slight crisp in the air. Welcome autumn. It’s time to leave behind a summer full travel and new experiences. There are many reasons as to why the coming weeks and months are exciting. Back to a set routine It’s a time when many people return to more set schedules and more predictable routines. The fall season can bring comfort … [Read more...] about 5 Things we love about the fall season
Student Health Strategies
Coping with mental illness as a student The author of this article is not a medical professional. For medical support, see the available resources at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/disability/staff-support/supporting-students/mental-health/ The University of Galway has over 18,000 students, over a third of whom could be suffering from some mental illness such as … [Read more...] about Student Health Strategies