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As soon as we take our seats opposite him, Christopher Fettes is sliding two copies of the best English-language Esperanto guide he’s found to date across the table. Though he distinguishes himself from the movement’s more evangelical contingent, as a …
Eric was on holiday in Spain during last October’s Right2Water march, the first major rally against water charges held in Dublin. Taken aback by the size of the “colossal” crowd that marched on that autumn weekend, however, he was quick …
Trinity in the 1960s, according to this paper, was a place where “everyone knew everyone”, a claim supported by gossip columns in which campus parties were dissected and students vomiting in Triumph Heralds were named in bold lettering. Student politics, …
It’s a chilly evening as I make my way along the quays to meet with the Work Must Pay picketers before their protest. At first it seems I may have the wrong place. It’s a relief to find, upon crossing …
The dance floor was already caked with juice splash and straw. The ceilidh band’s set had come to an end and the pipes had been engulfed by a slap bass groove, only to reemerge sporadically. At the bar, three Junior …
It takes Callum and I quite some time to find a suitable spot for our interview. We make our way across the third floor of the Arts Building, finding most of the choicer nooks and crannies already occupied. We finally …
Two weeks ago, Paddy Cosgrave, the founder and CEO of the Web Summit, opened proceedings on the main stage with an anecdote intended to define the essence of the event. One year previously, at last year’s Night Summit, Travis Kalanick, …
“Fresh eyes, fresh eyes, fresh eyes,” the speaker encouraged us to chant. This surreal mantra was the one piece of advice that we were to take from the CV clinic, which had been sponsored by Deloitte. The clinic was being …
Somewhere along the southern wing of the Musée d’Orsay’s niveau médian, some of Eugene Carrière’s work hangs alongside that of his fellow symbolists. Though not as immediately gripping as some of the more famous Impressionist pieces on show, it …