Alcohol: the anti-social lubricant
Alcohol is an ugly, ugly drug; uglier in my mind than the smarting, reddened sores created by methamphetamine, and worse than the sloth, drooling, slackened sedation of opiates. What makes alcohol...
View ArticleIn defence of alcohol
Eva Short’s picture of the uncomfortable teetotaller in a sea of giddy boozers in her recent Trinity News article is one many of us recognise. Many people do silly things under the influence, and for...
View ArticleFrom Karbalā to Milltown via the South Circular Road
The Irish Sunni population flock in their droves each Friday to fill the Islamic Foundation of Ireland Mosque, on the South Circular Road, which, as its peak capacity, can accommodate about 800...
View ArticleNot your typical killjoys
Contemporary feminism in the western world has already set itself apart in tone from the movements that preceded it. It is already being referred to by the media as “fourth-wave feminism” in order to...
View ArticleGender expression in Trinity
This year, Trinity College revealed its Gender Identity and Expression Policy, the first of its kind in Ireland. The policy recognises College’s “commitment to recognise and support an individual’s...
View ArticleWhat growing up in a queer family means to me
I hear people all the time talking about how, 10 years ago, you just couldn’t imagine same-sex couples getting married. I could. 10 years ago, my newer mum moved in (I tried about 10 different phrases...
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