As we reach the end of our Erasmus series, for this final issue I spoke to two fellow Junior Sophister students about their respective terms spent in Europe and America.
Toulouse
Ava Browne, hailing from Derry city, studies business, economics, …
Life
Societies, events and general student life.
What’s in a name?
The relationship between sex and food may have been taken too far by Dublin restaurant Happy Endings
Food and sexual activities have always been linked. Whether it is through the medium of aphrodisiacs or branding used by bars and restaurants to entice couples, it is hard not to see the relationship between food and sex. But one …
What’s on the market: Three to visit this spring
Róisín Finnegan walks us through her top three crafty marketplaces to visit this spring
Markets remain an integral part of Dublin culture. In archival footage of the city, the lives of Dubliners seem to be embodied by the clamour and bustling of our vibrant market spaces, much like at Christmas, when the festivities are …
Dramatising the end of the world
Caitlin Kawalek reviews Samuel Beckett’s Endgame at the Gate Theatre, on show until March 26
Despite the comedic tilt of Danya Taymor’s Endgame, nobody laughed at Hamm’s heavy declaration: “You’re on Earth. There’s no cure for that.” The performance tightroped between humour and austerity, carefully depicting the concurrent self-pacification and dread of humanity post-catastrophe—…
Direct Provision operator ‘Aramark’ at the National Gallery
Caroline Costello discusses key issues with Aramark being awarded the café contract at the National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) has recently awarded its catering contract to the American corporation, Aramark, which provides food, facilities and uniform services to various industries. This company earned $16 billion in revenue alone during 2019, several million euros …
Revising the past to write a new Irish history
James Mahon examines Fintan O’Toole’s new book We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland since 1958
Fintan O’Toole, in his most recent book We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland since 1958, proposes a drastic, new way of approaching Irish history. Part historical account and part personal memoir, O’Toole subverts the structured rigidity of …
Scampolo! at The Douglas Hyde Gallery
Ava Chapman discusses Eric N. Mack’s exhibition in Trinity
Trinity’s on-campus contemporary art gallery, The Douglas Hyde, is hosting Eric N. Mack’s first solo exhibition, Scampolo!, until May 29 2022. Mack is an American artist whose work has been shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Serpentine Gallery …
Women in STEM Societies
Ella-Bleu Kiely speaks with three of Trinity’s STEM women on their society and academic lives
The fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, known collectively as STEM, are often considered supreme areas of study, especially in the Trinity sphere. Many female scientists have made pioneering contributions to the history of science, confirming their integral role …
Sally Rooney has a knack for creating relatable characters
Alice Woods discusses Sally Rooney’s new novel Beautiful World, Where are you? alongside her acclaimed Normal People
Since the release of her debut novel Conversations with Friends in 2017, Sally Rooney has become somewhat of a household name, not just in Ireland but on a worldwide scale. Hailed by the New York Times as “The First Great …
Repeal Review appeals for submissions by April 1
Ella Sloane discusses persisting barriers to abortion access in Ireland ahead of Friday’s deadline
Almost four years after Ireland’s electorate voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment, significant barriers to abortion access persist, forcing women to travel to receive care. Geographical coverage remains one such barrier to accessing abortion, with only one in ten GPs …