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FeaturedIt was always Football for Summerhill Star Mary-Kate Lynch
Five years after her senior intercounty debut, two All-Ireland titles and an All-Star award later, Meath’s vice-captain Mary-Kate Lynch, could be forgiven for resting on her laurels. Having been part of the most successful period in the Royals’ Ladies Football history, the 23-year-old Sports Psychology student carries the weight of her achievements with a refreshing… Read more
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FeaturedMaking a difference: How my values and beliefs, as a Physical Education teacher, might inform how I bring about positive change in PE and physical activity.
On our very first day as Physical Education students we were introduced to the NASPE’s purpose of Physical Education – “To gain the skills, knowledge and dispositions to be physically active for a lifetime” (1). Over the course of the following four years, we’ve been exposed to a variety of different experiences that, for better… Read more
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FeaturedWhen I’m 64
On this very day 64 years ago, two matriarchs went into labour with their respective third children. One of these women was Queen Elizabeth II. The other, much less famed but no less formidable, was my own Grandmother, Mary Lynch. The identity of that particular Royal Baby, I’ll let the reader do their own research… Read more
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FeaturedCub Sub Confidential: Chronicles from the subs bench of the UL Wolves and beyond
You know what they say about buses, waiting ages for one and then two come along at once! The same is evidently true in blogspace as we have a second post in the space of two months after a near 20-month hiatus. This time it’s Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta’s revelations that he has replaced the… Read more
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FeaturedReady for the Real World? How Gaelic Games Administration must keep up with on-field progress
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Nearly 20 months on from the last post on this site, once again it’s procrastination and running away from all the work that I’m actually supposed to be doing that’s brought me back to blogspace (EM4006 Maths Research Group look away now…). Fear not though… Read more
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FeaturedNostalgia – RIP Plexy and the Lament for our Lost Youth
As Paul Cunningham’s tweet of a demolition crew at work on the site of Leisureplex Stillorgan flashed up on my Twitter feed a couple of weeks ago, I was overcome by a palpable sense of loss. To some, the clearing of space, making way for the construction of residential accommodation in a Dublin suburb during… Read more
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FeaturedMature Student Survival Guide
They say a week is a long time in politics, but what is the equivalent in blogspace? In the 10 or so months since this blog half-heartedly predicted a Fianna Fáil-Green Party government in last February’s General Election, it’s fair to say that quite a lot has happened. That potentially deadly virus in Wuhan turned… Read more
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FeaturedGeneral Election 2020: All You Need to Know
“I’ve always said that the election should happen at the best time for the country, now is that time”. I’m sure many of the 516 declared Dáil hopefuls questioned that wisdom, as Leo Varadkar called the first Saturday General Election in the history of the state, and they faced the prospect of spending the coldest… Read more
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FeaturedFestive Special: Twitter, Echo Chambers and Mickey Bubbles
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” something I’m sure anybody even semi-regularly viewing their Instagram stories over the last few days will be in little doubt of. The dulcet tones of Bing Crosby, or in some sacrosanct cases, Michael Bublé, accompany panoramic, ambient videos, often filtered in black and white, presenting idyllic festive… Read more
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