Is the Sydney Sweeney hate justified? Everyone has seen the new Sydney Sweeney You think you know sports? Novig advertisement. And everyone seems to have something to say. Sydney Sweeney at TIFF 2025 by Josh Popov. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. From one side of the coin, an uproar has risen against the actress, claiming she is setting women backwards instead of … [Read more...] about So you think you know sports? A deep dive into the public’s response
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Not a Bridge Too Far: Why the Salmon Weir bus corridor could transform students’ lives
A congested Salmon Weir Bridge against the backdrop of Galway Cathedral If you’ve ever been ghosted by the 404, left waiting in Cappagh for the 412 or pushed to the brink of punk-rock by the 411, a plan recently put forward by Galway Commuter Coalition is of major interest to you. The conversion of the Salmon Weir Bridge into a bus corridor between the hours of 7am and 7pm … [Read more...] about Not a Bridge Too Far: Why the Salmon Weir bus corridor could transform students’ lives
Everything is hot, nothing is erotic
Is modern fashion devoid of culture? Credit: Francisco Fuentes on Unsplash Fashion is political not because designers sit in dark rooms conspiring to influence society but because clothing absorbs the emotional climate of the world around it. Every silhouette carries an ideology. Every trend reflects collective desire, fear, instability, rebellion or exhaustion. Fashion is … [Read more...] about Everything is hot, nothing is erotic
We don’t need another Starbucks: How the American Giant is destroying Galway’s Cafe culture
Starbucks on Quay Street in Galway City. Photo: Aoife Hynes Galway amongst other things is a city full of activists and tea drinkers. After all, you need something to power the marches on Eyre Square and poster making. Unfortunately, these two Galwegian hobbies have found themselves colliding over the summer months. Starbucks coffee company, founded in … [Read more...] about We don’t need another Starbucks: How the American Giant is destroying Galway’s Cafe culture
GAA rule changes: Can we take it too far?
The GAA will trial new rules in the upcoming Higher Education Leagues. Photo credit: Jake Galvin Cast your eye back to the 1990s. Not for anything GAA related, now. Specifically to Channel 4's timeless sitcom Father Ted. There's a clip from Season 2 of the clerical comedy in the episode Think Fast, Father Ted, where Ted gets granted a 1996 Rover 213 by the diocese, to use … [Read more...] about GAA rule changes: Can we take it too far?