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Tara Trevaskis Hoskin

Tara Trevaskis Hoskin

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Julia Garner visited the real Anna Delvey in prison
Entertainment

Julia Garner visited the real Anna Delvey in prison

Julia Garner who stars in Inventing Anna, met the real Anna Delvey in prison to perfect her role.  The hit Netflix show is based on the real-life of Anna Delvey (aka Anna Sorokin) who managed to forge her way into the New York social elite by posing as a German Heiress.  Anna was a master of deception […]

Met Éireann warns of snow as cold snap forecasted for this weekend
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Met Éireann warns of snow as cold snap forecasted for this weekend

There is a chance of snow this weekend as temperatures are to drop as low -3C.  Thunderstorms, hail, and sleet are to hit Ireland this weekend nationwide. As temperatures plummet frost and ice will set in making for dangerous conditions.  Met Éireann says there is a possibility for snowfall on Friday and Saturday night with […]

Opinion: Fourth wave feminism, what’s needed now?
Life

Opinion: Fourth wave feminism, what’s needed now?

Over 170 years ago women’s suffrage marked the first wave of feminism, according to scholars we are now on the fourth wave.  Today is international women’s day and the theme is ‘breaking the bias’, feminism is a movement that has focused on breaking bias for nearly two decades.  Social change is not something with a […]

6 unique ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day for 2022
Life

6 unique ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day for 2022

We’ve got a double bank holiday this Paddy’s weekend and there’s more to do than go to the parade.  After two years of no celebrations this St. Patrick’s day is set to be one to remember, if you’re looking to change up your parade and pub routine we have some ideas for you. From exclusive […]

Dating after Covid: Has the pandemic changed everything?
Life

Dating after Covid: Has the pandemic changed everything?

82% of singletons have found their dating life affected due to Covid.  With lockdowns no more and Ireland’s booster rollout well underway, it seems that the strictest Covid guidelines will be gone, and for many single people, this means getting back into dating.  However, that may look a little different this time round. Covid changed […]

Spotify to make major changes following Joni Mitchell and Neil Young’s departure
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Spotify to make major changes following Joni Mitchell and Neil Young’s departure

The music streaming app will direct people to facts about Covid-19 while listening to podcasts that discuss the pandemic.  The change comes following Neil Young’s decision to pull his music from Spotify as he feels Joe Rogan’s podcast has been given a platform to spread misinformation there.  Young said in an open letter to Spotify; “I am […]

What’s really happening with the online hate campaign against Meghan Markle?
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What’s really happening with the online hate campaign against Meghan Markle?

It has been proven that there is a dedicated online hate campaign against Meghan Markle, and it’s made some people lots of money.  The level of online abuse that Meghan received when she began dating Prince Harry was astronomical and it continues to this day. From racial abuse, to comments about her looks and straight […]

‘Oystering’ is set to be the dating trend of 2022 – but what is it?
Life

‘Oystering’ is set to be the dating trend of 2022 – but what is it?

Although you might mistake it for a fishing term “Oystering” is this year’s dating buzzword, but what is it? Just like relationships we’ve seen many dating trends come and go in the past, and more often than not they’re not exactly joyous. Ghosting is the defining verb of the online dating era, but it doesn’t […]

Leaving Cert students call on government for hybrid exam option
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Leaving Cert students call on government for hybrid exam option

“Our mental health has really paid the price for the last two years of this pandemic and these future defining exams are only making matters worse.”  A group of Leaving Cert students are campaigning for their exams to be a hybrid mix of seated exams and predicted grades. They are planning a social media protest […]

Blue Monday is “reductive” to those suffering from mental illness
Health

Blue Monday is “reductive” to those suffering from mental illness

Monday the 17th of January or Blue Monday was once hailed the most depressing day of the year, but not by scientists, it was coined by a travel company.  It is the third Monday of the new year and due to factors such as cold weather and lingering debt from the Christmas period, today was […]

TikTok says ‘twee’ fashion is coming back, but what is it?
Style

TikTok says ‘twee’ fashion is coming back, but what is it?

According to TikTok, ‘twee’ will be making its comeback in 2022. But what is this trend we last saw on Tumblr circa 2014?  Social media and particularly TikTok has seen the rise of micro trends. A micro-trend is a trend or a style that gains popularity extremely quickly, and then loses that traction equally as fast.  […]