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First Year Diaries

First year diaries: Christmas cheer and exam fear

November 29, 2018 By SIN Staff

First year diaries: Christmas cheer and exam fear

By Darren Casserly With the semester coming to an end and exams unfortunately around the corner, it seems like a great time to distract ourselves with Christmas. I like Christmas, but I’m not the kind of person who’ll put up their tree right after Halloween. Even now it feels strange writing this in early November but it’s the last issue before Christmas, and everyone loves … [Read more...] about First year diaries: Christmas cheer and exam fear

First year diaries: Striking that college/life balance

November 12, 2018 By SIN Staff

First year diaries: Striking that college/life balance

By Darren Casserly It’s mad to think that this time next month we’ll have Christmas exams. It feels like only yesterday I was in the Bailey Allen Hall listening to the President of the University address us. People told me before the start of the year that I better enjoy my time here because it flies by, and I have to say they were right, the last couple of months have gone … [Read more...] about First year diaries: Striking that college/life balance

First year diary: Back to reality

November 1, 2018 By SIN Staff

First year diary: Back to reality

By Darren Casserly  Well, I knew it was coming eventually, and now the work is coming thick and fast. The first month was a breeze and flew by, and now I’ve got essays coming at me left right and centre. It’s always hard to try getting back into work after four months of doing basically nothing, but it’s good to be busy sometimes. I always tell myself that I’m going to be … [Read more...] about First year diary: Back to reality

First year diaries: A fresh start

October 10, 2018 By SIN Staff

First year diaries: A fresh start

By Darren Casserly Hello everyone, my name is Darren Casserly and I’m studying Arts with Journalism. This is my diary where I will document my experience of first year. I am from Galway and went to The Bish Secondary School in Galway City. A few things about me is that I love to watch Netflix, especially documentary and crime series. I am an avid soccer and Gaelic … [Read more...] about First year diaries: A fresh start

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