First off, congratulations to all the fresher’s for getting here and a big welcome to Maynooth. I’m sure it will be a daunting experience for you, getting used to the place and finding your way around, but don’t worry, I’m sure you will all settle in very quickly. There is a lot to do here
MUT: What made you decide to study at Maynooth? NH: Well, I was terrified of going to College, always was. It was scary but I decided I didn’t want to go near the sea, I was even more scared of Dublin, so I wanted somewhere small and Maynooth seemed extra friendly. It’s a small friendly
MUT: What made you decide to study at Maynooth? LS: Actually it was my 4th choice; I wanted to do PE and Maths teaching, the points were ludicrously high, then I was going to go to UCD to do Arts to teach and then my Dad said to me you’re not going to get up at
MUT: Would you like to introduce yourself, please? KK: My name is Karen Kane and I’m the Vice President for Welfare in College. MUT: Five words that describe yourself. KK: ‘Em (x3), Enthusiastic, bubbly, ‘em, (sotto voce) I can’t, I’ve to do three more, Oh! my God, unable to think on my feet, [despairingly] is
In order to stay in the spirit of things, I would like to begin with a confession: this article was written at the last minute. I lollygagged. I procrastinated. I threw it together at the eleventh hour. I cobbled it into existence within thirty minutes of my deadline. If this article was a hat and
It’s that time of year, the sun is out (even if just briefly), college balls and other events are all on, and the craic is 90. But there are whispers of that dreaded time next month… Exam Season. If you’re like me, you probably shush anyone that mentions it, and feel a knot forming in
In a 2013 study conducted by the Co-operative, the marriage and procreation statistics of three generations of people in their 60s, 40s and 20s were analysed. The general findings were as follows: couples are tying the knot and beginning their families later in life than they were forty years ago. Plenty of people assume this
2015 was an eventful year for LGBT rights in Ireland. Everyone knows about the marriage referendum that passed, but a lot of people are unaware of another historic day that happened just under 2 months after. July 15th, 2015. This was the day the Gender Recognition Act passed. You’d be forgiven for being completely unaware
I am a commuter currently living in Beaumont. I have to commute by train and bus every day. I don’t know whether it’s the cold mornings sitting underneath the grey bus shelter, wondering if you should subtly slide to the left or right of the seat, to give the optimum distance between yourself and the
Anyone who is a regular viewer of YouTubers will tell you that it’s quite hard to narrow down the contenders for the title of their favourite YouTuber, but before you award anyone else the title, let me tell you about Casey Neistat who makes incredible videos by daily vlogging with a DSLR, while riding on
First appearing in the Bridget Jones’s Diary column of the Independent in 1995, the eponymous character has always been hailed as a woman of the people. From the get-go, her relatability – and uncanny ability to slide continually down the hijinks rabbit-hole – flagged her as a favourite that was there to stay. True enough,
As a veteran of various seshes, from the local trip to the pub to the post exam nightclub sesh with your town’s entire sixth year population to drinking cans in the park, my personal favourite would be the humble gaffe sesh. There’s a number of reasons for this. It’s generally easier on the wallet, just
As a final-year undergraduate in the throes of her very last semester here at Maynooth University, I find that free time is becoming a more precious commodity with every passing day. As my workload racks up, my list of priorities undergoes some pretty dramatic renovations. Going out and drinking my body weight in whiskey every
I’ll start this off with a disclaimer. The idea behind this article came from a semi drunken conversation with another girl I barely knew at a house party of a mutual friend. It was getting to that stage of the evening where one starts to disperse from the group one arrived with in favour of
Since February, X-Factor’s Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, more commonly known as Cheryl Cole, and One Direction’s Liam Payne have been teasing fans, by posting cosy photos of themselves online. Although the couple haven’t exactly kept their relationship a big secret it’s believed that Cheryl may be already fearing for the relationship as a source told Heat magazine
In recent years, the word “consent” has been transformed from an unassuming dictionary look-up into a cultural buzzword. If you happen to pick up on someone dropping it into conversation today, there’s a high probability that this person is referring to sexual consent – that is, an enthusiastic, clearly-communicated, and unwavering “yes” in response to
The 29 year old pop star Kesha, best known for her two number-one singles, “Tik Tok” and “We R Who We R”, filed a lawsuit, back in 2014, against her producer, Lukasz Gottwald, also known as Dr. Luke. In the lawsuit, Kesha accused Dr. Luke of sexually, physically, verbally, and emotionally abusing her from the
The Irish literary scene has always been one which has served as a sphere of revolution. At the genesis of our country’s independence were the writings of W.B. Yeats; from the harrowing years of the Troubles, the words of Seamus Heaney still echo. Feminism is its own unique brand of revolution, and critically-acclaimed author Louise
Dear all, I am beyond delighted to welcome you to the second issue of MUT. Already, we are on the second issue! And this week’s issue can be summarized in two words: politics and culture. I suppose, if we are going to talk politics might as well break the subject with a bit of culture!
