Fresh from a frustrating Irish Christmas, Bridget Fitzsimons discovers the joys of German efficiency in Munich
USI’s Deputy President Cónán Ó’Broin has announced that he will step down from his position within the Union of Students in Ireland. The decision is due to a job offer made to Ó’Broin over the …
Boots’ decision to sell the morning-after pill over the counter marks a milestone in reproductive rights and heralds an era in which true sexual change can occur, writes Bridget Fitzsimons
Album of the Fortnight
Artist: Joan as Police Woman
Album: The Deep Field
Rating: 4/5
While she may be best known for her work with Antony and the Johnsons and her ill-fated romance with iconic singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, there …
Prices for rent on on-campus accommodation have been frozen at current levels for the next academic year 2011/12. The rents on-campus received criticism in the past for failing to fall alongside rent in areas around …
Faced with being stuck in a windowless office of doom for an academic year, Bridget Fitzsimons decided to be proactive and join the gym
Bored with the same everyday songs? Bridget Fitzsimons brings you the cover versions that are even better than the real thing
Catriona Laverty, a medical intern in Clonmel’s South Tipperary General Hospital, tells Bridget Fitzsimons about how her job differs from what she learned in UCD
Apple has previewed its new line of hardware and software and, according to Bridget Fitzsimons; Mac is the only way to go
Last week marked Women’s Week, the Students’ Union’s annual week dedicated to issues pertaining to women. The usual events took place. There were collections for charities such as the Marie Keating Foundation, coffee mornings, a …
Title: John Gabriel Borkman
Director: James Macdonald
Cast: Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Lindsay Duncan.
Running until: November 20th in the Abbey Theatre
Tickets: €13-€40
The Abbey Theatre’s latest offering, John Gabriel Borkman, a play by Henrik Ibsen which has been …
A UCD student has been awarded an Irish Web Award for his work relating to contraception. Chris Rooney, a Business and Law student, won the award for Most Innovative Website along with his friend Liam …
In light of American Apparel’s recent financial troubles, Bridget Fitzsimons questions whether or not the company deserve to be saved from financial ruin
Title: B for Baby
Director: Carmel Winters
Cast: Louis Lovett, Michele Moran
Running Until: 6th November in the Peacock Theatre
Tickets: €15
B for Baby by Carmel Winters is not what it seems on the surface. Telling the story of …
