Best Online Courses for TY Students by Sophie Quinn As no doubt you’re all aware, the experience of this year’s TY students has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Some of my fellow students have proposed that our TY is nothing but a blessing that we escape the stress of 5th Year during a…
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TY 1 – 0 COVID-19 by Cormac Thompson Animals of all species around the world are forced to adapt to ever changing environments and 2020 has led humans to do the same. For instance face masks, we wear them so much now that they nearly are a biological part of your face and so much…
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Netflix Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7 by Sophie Quinn *SPOILER ALERT* Netflix released The Trial of the Chicago 7, featuring Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne and Mark Rylance to its Irish audience on October 16th, 2020. And boy were we in for a surprise! It was chance that led me to this film…
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The Picture of Dorian Gray and What It Tells Us About Today by Saoirse Exton Recently I finished reading the 1891 extended edition of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray”. I was expecting a mildly gothic tale about morals and whatnot but instead I was plunged into a world that is all too familiar…
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TikTok and the Power of the Youth by Mohammad Naeem The voice of the youth has become increasingly powerful over the last few months and young people are beginning to realise this now. Young people have always had the power to make change and raise awareness about global issues. But we did not know how to…
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The Queen of Fantasy Books by Aoibhín Copeland Fantasy. Fiction set in fictional worlds. Why is fantasy such an attractive genre? In my opinion, I view fantasy as a getaway. A way to delve deep into the hundreds of book pages and escape reality. You can flee to worlds of fighting monsters, battling demons, having…
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The History of Halloween During a Holiday Like No Other by Sophie Quinn If you’re reading this article, I think it’s safe to assume that you were born before 2020. Congratulations! You’re part of the population that observed a year-long Halloween – wearing masks on the daily rather than a once-a-year novelty. Photo by…
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It’s extremely important you give yourself a head start on the Leaving Cert course by practising and improving your writing in TY. Here I will outline some tips I have learned over the years on how to improve your writing skills, for both authors-to-be and those who want to give themselves an advantage heading into…
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The best things to watch while on lockdown We have a lot of spare time lately, that’s for sure. And while it’s good to use this some of this time to exercise, be productive and start learning something new, it’s also important that we ensure we’re taking some time for ourselves. In these worrying times,…
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Our world and our lives are shaped by the events that unfold around us. As I speak, we are living through the Covid-19 pandemic. This has changed the way we view ourselves and our actions, as well as the way we view the actions of those around us. It is an event that we will…
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