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For as long as I can remember I have been an ardent music fan. I remember a quote from Morrissey where he said that as a teenager when he bought a record, he would smell the vinyl on the bus on the way home. Now I would never profess to…

I’m in a cottage by Coney Island, looking out at a relentless and grey Irish sea. I’ve come here to the natural fringe of the island to try and process what has been the strangest of years. The beach is a mere ten metres away across a…

The Power of Positive Thinking was an immediate sensation on its release. Blending radical optimism with Christian superstition, Norman Vincent Peale offered his readers a revolutionary path to supreme self-confidence. The first self-help…

“He slept curled up on the hard rock more soundly than ever he had done on his feather-bed in his own little hole at home. But all night he dreamed of his own house and wandered in his sleep into all.” We need to talk about the word “own”.…

Video, computer and online games have in the past suffered a poor reputation in terms of mental health. Gaming has been stereotyped as having a detrimental effect on emotional levels and mental health. However, this thinking looks to be…

With the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, the attendant stress associated with the disease has led to recent headlines in the news such as “No socks for your children,” “no wreaths for your graves” and “put Grandpa by the window.” The…

The media and entertainment spaces have been growing at a remarkable speed in the past few decades. However, the two spaces have been faced with a myriad of challenges and cyber-attacks is among the major ones. Why does cybersecurity…

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland encounters many inspiring individuals, teams, communities and businesses striving to create a cleaner energy future. One such business is Hotel Doolin, Ireland’s only carbon neutral certified…

When Leo Varadkar quoted from Mean Girls in June, it may have revealed more about him than we thought. Leaking, undermining his coalition partners, pointed attacks on social media – the Fine Gael leader could be described as a little…

When we talk about the best streaming device that is available at a cheaper price, Amazon FireStick device will always come at the top of the list. It's fast, especially if we talk about FireStick 4K and it’s extremely user-friendly. It…