Category: Social
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The Moon Under Porter
I am so very often inundated with videos on my telephone of the worst men you will ever meet in your life attempting to rate, berate and indicate as of late their favourite boozers either in Dublin’s proverbial gullet, or in some other made-up part of the world such as…
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Mistletoe Season
There’s something about Christmas in Dublin – said nobody ever. While sure, maybe there is the charm of streets fashioned in multicolored lights, occasional Christmas tree lightings, cozy pubs adorned with tinsel, the Brown Thomas Christmas display, and of course, the seasonally justifiable excuse to day drink. But, for the…
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The Myth of the “Lock-In”
When it’s a struggle to find a seat in THE LECKY, you know: the shit has hit the fan. The situation has become so dire that saying “I’m cooked” isn’t even cutting it anymore, some have started to establish levels of cookedness. By the water fountain at the purple booths…
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Catch Flights Not Feelings
It’s a standard cold, grey, rainy day in Dublin. November weather has finally settled in, and you can’t help but feel restless. You and your friends crowd around the kitchen table of your flat, the fluorescent yellow light obnoxiously glares overhead. After sitting for hours, you attempt to form a…
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When did we all stop trick-or-treating?
There comes a point in every young adult’s life when the meaning of Halloween quietly slips away from us. The holiday, once defined by candy comas, pumpkin patches, harvest festivals, and the sacred release of the Starbucks fall menu, suddenly becomes secondary. Now, it’s all about the costume, or rather,…
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5 Of The Worst Men You Will Meet On Hinge: An Anthropological Study.
On a dull, grey, Monday in the depths of September and from deep within the Lecky, I opened my phone, clicked on the App Store, turned my brightness all the way down, and typed in that shameful, five-letter word that rhymes with cringe, fringe, binge, and somehow embodies all…
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The Death of the Houseparty
When leaving student accommodation to move into a house with my friends, the number one thing we were most excited to do was to throw house parties. We visionboarded housewarming parties, birthday parties, Halloween parties, Christmas parties, New Year parties, just because parties. It was not the cooking potential we…
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Getting Lucky in the Lecky
It’s a distinct feeling that every college student comes across in their lives when they are sitting with their friends and catch a glimpse of what they believe is the hottest man alive. From your positioning in the library, you don’t have an ideal view, but you can see his…
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Last Friday Night
The belfry of the Trinity Campanile serves as the allegorical central meeting point for many on campus. The statues representing divinity, science, medicine and law stand proud, with Homer, Socrates, Plato and Demosthenes – pioneers of the study of humanities – overseeing this guild of students. At the other end…
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How To Sneak Into T Ball: An Interview
Set the scene for us. Why did you decide to sneak into Trinity Ball? It was T-Ball in my second year, so 2023. The ticket day rolled around, I didn’t get a ticket, so after embarrassing myself on Instagram and debasing myself with the Pav Ticket Competitions, I was left…