Opinion

Arbaz Khan reflects on the Artemis ii mission, and considers it to be "emotionally powerful.. [since it] produces something rare in modern life: collective awe".

Conor Mallon writes about the worrying trend of 'femicides' and a culture of violence towards women in Northern Ireland.

Pooja Kumari identifies the connections between the critically acclaimed 'Adolescence' and Louis Theroux's Manosphere documentary.

Jamie Keegan interrogates the 'absolute clarity' of the IOC's blanket ruling against transgender athletes competing at Olympic events.

H.M. Child analyses the very incentives of American hegemony in the war with Iran.

In the fallout of "Patty's Day", Caitlin Small considers how Irish culture may be appropriated by its diaspora, and how this may be harmful.

Caitlín Small investigates the denizens of the small village of Clough, South Down.

Pooja Kumari critiques the embrace in media of Clavicular, the 'bonesmashing' and 'looksmaxxing' influencer popular among the far-right.

Jamie Keegan asks 'cui bono?' to the profitable transatlantic pull towards American conservatism in Northern Ireland.

Ewan McClelland opines about the tactics that left-wing populists could use to gain electoral popularity in the UK and Ireland.

Connie Say acknowledges how the changing demands of audiences is coinciding with the popularity of educational theatre

Owen Nugent rejects the dichotomous thinking about current war in Iran, seeing apologetics either for oppression in the Islamic Republic or for US-Israeli atrocities.

Conor Mallon reflects on greed, corruption and complicity in the GAA.

Conor Mallon interrogates the collision of power, privilege, and moral decay exposed by the release of the latest Jeffrey Epstein Files.

A.A. Byron laments the perceived shortcomings of Trump's foreign policy in a world where America is increasingly divided with Europe.

Léirítear na fadhbanna céanna sa díospóireacht is déanaí i gComhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste.

Michael McQuillan considers countries' alternative drug policies, and how it may play out for Ireland.

Caitlin Small considered the power of public opinion, and the psychological toll reality television has on its participants.

Caitlin Small reflects on ICE's impact in America, and what the fall out could mean for political parties in the UK.

Daniel Rankin reflects on the Nobel Peace Prize and how modern geopolitics has reshaped its meaning.

Caitlin Small details how the Queen's University experience may not exactly be her type on paper…

Caitlin Small critiques modern purity culture, highlighting how societal pressures shift from divine expectations to state compliance, emphasizing productivity and self-surveillance.

Scríobhann Eoghan Ó hÍr ar cheapachán Phóil Deeds mar Choimisinéir Gaeilge.

Caitlin Small imagines the courtroom where Jeff Bezos faces charges for crimes against Christmas.

Tugann Eoghan Ó hÍr léargas dúinn ar an Chumann Ghaelach agus an dóigh a gcruthaítear íomhá agus dearcadh dearfach i leith na Gaeilge ar Ollscoil na Banríona.

Caitlin Small discusses how Northern Ireland's far-right has used women's safety as a smoke screen for racism

Melissandre St Hilaire considers how both the freedom of expression and a safety net of anonymity allows for cultural appropriation on Halloween

"A.A. Byron" opines about the current state of Europe.

Caitlin Small states that, in response to the rise of Reform, the fractured left have an even stronger mandate in a post-two-party Britain.

As anti-immigration protests grow, Ben argues that Ireland’s greatest strength has always been its openness.