Category Archives: lol

Interview with the DCU President

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Tommy

Back in July, I did Journalism in CTYI, which took place in DCU. The class do a short newspaper each year, chronicling events that took place over the 3 weeks. This was one of my articles for it: _______ Béibhinn … Continue reading →

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CTYI – Looking Back

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Tommy

Arrived home on Friday afternoon from my three weeks at the Centre for Talented Youth (CTYI) in DCU. I’m trying to balance writing this quickly to make sure I don’t forget anything important with making sure I’ve thought this post … Continue reading →

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This is the future? I love it

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Tommy

When iOS 4, the new software for iPhones and iPod Touches, came out, there was pretty much only one application I was really, really looking forward to: the rest were just handy updates. Turns out, the functionality required for the … Continue reading →

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Interesting Concept

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Tommy

I read on the BBC this morning about a so-called “child-free” village, which controversially ban resident children. You’re allowed have a family dog but there are limits to the kids or grandkids visiting you. In fact, to own a house … Continue reading →

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Sixteen, stupors, shocks and Scrabble

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Tommy

I seem to have segued nicely into the latter half of my teenage here in France. Had a lovely phone call at 00:15 from a friend of mine too and despite my half-asleep-ness (I’m such a terrible teenager; half-asleep and … Continue reading →

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So, Can Education Save Ireland?

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Tommy

On Wednesday I was given the huge honour of being a small part of the Leviathan “Can Education Save Ireland?” hosted by the Northside Learning Hub in Dolan’s Pub/Warehouse in Limerick. The whole night was superbly organized with great music … Continue reading →

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Paging Doctor Normality

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Tommy

Phew, and just like that, RENT is over. What’s really been a whirlwind 4 weeks have come to end with a gargantuan-sized jolt. We put on two shows yesterday – the matinee audience mostly consisted of close friends and family, a … Continue reading →

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TV

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Tommy

I’m not much of a TV fan –our television is constantly on the blink and only shows and a handful of channels at the best of times- so most of my TV watching is done online. House M.D. is your … Continue reading →

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Coincidence

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Tommy

I was talking with a friend of mine who I met at the Young Scientist this year about how close we’d become over the last 3 months and how much we enjoyed each other’s company. We were talking also about … Continue reading →

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Do I want an iPad?

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Tommy

I’ve been wondering this since Apple’s new product was released back in the last week of January – albeit in a purely hypothetical sense. At present (and for the foreseeable future), funds are too low to afford such a device. The … Continue reading →

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