By Connell McHugh It’s difficult to imagine anybody but the current cast of Channel 4’s hit comedy Derry Girls playing all of our favourite characters, but Clare Devlin as we know her may never have seen the light of day if it wasn’t for one tweet, according to the actor who plays her, Oranmore native Nicola Coughlan. “I think I was on a bus home when I saw the Old Vic … [Read more...] about Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan on life in NUI Galway, acting, and the impact of the hit comedy show
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‘King of Ireland’ Pat McDonagh visits NUI Galway
On 6 March NUI Galway’s BizSoc and the Career Development Centre held an event entitled ‘An Evening with Pat McDonagh’ with an interview section followed by a Q&A with the man himself and the 200 students in attendance. Organisers took the time at the beginning of the evening to explain that it was the founder of Supermacs who offered to make an appearance in NUI Galway. … [Read more...] about ‘King of Ireland’ Pat McDonagh visits NUI Galway
Reviving the dead: the issues with celebrity holograms and CGI
One of the simple facts of life is that we all die, but in 2018 it seems like that too is off-limits for some of the world’s A-list celebrities. With hologram technology and CGI becoming more advanced, it is possible for dead singing icons and actors to be portrayed on stage and screen. From Tupac Shakur to Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and more topically Prince, it seems as if … [Read more...] about Reviving the dead: the issues with celebrity holograms and CGI
Unconventional ways to reach 10,000 steps a day
Since the rise of activity trackers such as the eye-roll inducing Fitbit, there seems to be a general air among people that we have to reach that elusive 10,000 steps a day to have made that day worthwhile. While studies show that most people only reach half of that goal (oh, the shame), the health benefits of 10,000 steps have been proven; weight loss, less risk of strokes, … [Read more...] about Unconventional ways to reach 10,000 steps a day
Vox Pop: Does the unofficial RAG week give NUI Galway a bad image? President Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh speaks out
NUI Galway President and students have their say Galway’s unofficial RAG week always attracts online attention. Reading comment sections on Facebook on Donegal Tuesday, opinions on the week were clearly divided. New NUI Galway president Prof Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh weighed in on the debate over the contentious week which ran from Sunday 11 – Friday 16 February. He said that … [Read more...] about Vox Pop: Does the unofficial RAG week give NUI Galway a bad image? President Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh speaks out
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