A sudden romance frenzy has gripped the student body while in lockdown. We are almost spoiled for choice when it comes to romance confession pages in Trinity, but with more options, it can be hard to know which one is …
Sex & Relationships
Sexual Revolution Reads
Kerry O’Sullivan takes us through some sex and relationship reads to fill those lockdown days
Like the rest of us, you’re probably finding yourself with more spare time during this lockdown than any other. It’s easy to waste days away with mindless scrolling and staring into the existential void. With that said, why not take …
The Modern Woman in Film
Lila Funge discusses the outdated Rom-Com genre
Missing from film: have you seen this woman? She’s average height and weight, has a multitude of interests, emotions that run deep, and a life that doesn’t revolve around love interests. This is the real modern woman, so why has …
Socially distanced dating: Zoom edition
Switching up your online dating life one zoom at a time
Another March rolls around and most of us have had more lockdowns than in-person dates in the last year. There is a definite dating app fatigue, constant talking stages that fizzle out and endless facetime calls with not a whole …
We need to talk. Period.
The politics of periods
It has been estimated that those who mensturate in Ireland spend between €132 to €208 on sanitary products annually. This is a total cost of up to €8,100 over a lifetime. There is an almost automatic assumption that those who …
What sex education didn’t teach me
Kerry O’Sullivan unpacks the failures of her Sex-Ed
I still remember sitting there at the ripe old age of eleven, hyper screams and laughter reverberating around a dingy little classroom; the very first time we got “The Talk”, the infamous and nerve-wracking discovery of what scary things were …
Learning to pole dance in my bedroom: Interview with the Irish Pole Dancing Academy
Eva O’Beirne explores the world of pole dancing in the virtual world
Learning to pole dance without a pole may seem like an oxymoron, but founder and owner of the Irish Pole Dancing Academy, Arlene Caffrey, believes that within a matter of weeks anyone can learn the basics of pole dancing, even …
Socially distant dating : a new type of takeaway
Eva O’Beirne explores the world of restaurant food boxes
The transition back to Level 5 has been un-easy, anxiety-inducing, and uncertain. Some of us are hesitant to dip our toes back into the pool that was our former social life, while others are desperate to get back into town. …
New College, New Me
Chloe Gleeson discusses how her mentality changed from secondary school to final year
In secondary school, my mind became governed by strict dualities. Anything pertaining to my life was very simply defined: good or bad, success or failure. I felt this mentality was necessary in order to advance, to surmount the numerous societal …
Sunday Longread: I don’t know if I’m a victim
An anonymous writer shares their story of facing image-based sexual abuse
This article contains mentions of abuse, child abuse, and image-based sexual abuse
Normally when you text your ex, it’s when you’re inebriated or seeking some sort of closure. This case was different. I never wanted to speak to him again. …