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Meet the Activists Fighting Fossil Fuels – Here and Everywhere

Not Here, Not Anywhere is a climate collective pushing to end Ireland's dependence on fossil fuels.
By Samuel O’Brient

The Persistent Folly of the Brolly

Like gladiatorial duels, some things are better off left in the past. The umbrella is no exception, writes Barry Murphy.
By Barry Murphy

‘He Offered Me Carrot Sticks and a Dip’: The Day I Met Johnny Depp

Stephen Jones, the founder of iconic UK act Babybird, on a moment that's crystal clear in a life of hazy memories.
By Stephen Jones

The Plant Bandits Saving Our Bees

Extinction Rebellion's Plant Bandits are a Dublin-based guerrilla gardening group aiming to increase the biodiversity of Dublin's city centre.
By Katy Amos

A Summer Internship Crushed My Dreams and Annihilated my Ambition

A description of a corporate internship at a Big Four firm that failed to live up to expectations.

‘Enough Was Fucking Enough’: Irish Feminism from Boom to Bust – and Back Again

Author and feminist Rosita Sweetman writes about the moments that made her – and about kicking the patriarchy where it hurts.
By Rosita Sweetman

Athens, Greece’s Underrated Capital, Makes for an Atypical but Worthwhile City Break

Orla Murnaghan ventures to Athens, where she finds a culture-filled city with no illusions of its grandeur.
By Orla Murnaghan

The Indecency of the Unopened Message

There's nothing worse than a message being left on read – except, perhaps, your messages being left unopened, writes Aoife Kearins.
By Aoife Kearins

In Defence of Taylor Swift

Aisling Marren argues that people's aversion to Taylor Swift is ill-informed, flawed and often overtly sexist.
By Aisling Marren

No, Anti-Vaxxers, Proven Science Isn’t Up for Debate

The fate of the human race relies on scientific progress. Those who question it compromise our future, writes Cillian Gartlan.
By Cillian Gartlan