Film Review: The Muppets

Title: The Muppets
Director: James Bobin
Starring: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones
Release Date: February 10th
After a twelve-year absence from the big screen, the overblown Muppet style is a shock, and as Jason Segal throws …

What’s in a Name?

Following mooted plans to upgrade the status of Institutes of Technology, Sally Hayden explores the ramifications for Ireland’s Higher Education system.

Amidst the cut-backs and funding crisis throughout third level education, the government’s proposal to upgrade …

A tale of two squirrels

A deadly virus has reached our shores and is set to devastate our already ailing red squirrel population. Alison Lee writes about the dangers posed and the efforts being made to save the creatures.

Cast your …

Sports Digest

Basketball
UCD Marian were beaten by UL Eagles at the University Arena in Limerick on Saturday 21 January with a final score line of 75-68 in the Men’s Superleague.
UCD started well and led at the end …

Op-ed: Kasandra O’Connell, Head of the IFI Film Archive, on our Cinematic Heritage

To mark the launch of the IFI’s campaign to protect our national film archive, Kasandra O’Connell, Head of the IFI Film Archive, writes exclusively for the University Observer about the importance of the Irish …

The Full Irish #3

For our belated return, the Full Irish is bringing the goods. In this instalment, Daniel Moriarity and Eimear McGovern speak to two of Ireland’s fastest rising bands, The Minutes and Fox Avenue, while Ciara Andrews …

Declaration of Independence

With renewed calls for Scottish independence dominating UK parliamentary debate, Evan O’Quigley discusses the issues facing both sides of the argument.
There has been much discussion recently of the possibility of Scotland becoming independent from the …