Love is a battlefield. The hospitality industry makes that painfully clear with its, on average, tiny profit margins. On your average run-of-the-mill year, after paying staff and satisfying suppliers, profit margins rest at about 4%, maybe 8% on a bumper …
Back to Bestseller
Ciara Chan spotlights why you should wine, dine and enjoy a night of theatre at Bestseller on Dawson Street
Chances are if you frequent the Arts Block, you’re more than familiar with Bestseller, Dawson Street’s cosiest coffee shop. But did you know that the dimly lit seating area also doubles as a wine bar and dinner theatre in the …
100 years in Ronda
Ronda provides the perfect escape from the city to a quiet town rich with history
Cheap drinks. Coastal party towns. Crazy party islands. The perfect destination for a lad’s holiday. Spain has a reputation and Ryanair will fly you right into its biggest party hubs. But what if you’re craving a chill Spanish holiday absolved …
Final girls soundtrack
Seasoned finals veterans Ciara, Ciana and Jayna provide words of wisdom and listening recommendations
Days like these, we agonise over our exams all day and all night. Or at least we do in theory, but your editors will be the first to admit that it can be difficult to focus when the daylight hours …
Together we rise
Ciara Chan traverses the terrain which comprises the EARTH RISING sustainability festival at IMMA
Scientists have long debated the origins of life but one thing is clear: life exists in cycles. We belong to the land as much as it belongs to us. How poetic: the same energy that courses through us once flowed …
Let there be life
Ciara Chan reviews Dublin Fringe Festival’s Garden of Shadows
“What’s with the ominous ambient noise?” cries a child, her voice breaking through the darkness. I smile, but she’s not wrong. The low hum of ominous music projects from speakers just out of sight in the dark. As part of …
A guide to Dublin stand-up comedy
Ciara Chan walks us through the best spots in the city for a cheeky chuckle — and the occasional roast
It’s okay if your serotonin is store-bought…. Or purchased on Eventbrite. Dublin City has numerous comedy clubs that will provide you with a quick fix for your prevailing mental health issues. Because who wants to commit to therapy every week …
Composting and environmentalism in student accommodations
Ciara Chan dives into the ways in which waste is managed in student accommodations
If you were in Trinity Hall at the end of last year, you will remember the large dumpsters that were dominating the courtyards on move-out day. By the end of the day, rubbish was floating like kites on the wind …
The art of collaboration on full show at TAF 2023
Trinity Arts Festival volunteer Ciara Chan recounts the week’s highlights
It’s 11am on Monday, February 13 and mother nature has woken up in her usual dreary mood. The overcast sky and moisture in the air threaten rain that will never come and the chill in the air adds to the …
Evoking the horrors of the Catholic Church
Ciara Chan reviews the highly acclaimed book Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
After being awarded the Orwell Prize in 2022 and being shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2022, with the Boston Globe claiming it is “a story you will want to read again and again,” and People Magazine declaring it “a sparse, …