The Tigray War Revisited
Deputy Current Affairs Editor Tiarnan Ó Ruairc discusses the civil war that nobody is talking about. A country born out of defiance; the only country in Africa not colonised by a European nation. In fact, to quote an Ethiopian woman during these interviews ”we [Ethiopia] scrambled for Africa too” a reference to the famous book […]
‘A Monument More Lasting than bronze’: Ultima generazione’s fight against the eco crisis
Contributing writer Chiara Alessio discusses the reasoning behind various actions of the modern climate activist movement ‘ultima generazione’ along with outlining their symbolic and artistic resistance against the climate crisis For millennia, humans tried to come to terms with their own mortality: that meant finding ways to potentially overcome it. Thus, monuments, family and art […]
“It’s an environment of you brush it off and get back to work” – Workplace Sexual Harassment in Cork’s Nightlife Scene
Deputy fashion editor Sinéad Mckeown explores the unsavoury truth about working in nightlife in Cork. Sexual Assault and Harassment in Cork City Nightlife TW: Discussion of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Earlier this year I launched a survey that was targeted towards employees of bars and nightclubs in Cork. The results show that many bars […]
Resistance in Late-Capitalist Art
Entertainment editor Seán Enda Donnelly talks about the nature of art and entertainment in our modern society through the lens of Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism (2009) and transgressive art. In 1848, a year wracked by revolution throughout the globe and in their native Germany, philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto. The […]
Blind Date
Recently Deputy Features editor Sarah O’Mahony sent James and David on a blind date to Alchemy café, Barracks Street. On route they faced the aftermath of the tornado that hit the street that week but were met by the lovely Bev once inside. Will it be a whirlwind romance for the pair or a cold […]
Tate’s Army: an Analysis of the Growing Discontent Towards Feminism Amongst Young Men
Deputy Current Affairs Editor Tiarnan O’Rourke takes a look at the rise of angry young men on the internet and what factors drive them to beacons like Tate. When scouring the internet for information regarding the plight of women many articles will come up. Statistics will appear that discuss the high rates of violence against […]