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Kilbeggan Distillery
Nestled in the sleepy town of Kilbeggan, Matthew Jones discovers Ireland’s oldest distillery…
Legal-focused week in UCD
Two large scale law-related campaigns were held on campus last week; Law Soc ran its annual Law Week and UCD’s Student Legal Service organised a ‘Know Your Rights’ week which…
We don’t need no education?
Following widespread calls for educational reform, Matthew Jones evaluates the need for focus and streamlining in the CAO system…
Novel approaches
As Amazon open up foreign language literature to an English-speaking audience, Matthew Jones examines why our reading habits need to go global…
Games: Trailer failure
The use of cinematic trailers, while enticing gamers, builds up expectation to unrealistic proportions, writes Matthew Jones…
Review: Drunk on hate
Some people may be happy to spend €5 on Rum and Vodka, but the play seems to leave a sour taste, writes Matthew Jones…
Ex-UCD Student to make feature-length documentary as part of 17,000-mile bike trip
A UCD Arts graduate is set to make a feature-length documentary of his 17,000-mile journey cycling from the Northernmost tip of Alaska to the south of Argentina this summer to…
Games: Forever delayed
As the release of Duke Nukem Forever looms, Matthew Jones takes a look at what is possibly the biggest development cycle of any game, ever…
International News in Brief
University of British Columbia, Canada…
Has it come to this?
In light of Fine Gael proposing to make Irish an optional Leaving Certificate subject, Matthew Jones looks at the debilitating effects this move could have on the language…
WebWatch: The final countdown
What would you do with your last week on earth? Matthew Jones examines his priorities in this free online game…
Games: Learning your Minecraft
The dexterity and creativity that typifies the world of Minecraft has enthralled Matthew Jones and provided hours of fun for countless gamers…
Film: Alien vs passiveness
Film Review: I Am Number Four…
News in Brief
LawSoc finish 19th in World Debating Championships UCD was well represented at the World Debating Championships that were held in Botswana from December 27th to January 4th. Four teams were…
o-two Attempts: Flashmobs
Amid a boring, grey campus, Matthew Jones attempts to make an afternoon interesting for the students in the form of flashmobbing…
Rainbow Week moved to semester one
Rainbow Week was held on campus last week as part of an awareness campaign run by the Students’ Union in conjunction with the LGBT society. Rainbow Week, which is usually…
SU meet with Hugh Brady to discuss reforms
The five UCD Students’ Union sabbatical officers met with UCD President Hugh Brady last week for the bi-annual discussion of UCD’s agenda for the year. The meeting involved discussions on…
Should the college year be extended?
With the country’s institutes of technology calling for a longer academic year, Matthew Jones and Evan O’Quigley debate whether UCD’s college year should be extended…
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