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Film Review: War Horse
Friday, 13 Jan, 2012 – 18:23 | No Comment
Film Review: War Horse

Title: War Horse
Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and Peter Mullen
Release Date: January 13th

Disunited Russia
Thursday, 12 Jan, 2012 – 9:00 | No Comment
Disunited Russia

Although Russian civilians have expressed their desire for a reformed government, Catherine Murnane wonders whether demonstration is enough to ensure such change

Film Review: The Artist
Wednesday, 11 Jan, 2012 – 15:04 | One Comment
Film Review: The Artist

Title: The Artist
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman
Release Date: Out now
Michel Hazanavicius’ (mostly) silent feature is already awash with critical acclaim and Oscar buzz, but don’t let that colour your perceptions of …

Journalist and UCD alumna Mary Raftery passes away
Tuesday, 10 Jan, 2012 – 16:15 | Comments Off
Journalist and UCD alumna Mary Raftery passes away

Journalist, documentarian and former UCDSU Education Officer Mary Raftery is remembered by Sally Hayden

I once asked Mary Raftery for tips on being a good journalist, and she said to always start your articles with a …

Un-changed
Tuesday, 10 Jan, 2012 – 8:00 | Comments Off
Un-changed

As millions watch Kim Jong-un in fearful anticipation, Sally Hayden examines the future for North Korea.

Film Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Monday, 9 Jan, 2012 – 0:40 | One Comment
Film Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, and Christopher Plummer.

Is the hype surrounding the American cinematic treatment of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, first part of the literary sensation …

Putting a Price on Health
Friday, 6 Jan, 2012 – 9:00 | Comments Off
Putting a Price on Health

Heralded by many as one of the best healthcare systems in the world, will new measures for reform of the NHS harm its admirable egalitarian ethos? Elizabeth Beecham examines the impact of proposals by …

A year in review: The biggest Irish news stories of 2011
Thursday, 5 Jan, 2012 – 9:00 | Comments Off
A year in review: The biggest Irish news stories of 2011

As we start a new year, Richard Clune looks back the biggest Irish news stories of 2011

A year in review: Fashion – What Was Hot and What Was Not
Wednesday, 4 Jan, 2012 – 1:00 | 2 Comments
A year in review: Fashion – What Was Hot and What Was Not

In our penultimate ‘A year in review’ feature, Aoife Valentine explains who the winners and losers of fashion were in 2011

A year in review: Top ten films of 2011
Tuesday, 3 Jan, 2012 – 9:25 | One Comment
A year in review: Top ten films of 2011

If you didn’t make it to the cinema too often in 2011, fear not. Dermot O’Rourke shows us which releases of the year are worth picking up on DVD

10. X-Men: First Class – A remarkable …

A year in review: The best songs of 2011
Monday, 2 Jan, 2012 – 1:05 | One Comment
A year in review: The best songs of 2011

As we say goodbye to the year just past, Aoife Valentine and George Morahan take us through the songs that may or may not feature on Reeling in the Years: 2011

Bright Eyes – ‘Ladder Song’
‘Ladder …

A year in review: The biggest news stories of 2011
Sunday, 1 Jan, 2012 – 13:12 | 2 Comments
A year in review: The biggest news stories of 2011

As 2011 draws to a close and 2012 begins, Sean O’Grady looks back on the stand-out moments of the past year.

A year in review: The best albums of 2011
Friday, 30 Dec, 2011 – 8:00 | Comments Off
A year in review: The best albums of 2011

If you’re still not sure what music you should have been listening to over the past twelve months, Cormac Duffy is here to bring you up to speed before the year is out.

A year in review: Best of TV 2011
Wednesday, 28 Dec, 2011 – 8:00 | Comments Off
A year in review: Best of TV 2011

Want to know the best of what’s been on the box in 2011? Look no further than George Morahan’s almost-definitive TV pickings.

A year in review: The best games of 2011
Tuesday, 27 Dec, 2011 – 8:00 | Comments Off
A year in review: The best games of 2011

At the end of a great year in gaming, Steven Balbirnie looks back at ten of the best.

The Fatal Fourway Holiday Special – What is the best Christmas film?
Saturday, 24 Dec, 2011 – 19:58 | Comments Off
The Fatal Fourway Holiday Special – What is the best Christmas film?

This Christmas Eve, the Fourway sit down for the last debate of 2011, and settle that classic post-pudding argument once and for all; what is the best Christmas movie?

Aoife Valentine – Love Actually (2003)
Love …

The Students’ Union Copy Bureau to close after Christmas
Monday, 12 Dec, 2011 – 23:03 | 3 Comments
The Students’ Union Copy Bureau to close after Christmas

The Students’ Union Copy Bureau, located in the tunnel between the James Joyce Library and the Newman Building, will permanently close over the Christmas break. Two of the Bureau’s members of staff, Jacqueline Carey and …

Empire of the Snow
Friday, 2 Dec, 2011 – 14:27 | Comments Off
Empire of the Snow

Tom Simpson, keyboardist for Snow Patrol, chats to Aoife Valentine about a new approach to music videos, considering a career as a teacher and the complexities of taps.