Spoken word events often take place in bars. Poets who perform at and attend these events are over the legal limit for drinking. But what if an
The truth about drugs found in a cornershop
Our local corner shop sells alcohol. They also sell groceries, such as garlic, which I went to buy last week. I noticed a booklet by the cash register
Black fish: how whales and researchers form groups
The eight of us met on Monday, December 2 for a second attempt to create a research group in primary care at University of Limerick. Our discussions
Facing the fear: alcohol and mental health conference in Ireland (#facingthefear)
On Wednesday, 20 November 2013, I've attended this conference in the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin, Ireland. The conference was organized by
7th All Ireland Poetry Slam Championship final
Monday 9th December 2013 - 7th All Ireland Poetry Slam Championship final Venue: North Beach Poetry Nights in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, at
The David and Goliath tour: Gladwell live in Dublin
The unmissable Malcolm Gladwell showcased his book in RDS hall, Dublin, on 1 November 2013. After the show, he signed hundreds of books for his
Life in migrant flats
People in my apartment block are mostly immigrants, like me, but they don’t greet me. I live here four years and I don’t have any friends
How much charity is too much?
For the third year now, a charity project in Dublin 8 (www.swicn.ie) provides free English conversational classes to people from various countries.
Re-entry shock – you can’t go home again
Culture shock is defined by Wikipedia as the “difficulty people have adjusting to a new culture that differs markedly from their